Homebrew Eldritch Horror Species Details

Otherworldly Presence

           Eldritch Horrors are creatures from the Far Realms, a place composed of an infinite layer where they all seem to blur together. Not many travel to the Far Realms and those unprepared for it find themselves plagued with madness upon entering the plane of existence. It’s easy to sense something off about these otherworldly beings but hard to pinpoint exactly where these beings are from if one isn’t educated in other planes of existence

In comparison, the Far Realms is a place of chaos and insanity thus, those who travel outside the Far Realms find everything a little too peaceful for their liking. Eldritch Horrors tend to experience one or two of the following from the table below.

 

D5	The Madness Within
1	Auditory Hallucinations - Sounds, voices, and even creatures ring in your ear from the other plane but they do not exist here…
2	Paranoia - Feeling that you're being threatened in some way, such as people watching you or acting against you because home wasn’t safe… Here can’t be safe either, right?
3	Visual Hallucinations - Creatures, the infinite layers, and everything seems to appear right before your very eyes… How did you get back home?
4	Thought Disorder - Logical sentences, phrases, and words are sometimes just beyond your grasp or so, people of this plane of existence claims… At home everyone would get what you were saying
5	Split Personality - Many believe you have come alone but you aren’t alone! You came with some friends, maybe some enemies, or siblings… Bottom line, you are NOT alone.

 

Society of Eldritch Horrors

             Eldritch Horrors do not dwell in a civilized society with their fellow species but tend to travel to dwell in other planes of existence. With many planes of existence, dimensions, and realms then it may be thousands of years before an Eldritch Horror runs into another one of its kind. Therefore, the production of offspring tends to be rare within the species and it can be remarkable to see one on the younger side. Eldritch Horrors only produce one offspring at a time with a rare occasion of twins being produced though only one or two cases have been heard of. 

Eldritch Horrors tend to leave their offspring on the Far Realms to grow and develop, finding it the only place suitable for their young. It’s a difficult life, and not every offspring makes it through the first twenty-five years or so of their lives. An official name isn’t given to Eldritch Horrors until they turn twenty-five and that is designated as their “true name” though it will hardly ever be spoken of except in certain cases.

Eldritch Names

           Eldritch Horrors have two names, their true given name and a name for others to refer to them as which is usually picked up along the way. Eldritch Horrors will never give out their name willingly as a name can be a powerful thing to hold especially their names. Therefore, it’s quite common for Eldritch Horrors to be named by someone else and keep the ‘nickname’ for later use. After all, it’s quite weird to claim not to have a name repeatedly… 

True Given Names (Examples) - Däxhäxz, Shal’oth

Nicknames (Examples) - Bambi, Littleling, Nugget, Peanut, Scout

Eldritch Horror Traits

+2 Intelligence, +1 Constitution, Darkvision, Eldritch Ancestry, Teleportation

Ability Score Increase

Your Intelligence score increases by 2 and your Constitution by 1.

Age

Eldritch Horrors are ever-lasting beings who have been here since the creation of time, planes, and other dimensions. These creatures have seen the rise of civilizations along with their dooming demise therefore, Eldritch Horrors have a long life expectancy. Eldritch Horrors can live well into the Eons.

Size

Eldritch Horrors range from under 4 to over 7 feet and can have a variety of builts. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 35 feet.

Darkvision

Accustomed to the darkness within the Far Realm, 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.

Eldritch Ancestry

You have advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Teleportation

You can teleport up to 5 feet times your character level. ( 5ft. X Lvl = Teleportation Distance)

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Deep Speech, Common, and one extra language of your choice.