Homebrew Descendant Species Details

Worshiped. Hunted. Beloved. Feared.  Blessed. Forsaken. History. Myths. 

These are words you would hear when The Descendants are discussed, usually in a hushed voice in a dark tavern, or otherwise away from prying ears and eyes. Left behind when one of their ancient parents ascended to godhood, the divine magic they wield was expelled in that moment, finding its way to all those within the bloodline still living. Given incredible powers but little initial knowledge of how or why they received them, many Descendants wandered the worlds, increasing their powers, becoming worshiped as gods themselves or otherwise taken advantage of and killed in hopes of another gaining their powers. 

 

Divine Bloodline

Descendants are the living direct blood relatives of an extremely powerful being that managed to ascend to godhood. Their features depend on their parent race, and for the most part, they appear normal to most. However, a deeper look into their eyes would reveal a radiant like light not seen in normal people, and those more inclined to a divine or demonic nature, would see a radiant glow of various colors and golden wings protruding from the back of the Descendant.  Hair, if the race has any, also takes on a gold-like glow as well, which can be noticed by those more perceptive. 

Solitary yet Lonely

Descendants are most commonly hermits, hiding from those who seek to exploit them and their power, while also shielding themselves from the heartbreak of watching friends and loved ones die of old age. A few however exist in the general populace as religious leaders or wandering adventurers, all the while hiding their secrets, doing what they can to help those who need it. At least one is rumored to be the king of a far away land.  All feel the urge to spread the word of the gods that birthed them by nature, but many have founds way to push those feelings aside, whether through drink, drugs, or other addicting distractions of the world. 

Lacking a homeland, Descendants have made their own way in the world, yearning for understanding and companionship, knowing that either could be their end. Gaining the trust of a Descendant can be a great boon to your life, but will eventually lead to great tragedy as there will always be those who seek their power by any means. 

Names

Descendant names are reflective of the culture they were born in, albeit the names are very old and not much in fashion in the present day. Most Descendants use fake names that are more common of their culture today, have renamed themselves, or otherwise have been so removed from any contact that they no longer remember their own names. 

 

“Virtue” Names: Art, Carrion, Chant, Creed, Despair, Excellence, Fear, Glory, Hope, Ideal, Music, Nowhere, Open, Poetry, Quest, Random, Reverence, Sorrow, Temerity, Torment, Weary

Divine Presence

Descendants can make their Divine Presence visible to all, although this is very rare and only used around those of utmost standing and trust. While they will typically stay dressed in either tattered clothes of those of live away from society or the common wear of those they live near, when they show their Divine Presence they are in shining gold and white robes and clothes of unimaginable quality. However, the robes, clothes, and even glow of the Divine Presence will change as the Descendant gets closer to certain gods, artifacts of gods or an area where a gods influence is particularly strong, to attire that is representative of the god in question. 

When pious individuals, or aasimars claim to have received a divine message or spoke with their deity while out in the world, it is usually the Descendant responsible for it. 

Descendant Traits

Descendants share racial traits of the races they are of, and also with a god of their choosing.

Flight

You have the racial ability to fly at speeds of 60ft

Unassuming

You carry an unassuming appearance, most people wouldnt expect much anything from you let alone the great power that lies within you.

Your AC is 13+ your wisdom modifier. 

Godspeed

You've made it this long in the world because of your divine speed and wisdom.

If you miss an attack, you can add a d6 to your roll. If an attack hits you, you can roll a d6 to subtract from the attackers roll. You can use this ability up to three times in one encounter. If the ability is used once, you can use all three on the next encounter. If used twice, you can only use it once more before a short a rest at which point you regain the ability. If used three times before a short rest, you do not gain the ability back until after a long rest.

Ability Score Increase

Your Intelligence score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 3.

Age

Descendants are functionally immortal, meaning as long as they are not fatally wounded, they will live forever. Descendants appear to be the age they were when their parent god ascended. 

Alignment

Descendants are generally seen as falling on the side of lawful good, but some could be corrupted to evil, and most fall along the lines chaotic good to chaotic neutral, due to their long lives, and possible loss of social skills and humanity.

Size

About the same size and build as humans. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 45 feet.

Darkvision

Thanks to your divine heritage, you have 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’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Divine Legacy

You know the thaumaturgy cantrip. When you reach 2nd level, you can cast the hellish rebuke spell as a 2nd-level spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the darkness spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Celestial, the prominent language of the culture you were born in, and the language of the culture you find  yourself in now, if different from origin.