Homebrew Dranassar Species Details

The Dranassar were a race of humanoids that lived in what is now Xhorhas during the The Age of Arcanum. An ancestor race to the goblinoids, the dranassar were tall and beautiful, strong of body and mind, and fleet of foot. Their hair was thick and black, and their skin gleamed like gold. Most of the dranassar willingly served the divine beings that descended upon their land, but a few fought back against the Betrayer Gods' rule.

Bane, a cruel tyrant even among the Betrayer Gods, smote the rebellious dranassar and twisted them into the goblinkin. When the armies of the Betrayer Gods wanted for skirmishers, Bane twisted the dranassar into goblins. When he was in need of loyal soldiers, he made them into hobgoblins. And when brute force was required, he sculpted them into bugbears. As the war of gods and mortals raged on, Bane corrupted even those dranassar who remained loyal to him.

The Calamity has long since ended, but the effects of the Strife Emperor’s subjugation of the Dranassar still haunt Exandria. The goblinkin on Tal’Dorei are the descendants of the armies who failed to dominate the new continent. Only a handful of Dranassar remain in Tal’Dorei, though they are more plentiful in Wildemount, where the ruins of Ghor Dranas still loom across its jagged peaks. They live alone in the shadows, trying in vain to cleanse their twisted kin of the Curse of Strife.

Dranassar Traits

A dranassar character has the following racial traits.

Ability Score Improvement

Your Constitution score increases by 2, and your Dexterity score increases by 1.

Age

Dranassar mature at a similar rate as humans do and reach adulthood around the age of 21. They live longer than humans, however, often exceeding 200 years.

Alignment

Dranassars of old lived in a complex society and tended towards lawful alignments, but since their numbers dwindled and their society crumbled beneath the rule of the Strife Emperor, they tend to isolate themselves, living in hiding and in disguise, alone or in small groups, gathering information and resources that may aid them in restoring their former glory, and are usually of neutral alignment.

Size

Dranassars are between 6 and 8 feet tall and weigh between 200 and 300 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 35 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.

Powerful Build

 You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.

Strong of Mind

You have advantage on all Wisdom saving throws.

A People in Hiding

You can cast disguise self with this trait. Starting at 3rd level, you can cast alter self with it, and starting at 5th level, you can also cast arcanist's magic aura with it. Once you cast a spell with this trait, you can't cast that spell with it again until you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Goblin and Dranassar.