Homebrew Half-Orc Half-Drow Species Details

The drow baby Olnakh was rescued by a sorcerer from the Underdark and taken to a Druid refuge for lost souls called The Havenwood, which lies deep in the forest. He was born crippled and was thus seen as an abomination to his parents who left him in the wilds of the Underdark. The sorcerer who found him knew of Havenwood and has many friends there, and he knew that this drow baby would be safe there. A kind pair of wood-elf husbands took Olnakh in and raised him as their son. The wood-elves were druids and raised their son on their druidic path. He fell even deeper in love with the forest than his fathers and was fervent in his devotion to his druidic path.

An orc girl named Shagar also grew up in Havenwood and was actually born there. Her parents were slaves and upon learning of her mother’s pregnancy, they made a plan to escape, and they narrowly did. They found refuge in Havenwood and stayed there to raise their child and make a new life for themselves. Shagar grew up and trained as a fighter to be a guardian and protector of the Havenwood. She eventually became captain of the guard and the wood had never been safer.

Olnakh and Shagar reached maturity around the same time, when Olnakh was 100 and Shagar was 12. The two became fast friends and eventually fell in love and got married. They never left Havenwood. Not necessarily out of fear, but more so out of contentment. Their life was good and they had no need to look elsewhere. They however had no intentions of keeping their daughter here if she chose to leave when she came of age. They named their half-orc half-drow daughter Lucetta after the wise old half-elf woman who taught all the children in Havenwood.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            - The Tale of Lucy Havewood                                               

 

Walking in two worlds but truly belonging to neither, half-orc half-drow people combine what some say are the best qualities of their orc and drow parents: orcish strength, determination, and ambition tempered by the shadowy nature of the drow, their stealth, magical advantages, and dexterity. Half-orc half-drow people are so rare that it's hard to say how they function in society. Because of the negative perceptions of both orcs and drow, their half-breed offspring are often seen as abominations and are frequently mistreated by others.

Of Two Worlds

To orcs, half-orc half-drow people look like elves, and to drow, they look like abominations. In height, they are in the median of both their parents, resulting in a height that is average for most humans. They range from under 5 feet to about 6 feet tall, and from 90 to 170 pounds. Half-orc half-drow men sometimes do have facial hair, and sometimes grow beards to mask their ancestry. Half-orc half-drow coloration and features lie somewhere between their orc and drow parents, and typically have grayish skin in shades of purple, green or blue. They tend to have the pale eyes and hair of their drow parents.

 

Half-Orc Half-Drow Traits

Your half-orc half-drow character has some qualities in common with orcs, some in common with drow, and some that are unique to half-elves.

Primal Intuition

You have proficiency in two of the following skills of your choice: Animal Handling, Insight, Intimidation, Medicine, Nature, Perception, and Survival.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and Strength and Constitution scores increase by 1. You have disadvantage on Perception checks that rely on sight while in sunlight.

Age

Half-orc half-drow people mature at the same rate humans do and reach adulthood around the age of 18. They live much longer than humans, however, often exceeding 120 years.

Size

Half-orc half-drow people are about the same size as humans, ranging from 5 to 6 feet tall. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

Thanks to both your drow and orc blood, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 90 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Fey Ancestry

You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep.

Skill Versatility

You gain proficiency in two skills of your choice.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Elvish, Undercommon, Orc, and one extra language of your choice.