Homebrew Proxian Adept Species Details

Restriction: Adept (Fire) background only

In the world of Weyard, proxians are an obscure race of humanoids with reptilian features and brightly-colored skin. Proxian Adepts are those who can manipulate magic, and all of them are aligned to the element of fire.

Reptilian Humanoids

Proxians are similar to humans. They are bipedal, are of a similar height and build, and their voices are very similar to that of humans. However, Proxian skin and hair colors are much brighter than human ones - ranging from blue and green to pink, purple and red. Proxian eyes are almost exclusively bright, burning red, and their ears are sharply pointed. Their most distinguishing feature is the hard, reptilian scales that cover their shoulders and upper back, which are often accompanied by sharp spines.

Fiery and Confident

Aligned to the element of fire, and having grown up in the shadow of the Mars Lighthouse, proxians tend to be direct, aggressive, and ambitious. They rarely want for confidence, considering themselves better than others almost categorically, and rarely back down from a challenge. This certainty might manifest as graceful self-assurance in one proxian and as arrogance in another. Such self- confidence can sometimes blind proxians to risk, and their great plans often get them and others into trouble.

Too much failure can chip away at even a proxian's sense of self-worth, so they constantly push themselves to improve, honing their talents and perfecting their craft.

Expressive and Volatile

Proxians also tend to have volatile moods and express emotions freely. They tend towards impatience and making snap judgments. Rather than hide their distinctive, reptilian appearance, they exult in it, demanding that others bask in their radiance. They wear their brightly-colored hair in wild or fantastic hairstyles. 

Proxian Adept Traits

As a proxian, you have the following traits.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Primordial. Primordial is a guttural language, filled with harsh syllables and hard consonants.

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Proxians mature at about the same rate as humans and reach adulthood in their late teens. They live somewhat longer than humans do, up to 120 years.

Alignment

Wild and self-assured, Proxians tend toward a Chaotic alignment.

Size

Proxians are generally built like humans, standing anywhere from 5 feet to over 6 feet tall. 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. Your ties to the element of fire make your darkvision unusual: everything you see in darkness is in a shade of red.

Fire Resistance

You have resistance to fire damage.

Adept Sense

Proxians have been exposed for their entire lives to the magic of the Mars Lighthouse, and can sense the presence of magic. You can cast Detect Magic with this trait at will.