Homebrew Etharii Species Details

Very little is known about the origins of the etharii, even among their own people. What is known is that in their earliest days the etharii were the servants of an ancient god like entity, acting as its favoured hunters bringing it offerings to try and sate its ever growing hunger. It is also known that the etharii eventually rebelled against this entity and broke free of its hold over them. The name and true nature of the entity and just how the etharii broke free of its shackles has now been long forgotten, this knowledge seemingly erased from history.

After their escape from their previous master the etharii tried to make peaceful contact with the other people of Gallisium but were met with suspicion and often open hostility thanks to the etharii's actions while serving their old master. This hostility almost led to war between the etharii and the other races, but seeing that they would have no hope of winning or even surviving such a war the etharii retreated. They founded a few cities across Gallisium, all of which were hidden within the ethereal plane. As the years became centuries and then millennium the other people of Gallisium began to forget about the etharii and they slipped into the realm of myth and legend.

 

 

Etharii mature at a similar rate to humans being considered adults in their late teens. They have a greater life span than humans though living to around two hundred years old.

The etharii are a humanoid race, standing an average of six feet tall with a similar appearance to humans, there are a few key features that make the etharii stand out as clearly not humans though. Along with wild mains of hair the etharii have a set of animalistic horns which begin to grow in at around the age of five, they also have two sets of canine teeth which grow longer that their other teeth giving the look of them having fangs. The feature that causes the most wonder from those meeting the etharii is their eyes, etharii eyes do not appear the same as the other people of Gallisium, they have no pupil or iris instead their eyes appear as liquid pools of silver or gold.

 

Etharii Traits

The etharii are a hardy people known for their uncanny hunting and tracking abilities, often having high wisdom and constitution

Ability score increase

+2 Wisdom

Darkvision

Darkvision up to 60ft

Ability Score Increase

+1 Constitution

Natural Hunters

Gain advantage on perception and survival checks when actively tracking another creature

 

Ethereal Shift

At level 5 you many use your action to shift into the ethereal plane until the end of your next turn. You can use a bonus action to end this effect early. You may use this ability once per short or long rest.

It is possible for this ability to be augmented through the use of some magical items.

While within the territory of an etharii city and in range of its ethereal shard you can use an action to shift between the material and ethereal planes at will and there is no limit to how long you stay on either plane.