Homebrew Drakobold (Kobold Variant) Species Details

"Drakobolds!"

A decade ago, during the Chaos of the Spider Queen conflicts revealing Drow history being that of refugees from long ago surface elf wars, the avatar of Bahamut in his benevolence came into the Underdark and freed tens of thousands of Kobolds from enslavement from the Rift beneath Menzoberranzan, wiping the demonic madness from them and visiting upon them three blessings.  Accepting this benevolence from Bahamut, they fled to the surface world embracing the open air, making new enclaves and even surface cities in the the first year, nearly half were silently called to during their flight by Tiamat and received her dark blessings instead, forever preserving the darkness in their hearts.  These "reborn" surface dwelling Kobolds were first referred to as "Drakobolds!" during a meeting of the Lords of Waterdeep convened to decide how they would proceed to rehome the flood of freed Kobold refugees.  The name not only stuck, but spread eventually being adopted by the refugee Kobolds themselves as a source of pride in their nearness to their draconic ancestry.

The Three Gifts - A greater revealing of draconic heritage.

The first gift: Drakobolds have been gifted with a draconic lifespan rivaling that of dwarves and elves, now living approximately 500 years. They have shed their sunlight sensitivity as part of this gift of Bahamut.  Conversely this gift has gained them an inner sense of nobility and pride. Drakobolds no longer are ever inclined to grovel, cower, or beg for anything or feeling the need to resort in attacking in packs as animals do.

The second gift: All Drakobolds have sprouted draconic wings (like the rare Urd) and can fly.  These wings have enabled many interesting changes such as vertical village building and living structures called Drakeholds as well as inconveniences in the way armor is made and must be customized for Drakobolds (Armor and other equipment or clothing worn covering the back often incurs a 1.5 to 3 times multiplier to base cost outside various Drakobold vertical villages dubbed "Drakeholds" or Baham, the innovative city recently established by the Drakobolds renaming the now violently tamed Troll Hills and Warlock's Crypt with assistance from the Lords of Waterdeep.).

The third gift: This gift is an individual gift to each Drakobold from Bahamut. Learn the "Magic Initiate (Sorcerer)" feat at first level.

Drakobold (Kobold Variant) Traits

Your Drakobold character has the following racial traits.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2.

Age

Kobolds reach adulthood at age 16 and can live up to 500 years.

Size

Kobolds are between 2 and 3 feet tall and weigh between 25 and 35 pounds. Your size is Small.

Speed

Your base walking and flying speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

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.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Draconic.

Bahamut's Third Gift

You gain the Magic Initiate (Sorcerer) feat at first level.