Homebrew Aardelon Species Details

Many cultures through the worlds can claim an arcane or elemental link to the world or planes around them, with the effects of planar and arcane influence being seen all over the world. While it can appear in anomalies of other races, the most apparent connection can be found in the warm coastal burrows of Aardelon colonies.

Desert Descendants 

Almost all Aardelons live in hot climates suited to their anatomy, their tanned scale-like skin protects them from the sweltering heat and their reptile-like bodies allow them to burrow and as such their abodes are a combination of above ground sandy structures and underground tunnels out of the sun. Aardelons share a resemblance with their idols, the desert lizards. They have tails for navigation and balance and rock like nails for burrowing tunnels, holes and underground homes. The arcana in the blood flowing through their veins manifests differently in each Aardelon ,often as magical power of different practices.

Seen in silhouette, an Aardelon can usually pass for human or perhaps a tiefling because if their tail. Those who choose to spend more time above ground in the sun would commonly be more slender and lean whereas those who spend their lives under ground more would probably be stockier more muscular or even portly.

Aardelon communities are often very tight knit regardless of size with the elder or ruler of the settlement knowing every creature and domestic animal in a region. 

Some Aardelons live as outcasts, driven out of their collective homes after crimes within their society. These full named outcasts often live apart from other humanoids in the world for their unsettling appearance and strange magic, or assuming leadership of savage humanoids and weird cults in untamed lands. Others gain positions of great influence, especially where arcane practitioners are revered. A few Aardelons may leave the safety of their communities with the permission of their elders and travel to other planes in search of arcana and ways to advance Aardelon society.

Wild and Confident

Aardelon rarely lack confidence, seeing themselves as equal or better to almost any challenge in their path. This certainty might manifest as graceful self-assurance in one Aardelon and as arrogance in another. Such self- confidence can sometimes blind Aardelons to risk, and their great plans often get them and others into trouble.

Too much failure can chip away at even an Aardelon’s sense of self, so they constantly push themselves to improve, honing their talents and perfecting their craft.

Aardelon Names

Aardelons use the names which they are given by their settlement elder upon the day of their birth in their tight knit communities. They then take surnames as signs of dishonour upon being cast out as penance for sins. Common names for males include the likes of Daylon, Attodi, Boultann or Llatalon. Female names include; Thoualla, Mouali, Thris or Jjanili. Whereas non binary names could be; Mamha, Kasla, Akya and Feraan

Aardelon Traits

Your aardelon character has certain characteristics in common with all other Aardelon.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Terran and Primordial. Primordial is a guttural language, filled with harsh syllables and hard consonants.

Trance

Aardelons don’t need to sleep. Instead, they meditate deeply, remaining semiconscious, for 4 hours a day. (The Common word for such meditation is “trance.”) While meditating, you can dream after a fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that have become reflexive through years of practice. After Resting in this way, you gain the same benefit that a human does from 8 hours of sleep.

Finesse proficiency

You have proficiency with all dexterity based weapons including ranged weapons and finesse.

Darkvision

You can see in dim light within 120 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Trance

Aardelons don’t need to sleep. Instead, they meditate deeply, remaining semiconscious, for 4 hours a day. (The Common word for such meditation is “trance.”) While meditating, you can dream after a fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that have become reflexive through years of practice. After Resting in this way, you gain the same benefit that a human does from 8 hours of sleep.

Aardelon Magic

With the font of magic Aardelon Culture is attached to, most of not all members of the race have access to low level arcane abilities. You know the Druidcraft cantrip. When you reach 3rd level you can cast Heat Metal as a second level spell once with this trait. At 6th level you can cast Meld into Stone as a 3rd level spell once with this trait, and you regain the ability to cast spells this way when you finish a long rest. At 17th level your tie with your culture allows you to morph into an Earth Elemental with the spell Shapechange once a day, the charge for this recharges at dawn

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2 and your Constitution score increases by 1.

Age

Aardelons mature at about the same rate as humans and reach adulthood in their late teens. They live somewhat longer than humans do, up to 400 years.

Alignment

Independent and self-reliant, Aardelons tend toward a neutral alignment.

Size

Aardelons are as varied as their mortal parents but are generally built like humans, standing anywhere from 5 feet to over 6 feet tall. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet and a burrowing speed of 30 feet.