Homebrew ElfOrc Species Details

Physical Description

Elf Orcs often are taller than humans, around 6 to 7 feet tall, with pointed ears, long noses, and long tusk like fangs. They maintain the natural beauty of Elves but tend to be more muscular due to their Orcish heritage. Elf Orcs have only three fingered hands and two toed feet. Elf Orcs have hair colorations that range through white, black, dark green, bright red, purple, and dark orange. Their skin ranged in colors of blues, greens, browns, and greys.

History

Elf Orcs do not have a history of their own, but instead share in the culture of both Elves and Orcs.

Society

Elf Orcs are shunned from both societies, and instead turn to settlements of other races, such as humans and even, amusingly, Dwarves, who seem to be fairly accepting of the mixed breed that incorporates everything they respect in their two enemies with none of the pomp or savagery.

Elf Orcs that are raised by Elves are often treated as low class if not out right shunned. Often finding themselves trained as disposable warrior or scouts. Elves see Elf Orcs as an insult to their race at best and abominations at worst.

Elf Orcs that are raised by Orcs if are allowed to live are treated as bad omens or prized trophies. Orcs will use the Elf Orc to insult elves or be abused on behalf of their elven heritage. Those few Elf Orcs that fight back and get tougher my earn a great amount of respect and honor among the Orcs.  

Elf Orcs that are born out of their parentage race homes find themselves more among humans or mixed raced lands. Not having a history or people of their own they strive to make their own history.

Elf Orcs raised among their own mixed blood form into tribes that have strong shamanistic traditions dealing with fey and nature magics.

Elf Orc Names

Elf Orcs take a name of whichever society they were raised in - Elf, Orc, or otherwise.

ElfOrc Traits

Hybrid Physiology Traits

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 1, Dexterity score increases by 1, and your Constitution score increases by 1

Age

Elf orcs mature quickly due to their orc heritage, usually at the age of 14. Their elven heritage however increases their life spans, and they have been know to live up to a century.

Alignment

Since the elf orc is a hybrid of the elf and orc, both chaotic races, an elf orc usually has a chaotic alignment as well

Size

Elf orcs bridge the physique between elf and orc and are easily about 5 to over 6 feet tall. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

Both your Elven and Orcish heritage have given you superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 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.

Natural Athlete

You are stronger then an Elf and more Agile than an Orc. Your mixed blood has given a balanced physiology. You gain proficiency in the Athletics and Acrobatics skills.

Mixed Ancestry

You are not Elf nor Orc but you come from both. This blending of the races has granted you a few benefits and some challenges. You have advantage to being charmed and on a success you enter into a rage provoking an attack of opportunity. you can move up to your movement to make the attack. on a failed this effect is triggered once the charm is broken. The conflict in your blood makes maintaining concentration on spells difficult you have disadvantage on constitution checks to maintain spells.

Predatory Instincts

the Blend of Elf and Orc have granted you strong predatory instincts. you have proficiency in Perception and  Survival

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common. You can choose either Elvish or Orc depending on which race raised.