Homebrew Draken(fixed) Species Details

"Listen, I don't care what might be on the other side of this door." N'thraan said with a cold glance at his fellow treasure hunters, "If there's every trap conceived in all of Veneria, A army of orcs, a dragon, or one of the six divines. I will get the treasure here and complete this quest, I won't allow anything to stop me. With, or without, the rest of your help. Your choice."

 -MBT808, Legends of Veneria: A Soul for a Trinket

 

The Draken are a race of humanoids closely related to dragons. Often maintaining an isolated life away from the other races of Veneria. Though some have taken different paths, seeking greater fame and renown. Their name is derived from the two works Dragon and Kin.

A Draconic Heritage

Draken look very much like dragons standing erect in humanoid form. It is said that the Drakens were the second creatures created by the six divines, following the dragons themselves, or so Draken tradition tells. This is a point of pride for Drakens, often giving a sense of superiority to the other humanoid races. Though winning their respect can be challenging, Drakens can prove to be exceptional allies. Drakens have an extensive hierarchy, often with different breeds taking up specific roles within their societies. Gold drakens are rare for example, which often leads to them becoming the leaders of their respective groups. Where as silver and green drakens occupy the bottom rungs of the draken social hierarchy. They are tall and vary in height between the different breeds. They can weigh in at 250-350 pounds. Their relation to dragons allows them to some resistance to particular elements, however they lack a signature breath weapon as dragons do.

Drakens have the following scale colors: red, green, blue, white, black, gold, silver, and bronze. Magic is strong in the following: black, blue, silver, and bronze.

A diverse society

Drakens as a society have come to specialize in various across the breeds. Though this is in no means enforced, many drakens species have cultivated such skills over a great many generations. Bronze drakens, for example, tend be miners or in charge of construction due to their exceptional analytical skills. Conversely, white drakens tend to be employed as hunters or scouts due to their preference for quiet work and isolation where possible.

As a society, they rarely tolerate the presence of outsiders. Usually being suspicious of any member of another race within their territory(though generally only adventurers are brave(or foolish, depending on whom your talking to) enough to attempt to visit one of their towns/within their territory). This is due to mistreatment or distrust of drakens by the other races, reinforcing their preference for being strictly among their own kind. In Human or dwarven cities, drakens are either treated with blatant distrust and fear or uncertainty and caution at best.

Draken Names

Draken have personal names given at birth, names of famous or well known dragons are choice names as well.

Male Names: Krithk,  Sigus, Vral, Athigar, G'lar, Targ, Farnox, Wulf, Surrik, Bossokoth, Dreg, N'thraan

Female Names: Athil'ga, Avurix, Favournyx, G'linrinoth, Wrynphanix, Phenor, Murkalinikx

DragonBorns

 In the standard 5e setting(s), Dragonborn are a race of dragon folk who lack tails and wings however have impressive breath weapons similar to dragons.

 

DRACONIANS

In the Dragonlance setting, the followers of the evil goddess Takhisis learned a dark ritual that let them corrupt the eggs of metallic dragons, producing evil dragonborn called draconians. Five types of draconians, corresponding to the five types of metallic dragons, fought for Takhisis in the War of the Lance: auraks (gold), baaz (brass), bozak (bronze), kapak (copper), and sivak (silver). In place of their draconic breath weapons, they have unique magical abilities.

 

Draken(fixed) Traits

Your draconic heritage manifests in a variety of traits you share with other draken.

Tail attack

After a successful attack, you can perform a tail attack as a bonus action dealing 1d4+strength modifier.

At 5th level the damage increases to 2d4+STR, 3d4+STR(10th level), and 4d4+STR(15th level).

Dark Vision

Drakens have dark vision that allows them to see in dark places such as caves, dungeons, or mines.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 2, and Your intimidation ability increases by 3.

Age

Young drakens grow quickly. They walk hours after hatching, attain the size and development of a 10-year-old human child by the age of 3, and reach adulthood by 15. They live to be anywhere from 120 to 400(depending on subtype (EG gold, black, red)).

Alignment

Drakens can form any number of alignment, there is no restrictions. Though Drakens tend to have poor relations to other races, typically due to other races viewing them as monsters. They prefer to keep to their own settlements, rarely mixing with other races(at least in large numbers, one or two though is fairly normal).

Size

Drakens are taller and heavier than humans, standing well over 7 feet tall and averaging almost 250 pounds. Your size is Medium to Large(on the low end of large). Chart below shows the averages:

Draken	Male	Female
Black	9'0" to 11'2"	8'7" to 10'5"
Blue	8'7" to 10'0"	8'2" to 9'7"
Silver	8'0" to 10'2"	7'8" to 9'6"
Bronze	9'2" to 10'5"	9'0" to 11'0"
Gold	8'5" to 9'5"	7'5" to 9'0"
Green	6'8" to 8'5"	6'4" to 8'0"
Red	9'5" to 12'0"	9'5" to 12'0"
White	8'2" to 9'5"	8'2" to 9'0"

Speed

Your base walking and flying speed is 30 feet.

Draconic Resistance

You have resistance to the damage type associated with your draken sub type.

Dragon	Damage Type
Black	Acid
Blue	Lightning
Green	Poison
White	Cold
Red	Fire
Gold	Fire
Silver	Cold
Bronze	Lightning

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Draconic. Draconic is thought to be one of the oldest languages and is often used in the study of magic. The language sounds harsh to most other creatures and includes numerous hard consonants and sibilants.