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Nightspawn - New Race Option (Premium Supplement)
🕑 Added 2023-08-21 21:00:25 +0000 UTCNightspawn have slender, elongated bodies with sharp facial features. Their hair, often flowing and long, comes in varying shades of blue, silver, and sometimes even deep purple. Males and females alike tend to have intricate moon and star tattoos, which are symbols of significant life events or achievements.
Culture:The Nightspawn society revolves around lunar observatories and grand libraries where they document the world's secrets, celestial events, and their own histories. They worship lunar deities and believe in the sacred dance of stars. They have a matriarchal society, and their moon acolyte play pivotal roles in spiritual and societal matters.
Traditions of the Nightspawn:
- Moon's Embrace: A monthly ritual where they commune with the moon, drawing strength and insights.
- Stellar Voyage: A rite of passage where young Nightspawn astrally project to study the stars up close, seeking guidance for their future.
- Nocturnal Waltz: In the heart of the night, they dance under the stars, celebrating their connection with the cosmos.
- Eclipse's Silence: During lunar eclipses, Nightspawn meditate, reflecting on balance and change.
Names
Nightspawn names often echo the mysteries of the night, the celestial bodies, and the ancient secrets of the shadowed realms.
Male Names:
- Lunor: A reference to the moon, which holds great significance for the Nightspawn.
- Umbran: Embodying the depths of darkness and shadow.
- Celestos: Reflecting the vastness and wonder of the celestial heavens.
- Noctus: Representing the essence of night, when the Nightspawn feel most alive.
Female Names:
- Selentia: Inspired by the silvery glow of the moonlight.
- Astraelle: A name that hints at the starry expanse above.
- Nyxara: Paying tribute to the deity of night in ancient mythologies.
- Tenebria: Embodying the enchanting allure of twilight and dusk.
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Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Intelligence score increases by 1.
Age. Nightspawn mature at the same rate as humans, but they live up to 750 years, their life force intrinsically connected to the lunar cycles.
Alignment. Many Nightspawn have a neutral alignment, given their role as guardians of balance. However, there are exceptions across the spectrum.
Size. Nightspawn range from 5 to over 6 feet tall. Their slender builds weigh between 100 to 180 pounds. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Superior Darkvision. Accustomed to the night, you can see in dim light within 120 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.
Moonlit Grace. You have advantage on Acrobatics checks.
Lunar Blessing. Once per long rest, you can use a bonus action to heal yourself or an ally you touch for hit points equal to your proficiency bonus.
Eyes on the Horizon. As an action, you can emit a soft light in a 10-foot radius, turning dim light into bright light. This lasts for 1 hour.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Lunarian, the ancient tongue of the Nightspawn.
