Homebrew Bhaalspawn Species Details

I saw her, wreathed in wings of pure darkness, her eyes ablaze with bloodlust. The pack of demons stopped in their tracks, paralyzed with fear. Her maul, writhing with tendrils of dark energy, swung once, twice, three times. The demons’ now-crushed bodies hit the ground, one after another. And thus we learned that one of the Bhaalspawn traveled in our ragtag band.

— Ethron Hallamir, Of the Descent into Avernus

Bhaalspawn bear within their souls the divine spark of Bhaal.. They are descended from mortal women impregnated by the God of Murder himself. In their fathers eyes, the Bhallspawn serve only one purpose. To hunt and kill each other until none remain, so that he may use their essence to return to his divine power, and retake his throne. They are a people of otherworldly visages, with luminous features that reveal their divine, yet dark, heritage.

 Affinity for Bloodshed

Bhaalspawn are innately exceptional fighters, and whether using martial prowess or magic, they excel at killing the enemies in front of them.

From an early age, a Bhaalspawn receives visions and guidance from the spark of Bhaal that dwells within them. These dreams tend to corrupt the Bhaalspawn, granting a sense of destiny and a desire for bloodshed.

 Bhaalspawn Names

Bhaalspawn are always raised by their mortal mothers, and they use the same naming conventions as their native culture.

 

Bhaalspawn Traits

Your Bhaalspawn character has the following racial traits.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 2. In addition, your Constitution and Dexterity scores increase by 1.

Age

Bhaalspawn mature at the same rate as humans, but they can live up to 220 years.

Alignment

Imbued with Bhaal's spark, most Bhaalspawn are evil. 

Size

Bhaalspawn are slightly larger than humans.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

Blessed with divine blood, your vision can easily cut through darkness. 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.

Divine Resistance

You have resistance to necrotic damage and radiant damage.

Murderous Grasp

You know the [Tooltip Not Found] cantrip.

Languages

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