Heart Born (5e Race)
Heart Born[edit]
Heart Born are a race related to a game I am currently making and the dnd campaign revolving around it and its world. I will not be disclosing the name of the game for fear of losing the ability to trademark it. Heart Born is a quite literal name referring to entities born from the heart of all mana in the world. As such they are highly attuned to mana and connected to the inner workings of their world.
Physical Description[edit]
Heart Born don't have a set appearance except that they all look humanoid. They can take on aspects of any common race, or even exotic races such as Satyrs, Arakocra, Genasi, Triton, and Tabaxi. The only physical difference is that your veins, any hair you have, and your blood all match the color of whatever mana you were born from. Those born from mana dense volcanoes have scarlet hair and blood that shows red through their veins, or Icy blue for those born from mana surges in snow storms. A sickening green for those who came into the world sitting in a bog of acid. Black for those born in the darkest parts of the world where the mana of evil forces runs rampant. There's a lightning variant that has white hair and blood too but I can't think of something to write for that.
History[edit]
Heart Born have existed for as long as there has been mana. Often born of mana surges, they've often been viewed as bringers of ruin and natural disaster. However, people now no longer believe this as they have little to no advantages over even the plain and drab humans other than being used to areas of dense mana. Mana is wild and uncontrollable. It can be manipulated for magic but never mastered, even by gods. As such every attempt at artificially creating a Mana Born has completely failed, and once an attempt to do so ended in a massive explosion that the world has only recently fully recovered from.
Society[edit]
It is unknown if there is any society of Heart Born, and they can be found fitting in with the rest of the world. They tend to fit in with whatever race they resemble. Heart Born aren't born all the time, but they aren't an uncommon occurrence in their home plane.
Heart Born Names[edit]
Heart Born names vary drastically depending on which culture they've adapted to, some tending to take names belonging to the race they resemble. Others will sometimes pick a name based on a root relating to the element they were born to.
Male: Igneal, Frigtz, Fulgris, Teneddie, Marcidum
Female: Izznis, Friget, Lealagrum, Brisket, Aciealia
Heart Born Traits[edit]
Born of Mana you are hardy and adept at surviving harsh environments
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 2 and your Wisdom score increases by 1.
Age. You do not physically age and will not die of old age. Your physical age can appear to be anywhere from 8 to 60 in human terms. Heart Born also do not have a reproductive maturity.
Alignment. This is completely up to you! Heart Born have seemingly random personalities, but do have a tendency towards chaoticness and adventuring.
Size. Varying from about 3 feet to 7 feet, Heart born can be either small or medium depending on the physical age and race of your character.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Mana Vision. Your sight doesn't rely on light but rather the movement of mana and works like tremor sense but you can see flying creatures too, and you can see just as well in darkness as you can in bright light. However, the spells that create light or darkness can blind you if you fail a DC 13 con check.
Attuned to Mana. You gain proficiency in survival and you have advantage on arcana checks.
Mana Flight. You can channel amounts of mana around you to levitate temporarily. You can gain a flight speed of 10 ft as either a reaction or free action 4 times a day. It's not always useful, but it'll save you in a pinch.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Primordial.
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