Homebrew Dragovian Species Details

Araeliana snapped her head in a double-take. From the back of the Sorceresses wyvern whilst traveling to Neverwinter, she thought she saw a tiny dragon disappear into the clouds that hide the peak of Starmount, the tallest mountain in the Neverwinter. Being obsessed with her draconic heritage Araeliana steered her mount back towards the mountain. Reaching the top she was astonished at the site, a large island floating above the mountain top with a huge City! Most of the population were human sized Dragons with mostly Elves and humans about on business or study. These were the Dragovians, decedents of Dragons cursed in the war between Bahamut and Tiamat.

Physical Description

Whilst similar to the dragonborn, the dragovian retain more of the original draconian looks. A typical dragovian has the grace and proportions of an elf with the body of a dragon. Height usually ranges from 4 to 6 1/2 feet with wings that can easily support flight and a tail. Coloration of their scales varies widely due to the crossing of all the draconic hues. Clothing typically matches the profession a Dragovian chooses.

History

Dragovian legend states that they came into being due to a curse meant to maim Bahamut during an ancient war with Tiamat. When the curse was aimed at Bahamut one of the Great Gold Wyrm's, Kuraenixia the Presence, took the curse instead, however the magic was so great that it bounced upon many of the other combatants. This curse over time diminished the dragons size and power until they were similar in size and stature to that of humans and elves. Rather than writhe in sorrow over their loss of strength and ability the new race, often called Dovahsil (Dragon Soul) by their truedragon brothers, took to building a culture to match the humanoid races the Dovahsil now resembled. Due to the need of a union the Dragovian were able to give up the issues that arise between the different dragon species and took to crafting a new legacy.

Society

Dragovian society is as varied as a human or elven society. There is a sense of community similar to a humanoid city, but much more focus is on study of a craft, history, or lore. Dragovians are not without a sense of adventure however and often take long trips just to explore and often leave an impression due to a natural charm dragovians seem to have. The Dovasil have lost their ability to breath the elements but retain their ability to fly and the natural spell affinity of their dragon bloodline .Dragovian cities are most often set upon floating islands above the clouds away from prying eyes. This may come from the secluded nature of their draconic past. More recently, borders and trade have been opened to further their study to the present find a place in the world as the dragonborn have done. Most institutions and areas welcome them due to their link to dragons and chance to study their part in the shaping of history. Dragovian wyrmlings often have multiple colors or a new color of scales depending on their parents due to the giving up of the prejudices between colors of their larger kin.

Adventuring

Dragovians that turn to adventuring often become sorcerers. Many that travel the world do so turning to the inherited talents of their true dragon cousins. Often a dragovian will set out with a goal or quest to bring back artifacts or to spread diplomacy to the far reaches of the world. Some set out with the goal of learning how to return to the root of their people and become truedragons again. No matter the reason a dragovian has a natural charisma and talent for imbuing magical effects with their own elemental twist that adds their own personal touch to an adventure.

Dragovian Names

Dragovian have personal names given at birth. Some will keep and others may take a new name should they feel it suits them better, but they often will take titles and attache them to the end in a similar vain to their draconic cousins. A childhood name or nickname is often used among clutchmates as a descriptive term or a term of endearment. The name might reference an event or poke fun at a habit.

Names examples(both male and female): Aeoron, Auir, Irden, Orladaar, Ravoyax, Lorlasar, Krivtrin, Yalyassa, Faenorae, Drysbis, Hinrish, Raifyire, Zofnorae

Dragovian Traits

Your draconic heritage manifests in a variety of traits you share with other dragonborn.

Ability Score Increase

Your Charisma score increases by 2, and your another ability score increases by 1.

Age

Dragovians mature slowly like most other dragons. They reach adulthood by 60 years of age and usually live up to 1200+ years, but it is unknown just how old a dragovian can live.

Alignment

Dragovian culture embraces reasoning and learning. Most Dragovian are not fond of extreme alignments due to their need to distance themselves from the old ideals that causes the schism between the chromatic and metallic dragons.

Size

Dragovian stand at about five to six feet tall, but usually somewhere in the middle. They have thin, deceptively lightweight bodies around 100 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Draconic Ancestry

You have draconic ancestry. Choose one type of dragon from the Draconic Ancestry table. Your Spell Conversion and damage resistance are determined by the dragon type, as shown in the table. NOTE: This uses the same table as the dragonborn, but dragovians do not have breath weapons.

Draconic Ancestry

Dragon Blood	Spell Conversion
Black	Acid
Blue	Lightning
Brass	Fire
Bronze	Lightning
Copper	Acid
Gold	Fire
Red	Fire
Silver	Cold
White	Cold

Spell Conversion

When casting a spell, you can choose to convert the damage type to match your Dragon Ancestry. For example, a fireball could become a ball of lightning with a blue Dragon Ancestry.

Damage Resistance

You have resistance to the damage type associated with your draconic ancestry.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Draconic. Draconic is thought to be one of the oldest languages and is often used in the study of magic. The language sounds harsh to most other creatures and includes numerous hard consonants and sibilants.

Wings

You have a flying speed of 30 feet. To use this speed, you can’t be wearing medium or heavy armor.