Homebrew Acheron Species Details
Depending on which realm the acheron originate, will determine their alignment and traits. The acheron can be descended of virtually any mix of race as long as one parent is a river god. The only exceptions of course would be with other half-races. For the most part acherons will be of a neutral, or chaotic good alignment when they are from the Material Plane. All acheron are originally descended from the deity Acheron, the river god of Hades. Though Acheron is the River of Pain, he is not an evil being, merely neutral to all those who enter the river. Acheron's parents being Oceanus and Tethys, there are more similarities to the titan Tethys who reigns over all fresh water.
Age, Hair, Skin, Eyes, Height, and Weight are all determined by the birth parents. The traits given by a river god vary, but normally they are covered in water droplets like morning dew. They smell reminiscently of a monsoon. Their eyes are double-lidded, and reflect their non-deity parent. The skin usually has variable hues of blue, green, or grey, like river stones. But it can closely resemble their other parents as well.
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Acheron Traits
Languages known include Common and Primordial. Constitution score is increased by 2, Wisdom by 1. Possess the ability to breathe both air and water. Resistance to acid damage.Breath Underwater
The Acheron can both breath above and under-water. Being born from a river god, this comes innately.
Water's Pulse
When an Acheron has matured enough (reached the 5th level), they will have learned how to innately Control Water. They gain the ability to use the spell Control Water.
Ability Score Increase
Constitution score is increased by 2, Wisdom by 1.
Immunity to Acid
Immune to magical or natural acid damage.
River's Whisper
At base level this race knows the shape water cantrip.
Abyssal Acheron
While the majority of acheron hold traits similar to that of Tethys, there are some that take more after Oceanus. These reside within the depths of the oceans and seas of each plane, living within the currents of those rivers and currents that flow far beneath the roiling waves. It is very rare for them to ever come to the surface, let alone step upon solid ground. Their vision is adjusted to the low light of the deep seas, and their bodies are able to sustain the crushing pressure. They hold no ill will to surface dwellers, they seek only to be left alone. They are almost always chaotic neutral or true neutral.
Age, Hair, Skin, Eyes, Height, and Weight are all determined by the birth parents. The traits given by a river god vary, but normally they are covered in water droplets like sea spray. They smell reminiscently of a the seaside. Their eyes are double-lidded, and reflect their non-deity parent. The skin usually has variable hues of blue, green, or grey, but can also be a deep charcoal so they are harder to discern in the dark water. But it can closely resemble their other parents as well.
Darkvision
Since the abyssal acheron do not venture very often to the surface their eyesight is adjusted to the darkness where they live.
Bio-luminescence
Over time the abyssal acheron have developed a bio-luminescence akin to that of other deep-sea life. It is most commonly active when they are in the company of fellow acheron as a sign of kinship. It emits a faint glow that emanates around them up to a distance of 10-feet. However when threatened or wishing to intimidate, their bio-luminescence will flare up and shift from more neutral or soothing tones to deep and dangerous ones.
Immunity to Force
The Abyssal Acheron are born and raised at depths of the oceans and seas that they develop an immunity to the crushing forces of pressure. Granted immunity to all types of force.
Infernal Acheron
Born of the river Phlegethon, which roils with flame and flows into the depths of Tartarus. These Acherons are borne as guardians of the entrance to Tartarus, never allowing those inmates bold enough to venture beyond its yawning mouth to go any farther. They hold no compassion nor kindness in their glittering eyes of obsidian, nor their hearts of basalt and iron. Their alignment is either chaotic neutral or Lawful evil. Not an unjust evil, but rather devoid of the ability to act from a place of kindness or good. They are children of chaos, punishing those who act out of true evil intentions harming the natural balance.
Age, Hair, Skin, Eyes, Height, and Weight are all determined by the birth parents. The traits given by a river god vary, but normally they have steam rising from their skin. They smell reminiscently of sulfur like a hot spring. Their eyes are double-lidded, and reflect their non-deity parent or are a deep black or brown. The skin usually has variable hues of pale orange, grey, milky white, or green like mineral deposits in hot springs. But it can closely resemble their other parents as well.
Ability Score Increase
Your Intelligence score is increased by 1.
Darkvision
The Infernal Acheron has the ability to see in the dark up to 150 feet due to their necessity of observing inmates approaching from the depths of Tartarus.
Blindsight
Because the creature is not hindered by visual sight while using Blindsight, they are able to sense creatures who are invisible or within magical darkness.
Immune to Fire
The Infernal Acheron being born of fire are immune to its damaging effects, this applies to both magical flame and natural.
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