Homebrew Axamira Species Details

"I had been traveling through a forest one day when I happened upon a remarkable cat,”  Arwin said curiously. He found it strange to encounter a cat so deep in the forests, away from any forms of warmth, comfort, or civlization. It was not long before the cat, covered in sleek white fur and heterochromatic eyes of blue and green--like living gems--transformed into a stunning woman in the middle of the forest.

 Axamira are a magical people of predatory grace, living in the world but not entirely part of it. They live in places of natural beauty, in the midst of magnificent forests or in wooden treetop cities. Axamira love nature and magic, hunting and mischief, and the good things of the world. While their physical appearances are almost completely human, the only thing that betrays their magical heritage is in the eyes. Their feline eyes are a tell-tale marker of their shapeshifting abilities, limited to the shape of felines. The hair of an Axamira in humanoid form reflects the coloring of their fur in cat form. They spend just as much time in their humanoid forms as they do in their feline forms, dancing through treetops with cat-like grace on four and two legs alike.

Slender and Graceful

With their unearthly grace and delicate features, Axamira appear stunningly beautiful to humans and many other races. They are the same size as humans on average, ranging from about 5 feet tall to just over 6 feet. Males and females are about the same height, and males are only marginally taller than females.

Axamira’s coloration encompasses the normal human range, with hair of white or silver, and eyes like pools of liquid gold or sapphire blue. They favor simple, practical clothing in muted colors, and they enjoy lovely jewelry--the shinier, the better.

A Timeless Perspective

Axamira can live much longer than humans, maybe nine times that of an average human life. They are easily amused and excited, and sometimes overly curious and mischievous. They tend to remain aloof and unfazed by petty skirmishes and are wary of strangers. When pursuing a goal, however, whether on a mission or hunting, Axamira are focused and relentless. They are slow to make friends and quick to make enemies, and even slower to forget them. They reply to insults with disdain and to serious insults with vengeance and claws.

Like to their feline ancestors, Axamira are flexible and creative in the face of danger. They have been known to retreat from intrusions into their homes, knowing that they can simply wait the invaders out be retreating into the canopies. But when the need arises, Axamira reveal a stern martial side, demonstrating mastery of sword, bow, and magic.

Hidden Woodland Realms

Axamira dwell in expansive forest civilizations hidden among the canopies. Axamira hunt game (as they are exclusively carnivorous), and their skill and magic allow them to support themselves with little need for contact with the outside world.

Exploration and Adventure

Axamira take up adventuring out of wanderlust, often bored of navigating the maze of treetops and wishing to descend driven by almost deadly curiosity. Since they are long-lived, they can enjoy centuries of exploration and discovery. They dislike human society, which they consider to be chaotic, uncivilized and barbaric. Axamira also enjoy exercising their martial prowess or gaining greater magical power, and adventuring allows them to do so.

HAUGHTY

Axamira are rarely gracious even to those who fall short of their high expectations—which is most non-Axamira. Usually, their interactions with other races are laced with disdain and remorse.

Elves. “Elves are lofty, arrogant fools. But what they lack in humor, they make up in strength and valor. They desire to do good and protect the natural world is near unparalleled.”

Halflings. “Halflings are people of simple existence, and that is a laudable quality. They’re good folk, they care for each other and tend their gardens, and they have proven themselves tougher than they seem when the need arises.”

Humans. “All that haste, their ambition and drive to accomplish something before their brief lives pass away—human endeavors seem so futile sometimes.”

Axamira Names

Axamira are considered children until their ninth year, and before this period they are called axa-kits. They do not claim family names, often forming large communities that might take a 'surname' from the region which they inhabit.

Male Names: Artho, Rasmos, Lycek, Alceas, Euseas, Ixades

Female Names: Salthorise, Galixice, Kiseisa, Syrophi, Orethine

 

Axamira Traits

Your Axamira character has a variety of natural abilities, the result of thousands of years of Axamira refinement.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2.

Age

Although Axamira reach physical maturity long before humans and some other races, their lifespans are typically nine times that of a human.

Alignment

Axamira love freedom, variety, and mischief. They are strongly chaotic, often playing tricks on humans that stray into forests or on one another. They value and protect their freedom above all else, and they are more often good than not. The Axamira fancy themselves the guardians of the forests and woods, with strong affinity for nature, that they inhabit, fighting with fang and tooth to keep it, if needed.

Size

Axamira range from 5 to over 6 feet tall and have slender builds in humanoid forms. Your size is Medium. A felines, their size is small.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 40 feet. When in feline form, you have a climbing speed of 15 feet.

Darkvision

Accustomed to deep forests and the night sky, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 120 feet of you, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades and shapes of gray.

Keen Senses

You have proficiency in the Perception skill.

Fey Ancestry

You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep.