Homebrew North wind: ice born Species Details

Born in the harsh north, these creatures survive because of their frozen bodies and will to survive. These creatures may wander the frozen tundra their entire lives, or they may wander far enough to find civilization.

 

Ice-born description 

although these creature are made entirely of ice there are traces of plant matter in their bodies. They have very few features, other than being in the shapes of humanoids. They usually have yellow glowing eyes. Their voices reverberate from deep inside of them. They are constructs. Their names are usually based on ice, or cold things, though they can take on more creative names. While they may just be another face in the crowd in more southern regions, they are often seen as savages and killers in the northern regions. They often have difficulty expressing emotion, due to their solid icy faces. Some may have smooth faces, while others are more rough and angular. The ice born often struggle with society, living alone most of their lives they may not understand social norms, or cannot grasp the concept of laws, survival of the fittest. 

 

North wind: ice born Traits

The ice filled bodies of these creatures create unique effects.

Ability score increase

+1 to constitution, +1 to another two different ability scores of your choice. 

Age

No one has ever seen a ice born’s early years, though they claim to reach adult hood in 120 “moon passings” (lunar cycles), or about 10 years. And live until they reach about 520 years in an adventuring life, and about 800 if they spend their whole lives in the cold.

Size

Your size is between 5 and 7 feet tall making you medium, but when you drop below half health, your size decreases by two feet, possibly changing your size to small.

Alignment

They tend toward chaotic, not knowing or understanding societies rules, and are not usually neutral, either a scourge to civilized people or dedicated defenders of the people.

Languages

They usually live alone, so they have no natural language to communicate, but they usually learn common, you may also choose one other language based on your backstory.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30ft, and 40ft in icy terrain.

Of the north

You are not hindered by difficult terrain if it is icy, you are considered proficient in the stealth skill while it is snowing.

Ice body

You are immune to cold damage, but you are weak to fire damage, any cold attack heals 1d4 damage from this creature. You are considered elemental as well as humanoid, and all effects do their effects as so.

Relentless survivalist

They must sleep for eight hours, but they cannot be put to sleep magically. You are considered proficient in the survival skill while in icy environments.

Cold blast

You exhale a blast of icy wind directly in front of you, once per short rest. You attack goes in a straight line for 15ft at level one, 20 at ten. Any creatures caught in the blast take 1d4 + your constitution modifier. The damage increases to 2d4 at level 5, and 3d4 plus twice your constitution modifier at level 12.
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