Homebrew Awakened Wiggler Species Details
Wigglers are eel-like creatures that spend most of their lives burrowing underground in rich soil. They are simple animals for most of their lives, having the intelligence similar to small primates, and are primarily driven by their survival instincts. They tend to live by creating dens in rich, tree-filled, environments and only leave their dens to eat seeds that land near the entrance of their den. They are primarily cyan with a white undersection and their head is decorated with a set of ten fins that they use to sense their surroundings for danger and to help them maneuver through the ground.
Wigglers are seen as cute and very easy to take care of so they have been captured to sell as pets in many countries. However, after a few years of this practice, it was discovered that a wiggler will display highly intelligent behaviors when owned by particularly intelligent individuals, such as professors and wizards. These behaviors would usually start out as curiously interacting with objects and tools near them, then they would develop the ability to mimic speech and eventually understand the words they used. after over five years of being with such individuals, a wiggler would become awakened and unlock an innate ability to cast low-level telekinesis and could enchant certain objects. Although, a wiggler would usually use these new gifts to leave their owner and have their own adventures in the world.
Awakened Wiggler Traits
Enchanted Pot, Arcane Hands, Fearful BurrowingAbility Score Increase
+2 Intelligence, +1 to one other Stat
Age
A Wiggler becomes awakened at 5 years old at the earliest but the oldest Wigglers can be over 60 years old.
Alignment
Wigglers are highly influenced by their owners and tend to develop their personalities from how they were treated. Generally, Wigglers are carefree creatures that are loving and cheerful, then they aren't hiding from loud noises, making them lean towards neutral good but can be any alignment with the right, or wrong, owner.
Size
Wigglers are between 3 and 4 feet long but usually look smaller than that because of their posture, making them Small in size.
Speed
A Wiggler's base walking speed is 10 feet. Wigglers also gave a burrowing speed of 25 feet.
Arcane Hands
Wigglers know Mage hand and can cast it without using verbal or somatic components. The spell also lasts for 1 hour and the spectral hand can be used to wield a hand-handed weapon and can lift as much as the Wiggler could if the hand is within 5 feet of the Wiggler.
Enchanted Pot
An Enchanted pot is an Awakened Wiggler's primary method of travel, allowing them to travel much faster than they would normally be able to, as well as being a much safer option as the pot is enchanted to also act as the Wigglers home. While in the pot, the Wiggler gains a 25ft hovering speed where it hovers 5ft above the ground. The Wiggler also uses the pot for defense as it grants it 16AC. In the event of the pot being broken or stolen, the Wiggler can spend a short or long rest either summoning the old pot, or enchanting a new one. The old pot loses its enchantment if a new pot is enchanted by the Wiggler. The pot has hp equal to 5 times the Wigglers total level and when it drops to 0, the pot shatters. If the spell mending is cast on the pot, then the Wiggler can use its hit dice to heal the pot.
Fearful Burrowing
When being targeted by an attack they can see, a wiggler can use their reaction to dive into their pot, causing the attack to hit the pot instead. They emerge from the pot at the start of their next turn. While buried inside the pot, the Wiggler is unable to take any action, cast spells that require somatic components, and are considered blind.
Language
Wigglers learn to speak common and one other language.
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