Homebrew Draknoi Species Details

Descendent of ancient shape shifting dragons, the Drake like Draknoi are a draconic race with the ability to present themselves as a humanoid as needed, though often with draconic aspects. Living high in elaborate rooks above cities and towns, preferring open sight of the surrounding land. Draknoi are often employed as scouts and sailors due to their innate skills, and many are members of nobility and government. 

 

Dual Visage

Draknoi have two forms, their normal form is a small drake of any of the varying types described in the Monster Manual, Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, Volo’s Guide to Monsters, and Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons. Draknoi in drake form can fly and have a long prehensile tail, natural scale armor, and a limited breath weapon. They are able to converse normally and are often seen in their natural form, using their tail and small claws for many tasks. Because they aren’t as prolific as other races they often need or prefer to be in humanoid form, though choosing to present some draconic elements to show their ancestry.

 

Roll a character as normal, use the draconic ancestry table for Dragonborn to determine your type and breath weapon using half the distance for your attacks (i.e. a Brass Draknoi would have a fire breath weapon in a 5 by 15ft line not a 5 by 30ft line). The rules for damage and regaining your breath weapon are the same as stated in the Breath Weapon Section for Dragonborns. As a Drake you are a Small creature, you have a fly speed of 45, and you have a claw attack that does 1d4+ your strength modifier slashing damage. 

 

Draknoi also have limited shapeshifting capabilities. Your age and Draconic ancestry determine your relative age and eye color when in humanoid form. Draknoi in Drake form may cast cantrips as long as they are not silenced but are otherwise unable to cast greater magic, wield weapons, or wear most armor as a Drake. 

 

Upper Society

Draknoi and mortal society have been intertwined for millenia, since before the exile and the rise and fall or Naris. Dragons migrated away from Andolis far longer than history is recorded and the Draknoi, to a lesser extent than the Halflings, have been part of that society for just as long.

 

Well ingrained in politics, trade, military endeavors, nobility, and illicit trade, there’s nowhere and no telling where a Draknoi might pop up, or what they may be working for.

 

Ancient Greed

Dragons by nature are greedy creatures and the Draknoi to an extent can exhibit similar traits. While not exactly greedy, many Draknoi feel compelled to gather curios and trinkets for a sort of hoard, more personal or academic in value than monetary. Because of their size and shapeshifitng they are often seen in both forms carrying an ornate bag of some form, otherwise known as the horde bag. Valuable and secret dragon magic, any Draknoi usually has a limited bag of holding for their personal horde.

 

Draknoi Names

Draknoi like ancient dragons often go by many names. Because they may change their form often and live long lives, a single Draknoi may be several people and have several names of different origins. Further because Draknoi don’t raise their own young past early childhood they often don't have a single name they might use as both a drake and a humanoid unless it suits their purpose.

Draknoi Traits

Your Draknoi character has the following racial traits:

Ability Score Increase

Your Wisdom score increases by 2

Age

Draknoi live more than 400 years and reach maturity within months of hatching.

Alignment

Chaotic neutral and Chaotic Good are ideal for Draknoi characters.

Size

In Drake form your size is Small, your Humanoid form is Medium in size. Your weight as a Drake is 65-90 Lbs, Your weight as a Humanoid is average for the species.

Variable Speed

As a Drake You have a Flight speed of 45 feet and a Walk speed of 10 feet. As a Humanoid you have a Walk speed of 35 feet.

Draconic Ancestry

The Draconic Ancestry table in the Basic rules for Dragonborn characters lists the regular types as well you may choose the Chromatic, Gem, or Metallic types included in Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons.