Homebrew Displacer Species Details

Originally enslaved by the unseely court, displacer beast were thought to be no better than a pet or a guard. When the displacers managed to escape the court, they roamed the land causing chaos wherever they went. After they left captivity, blink dogs were sent out to track and drive the beast out of the Fey wild and into the material plane. As displacer‘s began to appear outside of the Feywild, they began to learn from the other races they encountered. It became clear their intelligence have been vastly underestimated by their captors. 

Although a large number of them still hold a large amount of anger and resentment from years of being mistreated, many displacers have found their own path and can be found in any alignment, however, most lean chaotic. 

Displacers are a feline like race, usually covered in bluish-black fur, though reports of some showing markings and other dark colors have been heard. Overtime, they have begun to adapt to a more upright way of walking, however it is very tiresome for them still and most choose to walk on all fours. When they do walk upright, it is usually with a hunched over stance. All have 6 legs, or two legs and 4 arms if standing upright. The have two large tentacles on their backs that they use as conduits for their Illusion Magic.

Displacer Traits

Darkvision, Displacer Magic, Multiattack, Tooth and Claw

Dark vision

You have a cat’s keen senses, especially in the dark. 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.

Displacer Magic

You know the minor illusion cantrip.

Starting at 3rd level, you can cast the silent image spell with this trait. Starting at 5th level, you can also cast the blur spell with this trait. Once you cast silent image or blur with this trait, you can’t cast that spell with it again until you finish a long rest. You can also cast either of those spells using any spell slots you have of the appropriate level.

Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells when you cast them with this trait (choose when you select this race).

Multi attack

Can make two attacks with claws

Tooth and Claw

Your fanged maw and sharp claws are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with it, your Bite deals Piercing damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier; and your Claws deal Slashing equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifer, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

Languages

Time in the unseely court has taught most Displacers Sylvan, however if you wish for them to have learned a different language you may choose something else. Time in the material plain among other races has taught them common