Dragonturtleborn (5e Race)

Dragonturtleborn

Physical Description

Dragonturtleborn are big humanoid creatures who have a mix of a turtle and a dragon head. Some of them have a Sahuagin-like fin on top of it. Their large turtle beak is strong enough to break bones, while their shell protects them from attacks. Their tail and webbed fingers grant them similar mobility to fish when they're underwater. The shell they carry around with them is heavy and has barb-like spikes, that are not sharp.

History

The past of the Dragonturtleborn is relatively unknown. We don't know if a dragon god or the Dragonturtles themselves were responsible for their creation, but what we know is that they inherited the best abilities of their maybe-ancestors. There aren't many of them that show themselves to any society that is not their own. Legends say that an ancient Dragonturtle ascended into godhood, but nobody knows how, and then created the Dragonturtleborns. There is however no proof for this legend, as there have been no sightings or contacts with this alleged god. A few Dragonturtleborn, along with other explorers formed a religious group that believes in this god who they refer to as "Leviathan" (if you want to be a cleric of Leviathan ask your DM if Leviathan could be a god in the world your playing in) and are constantly trying to find him.

There is also one Dragonturtleborn in history of notable importance. Her name was Itzal. She fought in many wars in which everytime her side won except in her last battle where she died fighting an iron golem from the enemys army (This part leaves her role open to you/your DM).

Society

Dragonturtleborn societies are not often seen by outsiders as they are hidden on islands and underwater far away from land. But we have information gathered by outsiders who stumbled upon a Dragonturtleborn city or village. From what we know they build most of their houses underwater and just have a few buildings on islands which are always nearby one of their cities. They are mostly very hospitable and treat guests with respect, but don't want them to stay long. They don't really have a hierarchy system. They decide most important choices in a meeting with every citizen of the town, as their societies are never big. Every member contributes their part to the town like hunting or gathering herbs. Most of them speak only Draconic and/or Aquan but the ones who live in other parts of the world often speak common.

Dragonturtleborn Names

Male: Ghelet, Harend, Ertra, Binzul, Taw, Heez

Female: Itzal, Ratischa, Houra, Dera, Nitz, Unim

Dragonturtleborn Traits

Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2 and your Constitution score increases by 1.
Age. Dragonturtleborn mature like normal Dragonborn at around 15 years old, but live longer than them and can get about 150 years old.
Alignment. Most dragonturtleborn tend to a more neutral perspective of life, not bothering others in any way, just doing their own things.
Size. Dragonturtleborn are a bit bigger than humans ranging from 6 to about 8 feet tall.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 25 feet. Your swimming speed is 30 feet
Darkvision. 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.
Amphibious. You can breathe air and in water
Used to hot temperatures. You are resistant against fire damage
Bite. As an action you can perform an unarmed strike with your beak. On a hit it deals 1d6+ your strength modifier piercing damage.
Steam breath. As an action you can exhale a cloud of steam which covers a sphere with a 10 foot radius. Every creature that begins or ends their turn in the sphere needs to make a Constitution saving throw (The DC equals 8 + your Constitution modifier + your proficiency bonus). On a failed save they take 1d6 fire damage or half as much on a succeded one. The cloud vanishes at the start of your next turn and you are not affected by it. Magical wind can destroy the cloud. You can't use this feature again until finishing a short or long rest. At 6th level the cloud deals 2d6 damage, 3d6 at 11th level and 4d6 at 16th level. At 6th level the cloud has a 20 foot radius and a 25 foot radius at 16th level. At 11th level the cloud stays 3 turns until it vanishes.
Turtle shell. your base Ac is 12 + your dexterity modifier. You can wear special made armor over your shell, but while wearing armor you don't get a bonus from your shell.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and either Draconic or Aquan (your choice).

Random Height and Weight

Base Height	Height Modifier*	Base Weight	Weight Modifier**
6'4′ ''	+2d8 inches	200 lb.	× (2d6) lb.
*Height = base height + height modifier **Weight = base weight + (height modifier × weight modifier)

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