Homebrew Jökull Species Details
Born of the melted flesh of the First Giant Ymir, the Jökull are powered by primordial magics that keep them alive. They are very few in numbers and extremely rare, but they will always exist. When one Jökull dies, their remains are absorbed by the earth and formed into a new Jökull. It is unknown how many there are, but that number will likely never increase nor decrease as this cycle of rebirth is extremely hard to break. The newly born Jökull have no memories of their past self and wander the lands, searching for knowledge and purpose.
Jökull Traits
Cold and mostly alone, Jökull must depend on their own abilities for survival.Ability Score Increase
Your Constitution score increases by 2.
Age
Jökull are formed slowly and gain consciousness at full size, but their minds take time to develop. It takes about 30 years for a Jökull mind to fully mature and they can continue to live for a few hundred years before they naturally deteriorate and recycle.
Alignment
Jökull start their existence with no knowledge of the world and therefore are born True Neutral but their experiences can mold them to be any alignment.
Size
Jökull can vary in size depending on how much of the original ice they finish forming with, typically ranging from 4 to 8 feet tall. Your size is medium.
Speed
Jökull are not as swift as typical humanoids, but what they lack in speed they make up for in durability. Your base walking speed is 25 feet.
Icy Armor
When you aren’t wearing armor, your AC is 13 + your Constitution modifier. You can use this icy armor to determine your AC if the armour you wear would leave you with a lower AC. A shield’s benefits apply as normal while you use your icy armor.
Cold Soul
Your primordial origin grants you resistance to cold damage but vulnerability to fire damage.
Languages
You can read, write, and speak Common, Giant, and Primordial.
Faceless
Jökull cannot eat or drink, allowing them to survive without doing so. Due to this inability, however, they are unable to use or gain the benefits of any potions.
Jökull can still hear, sensing the vibrations of sound indirectly. Similarly, they speak by generating vibrations that resonate through their porous skin. That same porous skin allows them to breathe and can subsequently cause them to drown if fully submerged in a liquid for a long period of time.
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