Homebrew Anutanin Species Details

Physical Description

Anutanin are a bizarre race with the features of felines and dragons mashed together. They possess scaly hands with furred fingers and feet tipped with large claws, a draconic tail ending in a lion like tuft of fur, spines along their backs, with wings protruding from the shoulder blades which can be either draconic or feathered, and draconic features around their feline faces including draconic eyes. Their fur varies greatly in color, as do their scales, depending on their parents. Some Anutanin have a lion's mane or a gold dragon's whiskers. Anutanin mostly have fur but their skin underneath is scaled with no fur covering their stomach area. Some Anutanin also have horns that vary among dragon typing. Anutanin are seen walking like dragons on all fours but are also able to stand on their hind legs like a humanoid when they want to.

History

Simple people like to just classify anutanin as the offspring between dragonborn and tabaxi. However, anutanin are born in general from the union of a Dragon and Sphinx. The anutanin, while possessing arguably the better of both worlds, lags behind in the true strengths of the dragons, at least, from the dragons accounts. Their scales and claws are not nearly so powerful or durable. However, they inherited wit and magic from their Sphinx lineage, which aids them well and makes them a dangerous combination. Nonetheless, anutanin are rare due to the union of these races being rare in and of themselves. Many will pass lifetimes only hearing whispers of legendary feline dragons.

Society

Anutanin have no known society, as they are very much a phantom race. One hears of them rarely, but never sees them. There is lucky to be even one anutanin every 3000 years due to the general ambivalence of the parents combined with the extreme randomness of a anutanin birth. However, Anutanin do not die of old age and so can come across others of their race eventually if they are not hunted or killed by other beings for their rarity.

Anutanin usually have distanced but good relationships with both of their parents even though the parents almost always split up and go their separate ways after raising the Anutanin to adolescence. As such Anutanin grow up very self reliant, and independent away from their parents. Once they reach adolescence, the Sphinx parent usually sends them away using magic to a random location.

Anutanin Names

Anutanin tend to use names that don't necessarily adhere to draconic or feline names, carving out their own out of combinations of the two parents names.

Male: Ferfol, Titanthos, Erierre, Dariza-Leon

Female: Gighenholl, Kholle, Yeriza Zul, Fenrisse

Anutanin Traits

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

Sphinx Ancestry

As a Anutanin you have Sphinx Ancestry, gifting you the ability to randomly affect fate around you at times. Only one of these affects may happen per use and cannot be used again until expended. Roll a d4 to determine what magical effect you get.

• You may choose to automatically pass one roll.
• You may automatically be brought back to 5 HP after becoming unconscious once per day.
• You can tell if someone is lying once per day.
• You can cast one spell without expending a spell slot.

You also never forget anything you have ever learned, and gain resistance to Radiant damage.

Ability Score Increase

Your Wisdom score increases by 2, and your Dexterity score increases by 2.

Age

Anutanin mature around the age of 16 and live millenia without aging.

Alignment

Anutanin tend to their parents alignments.

Size

Anutanin start out Small and become mature at about 50 years of age, and once they grow in age & power they become taller throughout their life, generally reaching about 6 -7 feet tall and Medium sized. You are considered Small if you are younger than 50, and Medium if older than 50.

Draconic Ancestry

 You have draconic ancestry. Your damage immunity is determined by the dragon type of your ancestor.
Your claws and tail are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. Your wings are developed enough for you to be able to fly.

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

Damage Immunity

You have immunity to the damage type associated with your draconic ancestry.

Languages

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