Homebrew Drakyn Species Details

Physical Description

Drakyn is the direct result of a full Dragon and Humanoid offspring. This usually happens when a Dragon mates with a human when shape-shifted, sometimes done for love, lust or other reasons. However, regardless of the reason, these offspring are often easily identified by their physical characteristics being such a blatant mix of Human and Dragon features. They boast strong and muscular physiques, towering over most humans with their impressive height and looking down at them with their dragon-shaped eyes. The face and body itself are usually that of a humanoid accented with various draconic features and scales. Though they are not as common as Dragonborn, some exhibit other draconic features such as having a tail, wings, and even horns due to the varied and unique circumstances of each of their heritage birth they generally can be categorized into their different subraces depending on their full draconic parents color.

History

Dragons have been around a long time and with the rise of man dragons had to get around without being noticed and so they roamed the world in a human form. Often during their adventures or exploits they've taken out of curiosity, they would meet someone who would catch their eye and then their heart. The alignment and circumstances of the dragon parent would shape how that relationship was and whether they would take the child themselves, have the human keep it or if it was simply abandoned by both.

Society

Drakyn being so few in number don't have their own society but are something like half-elves in both of their parent's societies. Quite often the type of dragon will determine what happens to the child. Most male dragons rarely wait around for the child to be born and often never see them, however, some of the more noble dragons, notably Gold and Silver, will often stay and teach the child the ways of their people.

Female dragons may or may not stay with the father. However, when it is time to lay eggs, she leaves to a secluded spot that fits her nature for a time. A female dragon lays egg different from the rest of the clutch, however, sometimes twin eggs are born. The Drakyn then grows in the egg until the age of 2 and then hatches. During this growing time, the mother speaks to and teaches the child telepathically. They are born knowing how to walk and speak and usually have much larger wings, scales, horns, and tail than those born from human mothers. Some then return with the child to where they lived, while others will stay where were born, or move on. The child usually stays with the mother until young adulthood. All Drakyn born from a humanoid mother retain genetic memories from the father (Life lessons, certain memories, etc).

Drakyn Names

Drakyn names take from human, dragon, and dragonborn.

Male Dragon Names: Ancalagon, Chrysophylax, Dagurashibanipal, Drogon, Eldrax, Faranth, Glaedr, Glaurung, Icefyre, Igjarjuk, Kaelifaxion, Rhaegal, Smaug.

Female Dragon Names: Errol, Fírnen, Katla, Montague, Moonlynia, Norberta, Ramoth, Saerahphaleyn, Saphira, Tintaglia.

Drakyn Traits

Ability Score Increase: Your Constitution score increases by 2. Age: Drakyn reach maturity at 250 years and can easily live past a millennium without ill effects. Alignment: Drakyn share or are within a alignment of their full-dragon parent. Size: A Drakyn's height is anything 6 to 9 feet, and weigh anything from 150 to 300 pounds. Your creature size is Medium. Speed: Your base walking speed is 35 feet. Darkvision: The senses of dragons are far stronger then that of humans and you share part of their hightened senses. 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. Dragon Blood: Choose one type of dragon subrace. Your general alignment and appearance, as well as your damage resistance, breath weapon, and inheriting trait, will be determined by the dragon type. Languages: You can speak, read, and write Common and Draconic.

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution score increases by 2

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.

Dragon Blood

Your general alignment and appearance, as well as your damage resistance, breath weapon, and inheriting trait, will be determined by the dragon type.

Languages.

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