Homebrew Dullahan Species Details
Dullahan are fairies that are headless riders. They are the harbingers of death itself. There is one rule of the Dullahan that every race knows, and no matter how friendly someone may be with a Dullahan, they will cower in fear when the head of a Dullahan is stolen, for anyone & anything that stands between them & their heads will perish, and the thief will suffer a death worse than the curse of a god.
Dullahan Traits
DeathAlignment
As Harbingers of death, they lean towards to true neutral.
Fae
You are of faeblood. You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep.
Reaper's Mysticism
You know the toll the dead cantrip and can cast it at will. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast comprehend languages once using this trait.
Spinal Whip
Legends say those who have attempted to observe a dullahan collecting the souls of the dead only to have the dullahan lash out their eyes with a whip made out of a human spine.
Decapitation
A head of a dullahan is not properly attached. It can be removed at will. When a dullahan's head is separated from its body, the body is considered blind if the head cannot see it, however a headless dullahan can still hear without its head, though it can only hear with either its head or its body at any given time.
Death's Cloak
Due to being a fae of death, you have full resistance & immunity to necrotic damage.
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