Homebrew Undead Species Details

So many unanswered questions. 

You awaken on the cold, hard ground. Your body feels both broken and numb. Your mind in a haze. You can barely remember anything at all. Who are you? Where are you? How did you come to be here? Why does your body feel the way it does?  Suddenly, you hear a groan coming from your left. As you pull yourself of the ground, you notice three things. You are on a battlefield, covered in blood and decay. The corpses of the battle are being to move and animate. And lastly, you are one of them. 

A new question comes to you; why are you not dead?

Coming back from the dead can be a traumatic experience. It's also not suppose to happen. As such, most don't take kindly to seeing an Undead. But here you are so now it's your job to find out why you are back. Or maybe you remember and it's time for you to complete the task you've been given. Either way, you're back and it's time to get moving. 

Origin Race

 

Undead Traits

Your Undead character comes with new traits, courtesy of being dead, that can help them find out why they no longer rest.

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution score increases by 2, and one other ability score of your choice increases by 2.

Age

The Undead don't age, nor to they continue to show signs of aging. As such, you suffer no ill effects of aging magically.

Alignment

An Undead's alignment is entirely up to that particular Undead. Some Undead are angry and resentful of how they came to be. Some are more curious, wanting to know why they came back. It should be mentioned you are not mindless. You have your own set of morals and codes.

Size

An Undead's size is the same as when they died. Your size is considered the same as the race you were before becoming Undead.

Speed

Your speed is the same as your original race.

Necrotic Resistance

You have resistance to necrotic damage. In addition, you are immune to disease and poison. 

Undead Nature

As an Undead, you don't require air, food, drink or sleep. You still require short/long rests to regain abilities.

Hard To Put Down

When you succeed on a death saving throw, you may choose to instead treat that roll as a 20. Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a short or Long Rest.

Languages

You know all the languages you knew in life.