Homebrew Dionaea Species Details
The Dionaea are tall, standing above many other humanoids at almost 8 feet tall. The Dionaea are lanky, having thin bodies and spindly limbs covered in many small hairs that are barely visible. Their skin is often a light green color due to their plant heritage. The hands of the Dionaea are incredibly sharp, often used to dig through tough carapaces of their favorite meals: Monstrous Beetles and Diopsids. The Dionaea's most unique feature, however, is their head. Starting from the base of the neck are two appendages covering their head like a closed Venus Flytrap. Unlike the Flytrap the flimsy plant matter has evolved into something more fitting of their hunter culture. The teeth like structures are much tougher and sharper and are often used to bite into enemies but is not actually used for eating. Opening the tooth filled folds reveals their true head. It is unlike heads of other humanoids in that it is mostly eyes and mouth. The Dionaea have a ring of eyes on their round head that are constantly flitting about, taking in everything around them and constantly searching for prey. The Dionaea have a single mouth in the front of their head that takes up the majority of their face. The mouth is so large that it seems to unhinge when opened fully. It's mouth is a Dionaea's most expressive feature, picking up the slack for the lack of other expressive features. There is no discernible difference between male and female to a non Dionaea. Dionaea differentiate male and female due to small differences any other would miss, such as the taste of the air around them.
Dionaea Traits
While somewhat similar to humanoids, Dionaea blend in aspects of their smaller cousins.Ability Score Increase
These carnivorous plants are strong as to rip large prey apart alone but their isolation and lack of social ability causes their force of personality to be weak.
Adhesive Hairs
The small hairs covering the Dionaea are covered in a special adhesive material created naturally by the Dionaea give them a advantage to resist being disarmed and advantage to grapple their opponents. Unfortunately this also makes them easier to grab and gives them disadvantage to resist grabs.
Carnivorous Plant
Dionaea only need to eat half what a human does so long as they receive 4 hours of sunlight per day. They may survive without the sunlight but must eat double what the average human does. If they do not receive sunlight for 2 months they lose all green color in their body. They are instead a pale off white color. This gives no mechanical effect.
Natural Camouflage
Due to their plant-like appearance and their lineage to Venus fly traps, Dionaea excel at hiding in forests and other dense vegetation.
Fire Vulnerability
Because Dionaea are still considered plants, they are highly susceptible to fire damage.
Natural Attacks
The Dionaea have two natural attacks, a claw attack and a bite attack. The bite attack is their primary natural attack. Additionally, due to the corrosive adhesive in their "mouth" they may halve the damage of their bite attack to initiate a grapple using their bite attack and gain a +2 to the grapple check. This effect stacks with Adhesive Hairs. Each turn that they hold an enemy in the grapple the creature must succeed a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or suffer 1d6 acid damage.
Age
Dionaea reach adulthood in their late teens and can live up to 300 years
Alignment
Most Dionaea lie on the Neutral spectrum, leaning toward the chaotic. While they are aggressive and primitive and similar to Orcs the Dionaea are not inherently evil. Their violent nature is a symptom of environment and being reacted to by most humanoids as monsters. Their goals and means are often exhibited by animals and barbarians who are overwhelmingly neutral parties.
Size
Dionaea are tall, with many standing almost 8 feet tall. Regardless of your height, your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and one extra language of your choice.
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