Homebrew Banton Dragon Species Details

Banton dragons are proud if not small race of dragons. Due to their home locations weather patterns making flying out nearly impossible. For generations, they adapted for their new home. Becoming smaller to better suit the food chain but still being considered the dominant alpha predator. Their scale coloration becomes more vibrant and varied but they still retain their metallic or chromatic scale colors. Just not as critical to their culture anymore as it is for true dragons. Due to their smaller size, ranging from four feet to five feet at the shoulders, they lost their draconic breath weapon as most people know it. Instead of cone or line breath weapons. It becomes more of a ball that travels and explodes.  They've also become more social and formed small colonies. Some would call them settlements. They trade food and supplies from small farms, fishing nets, and the rare red meat with colorful gems they mine in the mountains of the island. 

Ability Score Increase: Your Dexterity score increases by 2, Your Charisma score increases by 1, and a free score increase of your choice by 1.

Bantons are quadruped race of dragons standing from paws to shoulder usually around four feet to five feet. With the average being four feet six inches. Adults can reach a length of six feet long. Tails being equal to their body length with a wing span up to twenty four feet. Their bones have become hallow like bird species but have become more vulnerable to bludgeoning damage. 

Bantons age slowly and reach adult hood around 70 years. The typical age one reaches is around 500 years. They are rumored to be as long lived as true dragons and the oldest Banton was 1000 years old.

Bantons after generations of adapting to their island home and becoming more social than their true dragon cousins. Thus their alignment usually tends to be varied like humans but tend to be drawn towards lawful and good alignments. 

Banton's speed on ground is 35. Flying is 50.

Bantons have Darkvision and the ability to see the strength of a person's magical aura.

 

Banton Dragon Traits

Bantons can use a breath fireball weapon

Dark Vision

You have superior vision in dark and dim Conditions. 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.

Dragon Breath Weapon

Banton's breath weapon is like a fireball. Dealing 3d6 of elemental damaged based on draconic ancestry. After level one, every odd level increases the damage by 1d6.

Ability Score Increases

When determining your character’s ability scores, you increase one of those scores by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or you increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy.

The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You’re free to follow those suggestions or to ignore them. Whichever scores you decide to increase, none of the scores can be raised above 20.

Languages

Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player’s Handbook offers a list of widespread languages to choose from. The DM is free to add or remove languages from that list for a particular campaign.

Magical Aura Sense

 

Magical Aura Sense can detect the magical aura that every living being has. Doesn't matter if they have the ability to cast spells or not. The brighter the aura, the stronger the person is.