Homebrew Draconic Angel Species Details

“	And in the midst of battle we all looked to the skies as a being with majestic golden wings descended amongst us, bringing the entire field to a halt in awe.	”
—An excerpt from the memoirs of the esteemed General Valkius

Physical Description

Draconic Angels inherit their appearance mostly from their Angelic parent. At first glance, they appear to look just like humans, aside from the retractable wings they sport on their back. Upon closer inspection, however, most Draconic Angels will possess a thin sheen of dragon-like scales on parts of their skin. The scales are the same color as their skin, making them difficult to notice without intentionally looking for abnormalities, and they tend not to manifest on the face or upper-back. In rare cases, a Draconic Angel may have dragon-like eyes similar to their parent’s, a leathery patch of skin, or even a short stub of a tail growing from their lower back. Their wings, appearing to be made of feathers, are actually composed of small dragon scales, colored in the metallic sheens of their parents. Having inherited their appearances from their Angelic side, Draconic Angels retain their youthful or mid-aged appearances for the entirety of their lives, never growing visibly old.

History

Draconic Angels are given birth from the union of an Angel and a Dragon. Due to the incompatibilities of mating between Angels and Dragons, it is necessary for the Draconic partner to be an Adult or Ancient Dragon, capable of transforming itself at will into a more compatible, humanoid form. As a result, Draconic Angels can almost exclusively only be birthed by Metallic Dragons. Due to the rarity of their parents, and the usual separation of Angels from the Material Plane, Draconic Angels are extremely rare, and only a handful of them have ever been recorded in a single world’s history - although it is not unthinkable that there may be more Draconic Angels who have kept their identities hidden and not exposed themselves to the world.

Society

With the number of Draconic Angels being as small as it is, they have no true society of their own to speak of. Most Draconic Angels spend the first 100 years of their lives with their Draconic parent as they mature, learning how to hunt, survive independently, and being protected until they are capable of fending for themselves. It is, to date, unheard of for the Draconic parent to abandon their child before they have fully grown - a result of both the rarity of an Ancient Dragon producing offspring, as well as the experience of raising a humanoid child being an excellent method to stave off the ennui that many Ancient Dragons experience.

After fully maturing after 100 years, the Draconic Angel may leave its parents nest, adventuring out into the world of humans, elves, and other creatures to more deeply understand their society, and possibly integrate into it. Others may choose to remain with their parent, a choice that is only possible due to not possessing the same undying greed that True Dragons do for treasure and wealth. As Draconic Angels require a minuscule amount of food in comparison to a True Dragon and do not necessarily crave their wealth and riches, many parents have no issue with allowing their offspring to continue to live with, or near them. Even if the Draconic Angel is to depart to the human world, and begin to live in it and develop new skills and relationships, they still retain a strong familial bond with their Draconic parent and care deeply for each other.

Draconic Angels use Draconic names, given by their parent.

Male: Aeoron, Arauth (Trickster), Aryx (Graceful), Deszeld (Fierce), Gaul (Loyal), Morn (Divine), Ragoth (Sky), Thriin (Archer), Uryte (Keeper), Vaeros, Zorralth

Female: Tharur (Trickster), Aryxon (Graceful), Deszeld (Fierce), Gaulir (Loyal), Mornaug (Divine), Ragoth (Sky), Thriina (Archer), Uryte (Keeper), Waer (Hidden)

Draconic Angels that incorporate themselves into humanoid society may adopt names from the society they integrate into, either to blend in more easily or to bring themselves closer to it

Draconic Angel Traits

Your Draconic Angel character has the following traits.

Ability Score Increase

Your Charisma score increases by 2. In addition, one other ability score of your choice increases by 1.

Age

You inherit your lifespan from your Draconic parent. Although you reach physical maturity at around the age of 30, you do not reach adulthood until around the age of 100. You have a lifespan similar to that of True Dragons, at times reaching over 3,000 years old.

Alignment

Draconic Angels are generally of the good alignment, due to their Angelic blood. Your specific alignment may depend on your Draconic parent, or you may reject your upbringing and follow a different alignment entirely.

Size

Your size is Medium. To set your height and weight randomly, start with rolling a size modifier:

Size modifier = 2d4

Height = 5 feet + 1 inch + your size modifier in inches

Weight in pounds = 115 + (2d4 × your size modifier)

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Wings

You have a pair of feathered wings and upon closer inspection they appear to be made of tiny scales. You gain a flight speed of 60 feet. This speed reduces to 20 feet when wearing medium armor, and you cannot fly while wearing heavy armor. Your wingspan is equal to your height.

Draconic Survival

You gain proficiency with two of the following skill: Survival.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Celestial, and Draconic.

Darkvision

Due to your celestial and draconic legacies you are gifted a 60ft darkvision.

Lightning Resistance

You have resistance to lightning damage.