Homebrew Dhampir Species Details

Physical Description

While they seem more or less human, many dhampirs have pale skin and dark hair. At birth they resemble stillborns, but they do have a very faint heartbeat. Most even possess sharpened teeth or claws, reminders of their undead heritage. They feed the same way as humans do but have problems being out in the sun. Their looks are human too, though they are described as being more graceful in appearance than humans. They are not as powerful as vampires but are instead granted the gift of not needing to feed on others.

Dhampirs appear tall and sturdy while also having graceful features and a slender appearance which belies their unnatural strength.

History

Being the offspring of a vampire and a human parent, the dhampir are usually the children of a tragic romance... or something much more sinister. This causes them to search their reason for being created or in some cases join or hunt their immortal parent for answers.

Society

Dhampirs normally live a solitary lifestyle, feared, shunned, and even hunted by other races. Because of this, a great number of dhampirs reject their vampiric heritage. Few, if any, can even stand the presence of a vampire. They are famed for their ability to not only hunt vampires, but also other mythical beings. Most are driven and stubborn, yet strangely charismatic. But yet again there is a group who are willing to help and protect their undead relatives and be their guard. This is presumably because of their ability to move in the sun which makes them excellent followers for vampires.

Dhampir Names

Dhampirs tend to use human naming conventions.

Dhampir Traits

A dhampir is a creature that is the result of a union between a vampire and a human. Dhampirs are very shapely and comely. Their beauty is often compared to that of royalty. Dhampir powers are similar to those of vampires but without the usual weaknesses. They are a great danger to both enemies and friends, It is recommended to take extreme caution when dealing with them.

Sunlight Sensitivity

You have disadvantage on attack rolls and Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight when you, the target of the attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive is in direct sunlight. 

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution score increases by 2. 

Age

Dhampirs take twice as long as humans to reach maturity but live twice as long due to their diluted vampirism affecting their form. Most dhampirs reach adulthood in their late thirties and live around 200 years.

Alignment

As with humans, a dhampir's alignment is solely determined by the individual, though due to their unique heritage and the subsequent treatment by most of the world they easily fall to evil, and they also tend slightly toward chaotic alignments

Size

Dhampirs vary widely in height and build, from barely 5 feet to well over 6 feet tall. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Medium. 

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Bite

Your set of fangs is a natural weapon, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with it, you deal piercing damage equal to ld4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike. In addition, you may choose to spend one of your hit dice to drain blood from the creature. Add the hit dice + your Constitution modifier as additional necrotic damage to your Bite. You then recover hit points equal to the necrotic damage dealt. Once you spend a hit dice with this feature, you cannot do so again until you finish a long rest. 

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Aarakocra, and Auran.

Vampiric Resistance

You have resistance to necrotic damage.

Darkvision

Thanks to your vampiric 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.