Homebrew Nephilim Species Details
Nephilim are the children of a celestial and a fiend. All are born as outcasts, because they are viewed as unholy creatures by celestials and holy abominations by fiends. While Nephilim typically aren't evil, they must usually hide their nature to hide from celestials, fiends, and their servants, who will try to hunt them down at all costs. Those among a church or fiendish cult are elevated in rank and prestige for having the "honour" of having slain a Nephilim. Even the most mundane of Nephilim follow what others would call a life of adventure, considering their having to constantly run from those hunting them.
Nephilim Traits
Nephilim inherit the best traits from both parents, having the following racial traits:Ability Score Increase
Your Charisma score increases by 2 and one other score of your choice increases by 1.
Age
While a nephilim grows within their mother they take in sensory information about their surroundings and when born are imparted with knowledge from both their parents. Often a nephilim will feel the worry their parents do for themselves and the nephilim and while their birth always leads to their death of the mother, they age rapidly in response to this worry once born and be physically mature over the course of an hour. There is a sense of unfamiliarity and oddness as they learn what it means to be alive. Nephilim don't visibly age and have never lived long enough for their lifespan to be categorized. The oldest known nephilim managed to survive 173 years before he was slain by an archangel.
Alignment
Nephilim share the good tendency of their celestial heritage. They value both personal freedom and privacy, demonstrating neither love of leaders nor desire for followers. They resent others' demands, but follow their own set of guidelines to a T. While they lead towards good the circumstances of their births, the lives they are forced to live out, will often lead them down a neutral if not a darker path.
Size
They are slightly taller and more muscular than humans on average at about 6 feet tall, weighing around 140 to 180 pounds. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Celestial Wings
You have a pair of ethereal wings in the likeliness of your parents. When you are falling you can glide as if under the effect of the feather fall spell the wings become physical. Creatures with truesight or that can see into the ethereal plane can see these wings.
Darkvision
While you do not possess the ability to see the truth in all things your divinity grant you superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can discern colour in darkness.
Heritage
When you make an attack roll against a creature you can suffuse your strike with energy dealing 2d6 necrotic or radiant damage. The damage increases to 3d6 at 6th level, 4d6 at 11th level, and 5d6 at 16th level. After you use to inflict injury, you can’t use it again until you complete a short or long rest. If you miss with the attack, it does not use up your usage of this ability.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common, Celestial, and Infernal.
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