Homebrew Dark empyrean Species Details
Dark empyreans are shapeshifters, but if they never attempt to do so they appear as a mix of their fiendish parents' forms during conception.
Most choose to resemble humanoids, the majority being confused for Tieflings. They can easily do small alternations to the forms they already have, and they don't really have true forms. If an empyrean is unaware of their shapeshifting abilities, they age at the same rate as humans.
Their greatest fear is falling into the hands of devils or demons, as they are usually raised by them and are familiar with how their parents contrast them and how different they feel in their home planes, how close to corruption they are whenever they're there for more than a few days, how impossible it seems to escape.
Many people who know about dark empyreans wonder why they are so different than their heritage, as it should affect their alignments directly, and nobody knows why, even if there are many theories.
Dark empyrean Traits
Dark Empyreans have many traits, and here they are!Fiendish senses
When the player of a dark empyrean thinks something is a lie, they may roll a D20 without using an action, and if they have proficiency in investigation or insight the greater proficiency is applied. 10 or under means the roll fails, and nothing happens. 11 or higher means the empyrean now knows wether it's a lie or the truth, and has advantage when using this trait for the next hour.
NPC dark empyreans roll the D20 automatically whenever they hear a lie.
Wings
At will, a dark empyrean may shapeshift to have wings with their choice of appearance. The wings rip or break through anything that blocks them from appearing, including armor and clothing that wasn't designed for wings.
Ability score increase
Your charisma and constitution each increase by 1.
Age
Empyreans don't exactly age past twenty naturally. When they decide to age, they usually age at the same rate as humans. They usually decide not to age.
Alignment
Dark empyreans are almost never evil, and tend to gravitate towards chaotic or neutral alignments (although lawful isn't uncommon with them).
In other words, any non-evil alignment is believable.
Size and speed
They are either medium or small. They weigh as much as they choose. They are fast. That. Is. All.
Languages
Choose between abyssal and infernal, because you speak one of those now. You also speak common. And one other language. Congratulations :I
Polymorph
You can spend an hour changing your form entirely. Treat it like a ritual. :D
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