Scourgeborne (5e Race)

Scourgeborne

Serpentine bodies are really common among the history, on creatures such as wurms, snakes and many others. Some of the astronomical and horrible power of these creatures are shed as though it were old skin. Under strange nights of starless skies, a speck of that power falls onto some unfortunate pregnant people, making their child grow a abnormal tail...

Scourge Tail

Scourgebornes are identified by their strange, aberrant tails. The rest of their bodies are usually humanoid, some with elven traits as well. Their tails are actually a vestige of the original serpentine bodies that contributed to their birth. However, due to their mixed blood, all that remains are these alien tails that resemble nothing of a typical sight. They are largely useless, used only to identify scourgebornes. Needless to say, these tails are often a source of shame and mockery. Many scourgebornes will opt for clothing that hides it, usually employing long, dragging robes. They are unable to remove it, however, as it is supposedly fatal.

Scourges, The People of Long

The Scourges are great celestial beings with serpentine bodies, beings who can eat whole universes as if they were a water molecule. When they move, their essence falls, and sometimes it impregnates human or elves fetuses, making them scourgebornes. This power imparted to the babies is not lost but rather runs rampant, speeding up their development often so they become powerful by the age they are teenagers. However, this rapid development merely leads to tragedy, as the premature mind and body often cannot accommodate this strange power for long. Most scourgebornes are painfully disintegrated into dust before they reach adulthood as a result. Given the mysterious nature of the Scourges, few monastic traditions or disciplined orders of warriors are able to train scourgebornes to contain their power and prolong their lives.

Devourers

Being born largely from human or elven offspring, scourgebornes retain much of their parent races' temperaments. However, the rampant power and growth spurred in them at young ages can make them rash or angry. They are notably implacable when hungry. This is believed to mirror the devouring aspect of the Scourges, who are beings that devour galaxies without feeling an ounce of satisfaction. Scourgebornes have this property as well, sort of. They are big eaters, able to eat as much as they want without much consequence. Needless to say, they sometimes draw the ire of people who mistake this for excellent metabolism.

Scourgeborne Names

Having come from human and elven upbringing, scourgebornes usually take on the names of the environment in which they were raised. Upon realizing their true nature or attaining higher powers, they may choose new names for themselves to better suit their tastes.

Male: Shura, Ur'Agath, Ian, Man'Tathos, Paltros

Female: Svenlyrra, Raginra, A'Dumeira, Dethene, Fel'Liost

Scourgeborne Traits

Changed humans and elves born with a tail, granted by a serpentine god.
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 2.
Age. Scourgebornes rarely live to see adulthood due to their ill-begotten powers. Most grow quickly to reach a mature body as of 15, but they rarely live to be even 50.
Alignment. Scourgebornes are driven by their power or hunger lust. But most of them are actually good people. They tend to be chaotic, sometimes neutrals, and are mostly good, with the neutral or evil exceptions existing.
Size. Scourgebornes are the the same height as their mother race. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your walking speed is 30 feet.
Devourer Blessing. Due to the blessing the Scourge gave to you at birth, you have advantage on saving throws against being harmed by something you ingest, and are immune to diseases.
Scourge Luck. Scourges are beings that can eat fate and bend it to their will. Whenever you roll a 1 on an attack roll, ability check, or saving throw, you can reroll the die. You must use the new result, even if it is a 1.
Languages. You can read, speak, and write Common and one other language of your choice, usually Celestial or Infernal.
Subrace. Choose from the Water, Hell, Storm, Divine, and Undead subraces.

Water

Water based Scourges are the swimmers of the multiverse, slithering between the universes. The scourgebornes birthed from their sheddings are known to be as aquatically adept as they are, with an azure light to their tails and eyes.

Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 1.
Swimmer. Your tail is the only useful one out of all scourgebornes, being able to help you swim. You have a swimming speed of 30 feet.
Water Affinity. You have resistance to acid damage. You can also breathe both air and water.

Hell

The hell Scourge is one of the most terrifying beings in the multiverse. It is an enormous creature that functions as a house for all sorts of horrible things. According to researchers, it is the home to all dead gods and demons, along with powerful demigods. Hell scourgebornes have properties derived from these squatters on their Scourge origin.

Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score increases by 1.
Devilish Build. You have resistance to fire damage. You also have eyes that can pierce the darkness. 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. Magical darkness doesn't affect your darkvision.

Storm

Storm Scourges throw universes in random direction, giving them energy and also making turmoil. Like their tumultuous Scourge origin, scourgebornes of storm embody that of tempestuous elements.

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 1.
Storm Resilience. You are a electric being. You have resistance to lightning and thunder damage.

Divine

The divine Scourge is the serpent of time and above. It never moves as long as it doesn´t need to, making divine scourgebornes the rarest of their kind, as it does not shed when it does not move. Scourgebornes of the divine origin have longer life expectancies than other subraces, being able to live often to their full lifespan.

Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 1.
Godly Purge. You are resistant to radiant damage, and have advantage against being charmed and frightened.

Undead

The undead Scourges, or Bone Serpents, are monsters made by the suffering created inside the Hell Scourge. They are made out of bones, and are the smallest of the Scourges. Undead scourgebornes have emaciated exteriors and messed up biologics that make them inured or unaffected by things that normally poison living creatures.

Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 1.
Undead Gift. You don't care if they try to kill you, you are almost undead anyways. You have immunity to poison damage and cannot be poisoned. You also have advantage against being frightened.

Random Height and Weight

Base Height	Height Modifier*	Base Weight	Weight Modifier**
4′ 9''	+2d10	140 lb.	× (1d8) lb.
*Height = base height + height modifier **Weight = base weight + (height modifier × weight modifier)

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