Homebrew Wendigo Species Details
With an antlered bony face, long arms like an orangutan, with sharp claws at the end, a skinny, bloodied, smokey humanoid body, and their musky thick fur, they are a real fright. they have an aura of coldness, and a glare that pierces even the thickest of plate armour to strike fear. bones can be seen in patches with the flow of a smoke like substance across their body and it can be seen to be cracked broken being held together by this smoke surrounding them.
some say they are becoming one with nature, and following their primal instincts, letting blood lust take over their senses as they feed and morph into such a beast, but they are quite civilized similar to a awakened animal, they know how to communicate and wield weapons, they have their own society where they can be seen making trades between each others territories for food, shelter, or land. they are seen in society also, in towns and villages they will be spotted inside the town not as an aggressor but as a citizen, they continue to feed through the consumption of the nearby bandits, orc tribe, gnolls, goblins, etc. whatever is close that isn't the town, when their town is attacked, they are seen to be very aggressive towards their aggressors, getting on all fours and going into a rage filled bloodlust for whomever is stupid enough to attack their town and kill their fellow villagers, ripping through the battlefield like the wild beast they are though to be, their claws cutting their opponents to shreds like a knife through butter, their teeth like a shredder of flesh, and then after everything is done wether they be dead, or they live and saved the town they return to them normal selves, and that is how they gain the trust of villagers.
it is not known how the wendigos came to be so they are very sought after for research by wizards and other similar associations, how they never seem to age, how they how a roar that strike fear in the most veteran of warriors, how they are unaffected by cold environments, how they are able to mock other voices they here almost exactly, to a point where you would need magic to tell the difference, and how their smoky body seems to shape them into whatever they desire, whether that be a wolf, bear, deer, fox, or whatever ground based four legged creature of the forest
Wendigo Traits
the ability granted for being a wendigoCharges
you have a certain number of charges to use with your spectral abilities.
Ability score inrease
As a wendigo you are stronger because of your transformation And more dexterous because of the shifting thick fur making it hard for people to aim for them. +1 to dex and str
Age
to the regular eye you do not age but you have been living like this for centuries, maybe even a millennia,you have seen the rise and fall of many around you, you have watched close friends live, grow old and die many a time, you don't remember how old you are, only a estimation.
Allignment
for this as the player, this is up to you and how you want to describe wendigo, the way i have built this, the wendigos tend to be neutral, due to the fact that they are not afraid to eat another living being, but you could take this anyway you want, have some fun, make a lawful good paladin wendigo, i really don't care.
Size
you stand 7-8 ft tall, no matter what your size is large
Speed
with your long legs your stride is longer than other races making you faster than most.
Languages
you have learned to speak read and write common from living with your village for however long or maybe from a other source, you decide, you know sylvan because you are a magic creature of the fey in nature, you do not know your purpose from the fey, but you find out in time.
Darkvision
as your senses are unnatural you are better able to see in darkness. adds darkvision up to 60ft, you see dim light as if it was bright and darkness as if it was dim light, can not distinguish colors only shades of grey and black
Natural Weapons
your claws are stronger and with your canine like teeth you attack dealing 1d8 damage from claws and 1d10 damage from bite attacks, your attack cause the opponent to bleed profusely, this affect can be applied with separate attacks up to three times, for each stack the target makes a con check with a dc of 12, if failed the target takes 1d4 damage for each check failed
Spectral Gaze
your gaze is unnatural and your bony face doesn't help either and because people are afraid of you getting mad, and you can stare someone down causing them to fear what is about to happen and attempt to flee
Feral rage
you assume the form of a forest predator, you become faster, and your fur and body begins to take a similar shape to an animal of your choice, upon doing this gain additional speed and bonuses based on what animal you choose, you still look like your self, but for example, if you choose wolf, you grow a temporary tail along with a longer teeth, and you begin to run on all furs similar to a wolf, for a bear, your arms and body increase in mass, your snout shrinks, and your fur becomes thicker, for the badger, your hands and feet for more into a uniform set of claws rather than a hand, and you become a little more nimble on your feet
Spectral Howl
howl in a 30 foot cone, anyone who can hear you of your choosing becomes afraid of you and will of move within 20 ft of you and gain disadvantage on attacks towards you.
Additional Attack
you push yourself to attack with your claws and your bite in one turn
Favored Terrain
You are particularly familiar with forest. When you make an Intelligence or Wisdom check related to your favored terrain, your proficiency bonus is doubled if you are using a skill that you’re proficient in.
While traveling for an hour or more in your favored terrain, you gain the following benefits:
- Difficult terrain doesn’t slow your group’s travel.
- Your group can’t become lost except by magical means.
- Even when you are engaged in another activity while traveling (such as foraging, navigating, or tracking), you remain alert to danger.
- If you are traveling alone, you can move stealthily at a normal pace.
- When you forage, you find twice as much food as you normally would.
- While tracking other creatures, you also learn their exact number, their sizes, and how long ago they passed through the area.
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