Homebrew Ethelan Species Details

Quite the odd sight, a human with elegant and beautiful features who also bears horns (which take a variety of shapes) and sharply pointed teeth. Most often their skin is of human coloration, but in some cases, shades of blue or red.

Ethelan Names

Ethelan names generally follow the naming conventions of their parents, but many take on their own name which can be drawn from any source.

Ethelan Traits

Bearing both celestial and fiendish blood gives Ethelan folk certain traits.

Ability Score Increase

Your Intelligence and Wisdom scores increase by 1, and your Charisma score increases by 2.

Age

Ethelan mature at the same rate as humans but live a few years longer.

Alignment

The often evil alignments of Tieflings and the often Good alignments of Aasimar have a noticeable effect in that most Ethelan are Neutral.

Size

Ethelan are about the same size and build as humans. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

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.

Hellish and Celestial Resistances

You have resistance to fire damage.

Infernal and Celestial Legacies

You know the thaumaturgy cantrip. At level 2, you know the light cantrip.

When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the hellish rebuke spell as a 2nd-level spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest.

When you reach 4th level, you can cast the lesser restoration spell as a 2nd-level spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest.

When you reach 5th level, you can cast the darkness spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest.

When you reach 6th level, you can cast the daylight spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest.

Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Infernal.