Homebrew Darkling Species Details

Hailing from the Northeastern continent of Vlindlheim, the darklings started off as normal children in a city near the Western mountains. After a plague swept through the land, many of the children died, leaving nothing but grief behind. A witch who's name is lost to time's daughter was among the youth, leading the witch to strike a deal. An eldritch force of the land promised to return the girl to the witch for as long as she lived, in exchange for the souls of the remaining children and the witch obliged, sending out a curse which compelled the children to rise from their beds and throw themselves into a large grave that the witch then filled, suffocating them. The witch, giddy about the return of her daughter, rushed home to find her child gently sleeping in her bed. Yet, when she attempted to wake the child, a wisp of smoke escaped her mouth, as a loud voice boomed, "Here is your daughter, witch. While her body was accessible, her soul was out of my reach, so I fashioned a new one in my image, enjoy," the eldritch god yelled gleefully before disappearing abruptly. The girl opened her eyes to show green balls of flame as more and more of the smoke-like cloud erupted from her body, causing the witch to flee towards the mound which marked the children's grave as her former daughter followed, she was never seen again. It is disputed how but it is said that the witch died as she approached the mound, possibly killing herself to avoid a horrifying fate or she was killed by her daughter, all we do know is that the next day, the villagers stormed her property in an attempt to find their children, only to find two things, an empty house, and an empty grave. It's speculated that the smoke was in fact, not smoke, but a plague, for you see, as the girl was resurrected, so was her sickness which was warped into an eldritch creature, remaining after the girl disappeared upon the death of her mother. The plague then mutated the corpses of the children into the Darklings, bursting forth as the disease died away outside of the grave. Now they roam the forested mountains now known as the Dark hills, building a society worshiping their eldritch creator and, through unknown means, multiplying.

Darkling Traits

While very few Darklings have left the hills, some have abandoned their home as to partake in normal life that doesn't include being a monster, wile all Darklings have free will, they are almost inherently evil.

Alignment

Most Darkling are Chaotic and are known for mischievous and sometimes dangerous behavior.

Eldritch Pestilence

You are immune to disease and resistant to poison.

Remnants of the Past

Once per long rest, starting at 3rd level, a Darkling can morph into a visage of their former selves granting them advantage on Charisma checks but removing all Darkling powers until their reversion to their normal form.