Dragonborn

The children of Dragons

Base Racial Traits

Ability Score Modifiers: (+2 Strength, +2 Charisma) Dragonborn are strong and charismatic, owing to their Draconic heritage.
Size: Dragonborn are medium-sized, and gain no penalties or benefits because of it.
Type: Dragonborn count as Dragons, and gain all the associated benefits.
Speed: Dragonborn have 30ft of movement.
Vision: Due to their Draconic Nature, Dragonborn have 60ft of darkvision and Low-Light vision.
Languages: Dragonborn start speaking both Common and Draconic. Dragonborn with high INT may choose from the following languages: (Dwarven, Elven, Old Dwarven, Necril, Maeish, and Sylvan)
Draconic Affinity: Dragonborn carry the blood of true dragons within them, and Dragonborn sorcerers with the Draconic bloodline treat their Charisma score as 2 points higher for all sorcerer spells and class abilities. Dragonborn spellcasters with the Scalykind domain use their domain powers and spells at +1 caster level.
Breath Weapon: See Table and Description Below.

Draconic Ancestry Table:

Choose from the above Ancestries. The Breath weapon of the Dragonborn is determined accordingly, and influences the color of your scales(skin). Once selected, it cannot be changed.
Once every 1d8 rounds, as a standard action, members of this race can make a supernatural breath weapon attack that deals 3d6 points of the damage type chosen in the area chosen at first level. At 8th level, the damage increase to 4d6, and at 16th, it increases to 5d6. All creatures within the affected area must make an appropriate saving throw to avoid taking damage. The save DC against this breath weapon is 10 + 1/2 HD + the user’s Constitution modifier. Those who succeed at the save take half damage from the attack.

Draconic Resistance: Dragonborn have an innate resistance to the damage type of their ancestry, and gain Resistance 5 to it.
A Legacy of Hatred: Though the Dragons are long gone from the world, the Dragonborn still feel the fury that burns within their blood towards humanity, remnants of their true dragon ancestor's eternal grudge against the High Humans that has since passed down to their children. Dragonborn gain hatred against Humanoids of the Human subtype, gaining +2 to attack rolls against such creatures.

Race Flavor:

A race said to have been descendants of the mysterious and powerful dragons, the Dragonborn are a race treated with superstition in the current age, where Dragons have vanished almost entirely, their mere existence a reminder of the once great beasts. They are nearly as varied and widespread as humankind, though their kind are mostly found in the Great Southern Desert in large, tight-knight villages and communities, as well as the Spineshatter Canyon in the eastern lands, the arid, blistering weather, incredible heat, and inhospitable terrain giving them all the solitude they desire. They can also be found infrequently in the higher climes of the world, including the various mountains and mountain ranges in small tribes wishing nothing but solitude from the world that is so fearful and superstitious of them. Their Draconic heritage giving them great might, they are fearsome warriors and prodigious scholars, their Draconic blood lending them immense arcane and physical might. A proud, defiant people, the Dragonborn are normally welcoming of outsiders and live with their heads held high, though they are known to be high-handed at the best of times, and outright haughty at the worst, their cocky nature meaning most give them wide berths or the respect they deserve.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Dragonborn have an anatomy that resembles that of normal humanoids, with two arms and two legs attached to a central torso with a head locatop atop the torso...but their bodies are covered in scales, their hearts beat with powerful magic and are pierced by small crystal growths, and their blood runs thick with the power of arcane magic, owing to their Draconic heritage. They have a mostly normal anatomy, though supercharged through the lens of their draconic ancestry; Dragonborn have the same internal organ structure as humans, but theirs functions at a level only humans that have trained for years to reach the peak physical condition for their species can hope to match.
Their bodies function so well Dragonborn can last nearly four times as long exerting physical effort before they get tired, their bodies process food much quicker and their metabolisms are much more hyperactive such that it is quite hard for them to get fat, and they have a much stronger natural affinity to magic as well. For good reason, they are often referred to as "Humans 2.0", though it is a term many resent.

Biological Traits

Dragonborn are unique creatures, and possess the biology of ancient True Dragons mixed with that of humanity...like Dragons, they have powerful hearts that are covered in mana crystals, their blood boils with magical power, and their scales are regal and imposing. Their hearts, with age and luck, can grow to completely resemble those of True Dragons and become solid chunks of crystal, their blood literally boiling with elemental power as their powerful crystal hearts slow their aging, empower their resistances, and make them stronger and healthier.
Their lungs also double as powerful elemental bellows that allow them to channel the element of their ancestry.

Genetics and Reproduction

Dragonborn reproduce through sexual reproduction but rather than birthing live young Female Dragonborn instead lay clutches of Eggs, often single eggs at a time though sometimes Double, Triple or rarely more clutches of Eggs are not unheard of. Female dragonborns generally carry their eggs for anywhere between 8-12 weeks, at which point they lay them in clutches for them to emerge from the eggs some time later.

Growth Rate & Stages

Once hatched from their eggs, Dragonborn grow to maturity alarmingly quick and grow to full adulthood in as little as 2-4 years, a fact which can surprise many non-dragonborn when they learn the age of the Dragonborn they stand before.
Once they have reached adulthood, Dragonborn reach middle age around 120 years old, reach old around age 170, and become venerably around age 220 and die shortly thereafter. To facilitate their incredibly rapid growth to adulthood, Dragonborn undergo a "Genetic Link" with their mothers while they carry their eggs inside of them, linking to their mother and learning memories, experiences, and knowledge directly from their mother's genetics and brain, in a process that hearkens back to their Draconic Ancestry, leftover as a legacy from their True Dragon Ancestors.

Ecology and Habitats

Dragonborn are often found in extremely arid and warm environment such as deserts, though they can be found at high altitudes near temperate areas as well. They are somewhat cold-blooded creatures and thus are much more susceptible to cold climates, though certain Draconic Ancestries can negate this weakness, such as White Scaled Dragonborn. On the large, however, they are creatures who crave warmth and heat to stay warm themselves, so are most commonly found in the arid deserts and badlands of the world or in other arid locations such as in some mountain ranges bordering deserts, or in temperate zones.

Dietary Needs and Habits

Dragonborn are omnivores, though much like ancient True Dragons they prefer the taste of live flesh and/or prey, and possess a strong hunter's instinct.

Biological Cycle

Dragonborn, as they age, find their scales and horns growing and growing into very regal and intimidating styles, their bodies growing more colorful and their scales and horns growing more and more pronounced. Their "hair" tends to get longer and longer, their muscle mass begins to decrease, and the bellows that dwell in their lungs to power their breath weapons can become dim and hard to utilize.

Additional Information

Uses, Products & Exploitation

The scales, heart, eyes, and blood of an old Dragonborn is worth its weight in gold, much like True Dragons themselves, and is coveted by many for a variety of reasons.

Facial characteristics

Dragonborn faces are scaly and proud, with long snouts, and long tendrils that resemble "Hair" or "whiskers" that drape off of their faces as strange facial hair analogues. Their faces are bony, scaly, and are often very regal and imposing thanks to their scaley hides.

Geographic Origin and Distribution

Dragonborn are most commonly found in the desert or in the mountains, but can be found uncommonly in most any non-cold climate.

Average Intelligence

Owing to their Draconic Ancestry, Dragonborn are extremely intelligent creatures due to their longer lifespans and ability to "learn" from the genetics of their mothers and read the memories other creatures store within their bodies, as well as possessing a natural predisposition for magic and intellect.

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Dragonborn have exceptionally sharp senses thanks to their Draconic Heritage, and not only possess extremely keen mundane senses but can see four times as far in conditions of low light, can see in the dark, and more.

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

Dragonborn names differ depending on their place of origin. For the Dragonborn who reside within the deserts and arid locales of the world, their names tend to lean towards Middle-Eastern and Arabic names with sharp, biting intonations, while the mountain-dwelling Dragonborn generally tend to have long, flowing names that resemble descriptions of themselves or their deeds that, at their longest, take up to several minutes to pronounce. To these Mountain-Dragonborn, their names reflect their entire lives and legacies, and the longer one's name, the more honor it carries. As such, Mountain Dragonborn names have less Male-Female distinction.
Desert Dragonborn:
Male: Ashir, Suleiman, Razim, Rashir, Habib-al-ashid, Abdul, Altair, Ahmad, etc...
Female: Aishah, Areta, Abra, Manara, Mulek, Jamila, Jaydra, Farrah, etc...
Mountain Dragonborn:
Male: Born-Among-Clouds, Burns-With-Courage, Stable-Upon-Stone, Slayer-of-beasts-upon-plains-and-amongst-skies-of-blue, Holds-Many-Grudges, Grand-Ruler-Of-Mountains-Sea-And-Sky, Speaks-With-Presence, Fights-Like-Mad-Warrior, etc...
Female: Mother-of-many, Crusher-of-Skulls, Layer-Of-Countless-Warriors, Picker-of-Locks, Hides-In-Shadow, Heart-of-lightning, etc...

History

Dragonborn can trace their history all the way back to the Age of Scales, where the High Lamia created them artificially in labs using the genetic material from True Dragons and that of their great rivals, the Humans, to be their lieutenants, elite shocktroopers, and lovers.
Having been created by the High Lamia, Dragonborn faced much persecution, racism, and injustice following the downfall of the High Lamia and The Aenorian Empire at having been created by the Empire which nearly conquered the entire world and enslaved them, they nonetheless pulled through and have, in the years since the Empire's fall, spread across Corexus and all of Ea and become their own people.

Alternate Racial Trait List:
Dragonborn Alternate Racial Traits

Racial Feat List:
Dragonborn Racial Feats

Origin/Ancestry

High Lamia(Creators)

Lifespan

220 Years

Conservation Status

Dragonborn are plentiful and numerous, and require no conservation.

Average Height

1.6 - 2.2 Meters

Average Weight

60 - 95kg

Average Physique

Dragonborn can vary wildly in appearance and physique, much like Humans. They are often moderately tall but can range from short to tall, stocky to thin, and have a great amount of variance in how they can appear.

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

Dragonborn bodies can vary wildly in color as a result of thier ancestry, from black to white, to red, green, or any other metallic or chromatic color.

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