Homebrew Ignatia Species Details

Ignatia are an often solemn lava folk, with an easier time concealing their emotions than Genasi, although their temper can just as hot as a fire genasi. Ignatia, however, aren't genasi and often take offense to being referred to as one. 

It's strange, how calm these folk are. I used to know this one Igna that stayed by the shop. She always brought back interesting rocks or small animals she found interesting. They're almost childlike in how they view the material plane. The one Igna I met didn't have the temper of a fire genasi, or the stone-cold attitude of an earth genasi. Just don't tell 'er I compared her to a genasi- they hate that for some reason..

-Trevor Smithinson, Dwarven Shopowner

A Warm Heart

They often have cracked, coal-like skin, burning red eyes and tend to be bulkier than most humans. They are slightly warm to the touch and can generally control their body temperature within a range of lukewarm to nearly hot enough to scorch wood. Their temperature also increases or decreases depending on their mood, but never drops below lukewarm. A room temperature or slightly cool Ignatia is a sign of being near-death or very ill. Ignatia live within the elemental planes of earth and fire, but some are adventurous enough to traverse the material plane to learn about other people and their culture. Ignatia are usually very sympathetic and solemn, but all of them are prone to sudden and rather violent bursts of anger, but never stay mad for long. 

Travelers Afar

Ignatia have been known for never staying in one place for too long. Villages of Ignatia often travel through forests, leaving scorched trails in their wake that make room for travelers that come after them. Their strange love of nature and ability to keep their temperature from raising too high lets them pass through dry grass without causing fires. Some Ignatia even decorate their bodies with crystals and gems they find during their travels- and often befriend creatures such as flail snails or fire elementals.

Ignatia Traits

Ignatia more or less have the following iconic traits:

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.

Age

Ignatia mature at about the same rate as humans and reach adulthood in their late teens. They live somewhat longer than humans do, up to 120 years and stop physically aging after the age of 25-30.

Alignment

Ignatia are mostly neutral and prefer not to take sides in good and evil unless necessary. Some Ignatia are more solemn and follow lawful alignments and others are more curious and chaotic.

Size

Ignatia are a little bulkier and taller than humans, standing above 6 feet tall and averaging around 500 pounds due to their molten metal bodies - and their warm, glowing aura make them appear even larger. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet and you can swim in lava as if it were water.

Heavy Handed

Your hands are rocky and heavy. Your unarmed strikes deal bludgeoning damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier.

Feel the Burn

You can channel your inner fire outside of your body, pulling flame from within yourself. You know the cantrip produce flame  and Constitution is your spellcasting modifier for it- additionally, you constantly produce a warm glow unless you are incapacitated or dead. You radiate dim light to a range of 10 feet and have disadvantage on stealth checks. This glow ceases when you are invisible.

Magmic Senses

You have Tremorsense to a range of 20 feet and do not need to eat or breathe. Additionally, you have resistance to fire damage and immunity to nonmagical fire damage.

Literal Fire

As a being made of lava, you gain a +1 bonus to AC but sink in water. At the end of your turn, you sink 10 feet downwards. You take 1d10 necrotic damage at the start of each of your turns you remain submerged in water. Additionally, if you are completely submerged underwater for a minute (10 rounds) then you become restrained as your rocky skin cools and hardens. 

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Ignan.