Yuki Onna (5e Race)

Yuki-Onna

The Snow Maiden. A spirit of compassion or vengeance? Let your enemies feel the cold sting of death or save the people through your mercy.

Physical Description

From the Gazu Hyakki by Toriyama Sekien

Yuki-Onna are beautiful, alluring, and almost phantom-like in their appearance. They are a female-only race, as their name translates to "Snow Woman". Yuki-Onna are derived from Japanese lore and myth, but they can be any ethnicity. They usually appear in more regal outfits (often a kimono) but any traditional dress can be seen. Their skin is always a pale, almost blue appearance, their eyes an attractive and electric bright blue. Yuki-Onnas' skin is cold to the touch, the temperature in which directly tying into their mood.

History

Yuki-Onna are a type of Yokai, a Japanese monster or cursed being. There are many ways for a Yuki-Onna to come into being. Yuki-Onna can be spirits of women, given new bodies to fulfill their purposes. They can also come into being from demons or even celestials. Others can simply come into the world as a child from the mother and father. Yuki-Onna are emotional creatures. Legends about them range greatly. Some hear the rumors of women sapping the life from strangers in a blizzard. Slowly sucking the life force from their victims and encasing their victims in a cold icy coffin. On the flip side there are Yuki-Onna who live in peace, in their mountain territory content to live out their days. Even more rarely some venture out into the world, mingling with the other races and even finding husbands.

Society

There is no real set society or code of law of Yuki-Onna. Due to their nature many tend to either venture out for exploration or stay in their own dark snow covered mountain. There are some very rare instants of Yuki-Onna forming a sort of clan but these are few and far between. Peoples options about Yuki-Onna tend to differ from person to person due to their nature as well. Some are excepting of them, because of their beautiful appearance and the stories they bring. Others dislike them due to the legends of attacks and disappearances. How justified they are depends on the area.

Yuki-Onna Names

Female: Yuki-Onna are creatures of Japanese origin. But any human name could work. Yuki, Kyōiku, Lotus, Kalt, Frío, Tōshō

Yuki-Onna Traits

Feminine humanoids with an affinity for snow and ice
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 1.
Age. Yuki-Onna reach maturity at the same time as humans but stop aging in their mid 20s. They can live for up to 1000 years.
Alignment. Yuki-Onna are largely emotional beings so any alignment is possible.
Size. Yuki-Onna vary widely in height and build, from barely 5 feet to well over 6 feet tall. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
The Freezing. You are extremely cold to the touch. As a bonus action, you can touch and freeze an area of water that fits within a 5-foot cube, provided there are no creatures in the water. This water unfreezes within 1 hour.
Cold Born. You have resistance against cold damage. You are also immune to the effects of Extreme Cold, per chapter 5 of the DMG, and are unaffected by difficult terrain caused by snow or ice.
Cold Affinity. You can manifest your cold abilities in a form of wrathful affinity. You know the ray of frost cantrip.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language of your choice.
Subrace. Yuki-Onna's emotions large effect what type of power they have: Choose a subrace between Compassionate and Vengeful.

Vengeful Yuki-Onna

Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 2
Hateful Ice. When you make an attack with a melee weapon, you can have the attack deal additional cold damage equal to 1d8 + your proficiency bonus on a hit. A creature hit with this damage has their movement speed reduced by 10 feet until the end of their next turn. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, regaining all use when you finish a long rest.
Fearless. You have advantage on saving throws against being frightened.

Compassionate Yuki-Onna

Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 2
Saving Frost. As an action, you can touch a creature within 5 feet of you and have them regain a number of hit points equal to 1d8 + your proficiency bonus. If they are poisoned, you can also cure the condition, provided it is not caused by magic. You regain use of this trait when you finish a short or long rest.
Loyal. You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed.

Random Height and Weight

Base Height	Height Modifier*	Base Weight	Weight Modifier**
4′ 9''	+2d10	90 lb.	× (2d4) lb.
*Height = base height + height modifier **Weight = base weight + (height modifier × weight modifier)

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