You are still not quite sure how it happened. You were swimming in a pond near your village and decided to try and reach the bottom. The pond was much deeper than you expected and then suddenly, you broke the surface despite only swimming down. You found yourself in a cave with a single tunnel. Trying to swim back the way you came, you discovered that the pool you were currently swimming in was quite shallow and completely closed off. With no other options, you headed down the tunnel. 

A short while later you entered another chamber with yet another pool of water. There was a light pink glow coming from deep within the pool and you found yourself unable to resist diving in to get a better look. As you swam deeper into the dark waters of the pool, towards the glow, you realized with shock that you could breathe just like on land. There were small creatures living in the pool but they were never close enough to get a good look. You approached the glow, which was coming from an underwater cave. As you neared the cave entrance a rush of movement caused you to swim back a few feet in shock. An enormous creature swam out from the cave and positioned itself to look upon you. 

The creature was incredibly large, making you look like an ant in comparison. It was light pink in color and had a similar appearance to the salamanders you would catch and keep as pets when you were a child. This creature however had strange pink branchlike appendages on its neck and was like nothing you had ever heard of.  Suddenly you realized that the other creatures you had noticed while swimming down were much smaller versions of this creature however most were a blackish color. 

The creature looked directly at you and you felt like it was seeing more than just your physical form. Your very essence seemed to be being judged. After what felt like hours, the being seemed to nod and its tail came forward and touched your head. You blacked out and awoke on the shore of the pond. You realized that you had similar appendages on your neck to those of the creature or being you had encountered as well as instinctual knowledge that it had granted you power. Why? You do not know. But something tells you that you have gained its favor and will learn more in the future.

Expanded Spell List

The Ancient Axolotl lets you choose from an expanded list of spells when you learn a warlock spell. The following spells are added to the warlock spell list for you.

Ancient Axolotl Expanded Spells

Spell Level	Spells
1st	cure wounds, speak with animals
2nd	calm emotions, blur
3rd	water walk, revivify
4th	freedom of movement, control water
5th	cone of cold, commune with nature

Axolotl Gills

Starting at 1st level, has gifted you with the ability to breathe underwater. You gain a fully function set of external gills on your neck in addition to your lungs and can now breathe underwater without issue. 

Axolotl Regeneration

Starting at 6th level, you can channel the energy of your patron and heal yourself for HP equal to three times your character level. This healing can even partially regenerate lost limbs or damaged organs.

Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest.

Toxic Skin

Starting at 10th level, your patron has further altered your body to be more like its own. Your skin and hair take on the colors of your patron and you gain the ability to secrete a toxic film from your skin which can be used as a defense and a weapon. As a reaction you can cause an enemy that attacks you to take 2d6 poison damage. You can also apply it to a weapon 3 times per short rest for 2d6 poison damage on your next attack.

This damage increases to 4d6 at level 16.

Calm Mind Calm Body

Starting at 14th level, you gain the mindset and bodily functions of an Axolotl. You no longer need to eat daily and are immune to spells that manipulate the mind. 

You also gain the effects of a long rest by taking a short rest.