Homebrew Awoken beast Species Details

I have no idea how they got there, nor who they were. they just showed up, a leopard with a spear and an eagle with leather armor. Sure, maybe some magics went wrong on a tabaxi and an aarakocra, at least until they said they they weren't. They said that they were awoken beasts, animals that lived and died in sacred places, and, much like treants, were given sentinece. unlike treants, they are technically undead, though they don't  share any qualities with them, nor are they looked down upon by gods. In fact, they are considered sacred to their gods. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               — Richard Baker, Swordmage

 

Anthropomorphic and Wild

Awoken animals can stand anywhere from 3-8 feet tall, and resemble their former selves anthropomorphized.

They regard battle scars as tokens of pride and jewelry as things of beauty. Other scars, though, mark an awoken animal as a disgraced exile, or one that went FAR against their (limited) theachings. All Awoken animals have scars, whether they are marks of humiliation or of pride, recounting their past exploits and injuries. Such person living among other humanoids might display these scars proudly or hide them in shame.

 

 

Names

They usually have names appropriate to the culture in which they were raised. Because of this, they often have simple names like 'rob', 'nicknack', or 'Deathstrike'. Male names are more about power, female more about intelligence

Male Names: Alah, Scimitar, Rob, Nok, Deathstrike, Trap, Power

Female Names: Borg, Nicknack, Seldom, Knowledge, Magic (95.5), Zemem, Uluatharg

GRUDGING ACCEPTANCE

Each Awoken Animal is treated with respect, but many, particularly peoples that worship gods of fire, tempest, and other gods that can destroy forested regions, will secretly harm rather that help.

Awoken beast Traits

TBD

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution score increases by 2.

Alignment

Half-orcs inherit a tendency toward chaos from their orc parents and are not strongly inclined toward good. Half-orcs raised among orcs and willing to live out their lives among them are usually evil.

Size

Half-orcs are somewhat larger and bulkier than humans, and they range from 5 to well over 6 feet tall. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

Thanks to your orc blood, you have 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.

Menacing

You gain proficiency in the Intimidation skill.

Relentless Endurance

When you are reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 hit point instead. You can’t use this feature again until you finish a long rest.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Orc. Orc is a harsh, grating language with hard consonants. It has no script of its own but is written in the Dwarvish script.