Grauel Kemono (5e Race)

Grauel Kemono

Physical Description

Standing over 7 feet tall on paw like feet Grauel Kemono are covered in short dark fur and thorn like vines grow from their back, which they can use as tentacles,and their skull is revealed, usually a dog or other carnivorous creature some which grow antlers or horns, with glowing and unblinking red eyes in the sockets of the skull.

History

Living in the Feywilds lives an old and unusual creature, The Unwanted One, as powerful as an Archfey, bleak and dreadful as a Shade monster from the Shadowfell, and as curious as a mortal child. All that is known about this creature is that he was born around the time when the borders between the Material Plan, Feywilds and the Shadowfell where extremely thin, so thin in fact you could walk through all three walking about a hundred yards in certain places, and from this period of time he was born. Due to his appearance and nature he earned the name The Unwanted One, he is considered to vibrant and creative in the Shadowfell, to bleak and corrupted to be accepted by the Fey courts including the Unseelie Courts, and a monstrosity in the Material Plane. As the borders between these realms thickened the ability to travel between these realms diminished and so The Unwanted One began to make his home in the Feywild secluded from any unwanted and even wanted guests from bothering him. So began a long and lonely time of thinking, so he decided to create a race as lonely and unwanted as himself. He kidnapped a human girl from the Material Plane to his home causing her to be soaked in the Fey magic of the Feywild and corrupted her soul with a shade from the Shadowfell and finally impregnated her, after nine months later four monstrous children were born, their mother died at childbirth, taking after their father's appearance and monstrosity, they ate their mothers remains. He sent two of his children to Shadowfell, one to the Material Plane and kept one with him.

Society

There are three societies of the Grauel Kemono one In the Feywilds, one in Shadowfell and one in the Material Plane. These creatures have no understanding of emotions of others or their own. They are awfully curious and are prone to being deceived all too often. Their population has spread a considerable amount through all three realms due to with whatever humanoid they breed with will always produce a Grauel Kemono. When first born they are capable of walking in a hour after birth but are considered wild and feral, attacking everything that isn’t it’s parents, it may even run away and not be seen again for some time. After ten to fifteen years they immediately are able to read and write Sylvan and whatever their other parents language is. There is one thing that all Grauel Kemono debate with each other, and that is the feeding of other intelligent races, some only eat those that already dead, others like to fatten up their meals before eating, and while others don’t eat intelligent races at all.

Grauel Kemono Names

Pending on which parent kept you as a child, depends on you name, if it was you Grauel Kemono they gave you a fey name, and if it was your other parent they may have given you a name based on their race or they may have not given you a name at all so you picked one.

Male: Willowsprite, Thorn, Cinderglade, Onyx

Female: Hemlock, Starfrost, Nettle, Honeyglow

Grauel Kemono Traits

Grauel Kemono are not attuned with their emotions or the emotions of others and are easily deceived, but make up for that with being quick and strong.
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength and Dexterity scores increase by 1.
Age. Mature between 10-15. It is unknown how old they can become, but it is known only to a few that the Unwanted One is at least 15000 years old.
Alignment. The younger ones are Chaotic, but as they mature they will become Lawful.
Size. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking 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.
Razor Fang. Your teeth are natural weapons, which you can use to make a bite attack. If you hit with them, you deal bludgeoning damage equal to 1d8 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.
Wild Thorns. You can use the thorn whip cantrip without the material, somatic and verbal cost. You can also treat the thorn whip cantrip like mage hand.
Languages. Sylvan and whatever the primary language of your other parent is.

Random Height and Weight

Base Height	Height Modifier*	Base Weight	Weight Modifier**
7′ 4''	+3d8	250 lb.	× (3d4) lb.
*Height = base height + height modifier **Weight = base weight + (height modifier × weight modifier)

Suggested Characteristics

When creating a Grauel Kemono character, you can use the following table) of traits, ideals, bonds and flaws to help flesh out your character. Use these table in addition to or in place of your background's characteristics.

d8	Personality Trait
1	My life is filled with dread, I will do the same to others.-align: Evil;
2	I shall protect those that need it, even if they see me as a monster.-align: Good;
3	I’m young, I’m free, I will do as I please!-align: Chaotic;
4	I’m too old to bother with fun, I still adventure, only if there is a reason to it.-align:Lawful;
5	I only want to understand people and myself that includes the good and the bad stuff.-align: Neutral;
6	I am looking for compassion, I’m looking for love.-align: Good;
7	I am looking for something, a home, my father or mother perhaps, my ancestor?-align: Neutral;
8	I live in seclusion to hone my body and my mind, emotions are just a distraction.-align: Lawful;

d6	Ideal
1	Everyone deserves to know the real me and the truth, no matter how scary it is.
2	Mercy, why should I show any, I was never given mercy.
3	Freedom is a gift I have and I will live for it.
4	Why should I bother? Nothing is worse than a waste of time and effort.
5	Kindness is a gift I seldom had. I will return it tenfold.
6	I highly value a logical approach to any situation.

d6	Flaw
1	I love the taste of flesh. “Smake, smake, smake. I could eat you up.”
2	I see myself as others better. “A king? Ahh! A mere popper compared to me.”
3	I stay away from those I don’t trust, and don’t make friends easily.
4	I’m compelled to do what my emotions tell me.
5	I tend to stare at others when they interest me.
6	I’m still a child under my terrible form.

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