Homebrew Dhampir Species Details

Physical Description

Resembling closely their mortal parents Dhampirs generally have an unsettling quality.  They also exhibit a deathly pallor.  A smile reveals the sharpened incisors of the vampiric parent.  Maturing at much the same rate as their mortal parent until they reach adulthood when their aging seems to plateau and move at a rate similar to an elf.  

History

Dhampirs are considered the creatures of folklore and fairytales.  An oddity born from a mockery of nature by the romance of Vampire and Mortal.  Creatures of two cultures and not entirely of either.

Society

Dhampirs can blend in with society fairly easily, though drawing any attention will garner the truth of their situation fairly quickly.  Most live on the fringes of society, at least those who reject their vampiric inheritance.  Those who do not become like the undead themselves but able to move in the sun.  The daylight protectors of their vampire parents or for those who choose a different calling the daylight hunters of undead and fiends.

 

Dhampir Traits

Dhampirs exhibit mostly traits from their vampiric parent

Ability score increases

+2 dex, +1 Con

Darkvision

60 ft of darkvision

Vampiric Bite

Bite attack, can be done to a willing creature who is charmed or grappled.  Or one that is incapacitated or restrained.  Can use STR or DEX for attack roll.  On a hit bite deals 1d4 piercing damage plus the ability modifier.  Dhampir gains temporary hit points or healing equal to the damage dealt by this attack.  On the chance that this bite kills the humanoid target there is a 1% chance that the victim will be reanimated as a vampire themselves.  Dhampir can do this a number of times equal to half his level (minimum of 1) per day.

Bloodlust

If the dhampir drops to 1/4 of his health they must succeed a DC 14 Wisdom save or give in to their blood lust.  If the dhampir fails this save they must spend their next action to forcefully bite the nearest living creature.  If the vampire has fed that day the DC drops to 12.

Languages

speaks common, language of base race