The vetachi are a cursed people, children of the furies, they are bound to emotions, forced to feed from raw emotional energy they are often seen as omens of death or worse, and because of this often live a solitary life. Though their kind have split forth from their ancestors, much of their ancestral bonds still remain, giving them strength, yes, but also cursing them with the same fate as their forebears. Vetachi's come in many forms, yet all seem to carry with them the same rhythmic energy that their ancestors held, able to call upon their vetachi song to bewilder, ensnare, and devour those that hear it.
Vetachi are often human-like in appearance, with strange features shifting their shape depending on their sub-ancestry; all vetachi have large, snake-like eyes, while the harpies have feathered wings, the sirens have webbed hands and feet with an oft-blue or green tinged hue to their skin, and the gorgons have hair of living snakes that coil and writhe around.
5e Racial Stats
- Ability Score Racial Traits: A vetachi increases their Charisma score by 2.
- Type: Vetachi are humanoids with the fey subtype.
- Size: Vetachi are medium.
- Speed: Vetachi have a base speed of 30ft.
- Languages: You can speak, read, and write Common and Necril.
Darkvision (x) (Ex)
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.
Emotional Sustenance (x) (Su)
You hunger not for food like most humanoids, but raw emotional energy derived from an emotion tied to your ancestry. You can use this hunger to manipulate your desired emotion within others, calling to them with a song that entrances the mind and steals from your victims the emotional energy that feeds your soul.
Whenever you would use your Vetachi Song ability, you can draw sustenance from a target creature afflicted by your song. As a bonus action, you drain away the emotion tied to your ancestry and feed your hunger, you gain a number of Temporary Hit Points equal to 5 multiplied by your Proficiency bonus, these Temporary Hit Points remain until you complete a long rest or they are expended. You can use this ability once, regaining its use after completing a Long Rest.
Feeding in this way sustains you as if you had fed for the day; you still require drink as normal, but do not otherwise gain sustenance from food. Additionally, you can feed from those willingly or unknowingly offering up your desired emotions, doing so takes a Short Rest as you slowly drain away the emotional energy, feeding from it.
Vetachi Song (2) (Su)
Your ancestral ties to the furies have awoken within your physiology a greater capacity for song and lyrical fluency. You gain Proficiency in the Performance skill. You can project your song further than others naturally could; if you so desire your song can be heard up to 300 feet away without issue, though only those in range may be impaired by its effects.
Additionally, you can as an Action, produce your vetachi song with greater force, one creature of your choice within 100 feet, or all creatures of your choice within 20 feet must make a Charisma saving throw against a DC of 8 + your Proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier, or suffer from the condition tied to your Ancestral Hunger feature. This condition remains for 1 minute. A creature suffering from this condition receives a new save to end this condition early at the start of each of their turns. You can use this feature a number of times equal to half of your Proficiency bonus, regaining spent uses after completing a Long Rest.
Vetachi Subrace
Gorgon
- Ability Score Racial Traits: The gorgon increases one ability score of their choice, other than Charisma, by 2.
Ancestral Hunger (x) (Su)
Your ancestral ties have awoken in you a hunger for sorrow and love, these two emotions are what fuel your Emotional Sustenance, and it is from these two emotions that you draw your power from. When producing your Vetachi Song, you can choose to either cause those afflicted to suffer from the Doomed or Charmed condition.
Fast (1) (Ex)
Your connection to earth and your ancestors has gifted you with improved agility and momentum. Your base speed is increased by 10 feet.
Halting Gaze (2) (Su)
Like with your ancestors, your gaze can still the hearts of those who stare into your eyes. As a bonus action, one creature that can see you that is within 60 feet must make a Charisma saving throw, against your Vetachi Song save DC, or suffer from the Restrained condition for 1 minute, gaining a new save to end this condition early at the end of each of their turns. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Proficiency bonus, regaining its uses after you complete a Long Rest.
Serpentine Hair (1) (Ex)
Your hair is that of many coiling serpents that both defend you from attack and help guide you along your path. You require an additional aggressor to be considered Surrounded or Flanked. Additionally, whenever you would be attacked in melee, you can as a Reaction, have your snakes lash out towards your attacker; your attacker must make a Constitution saving throw against your Vetachi Song save DC or suffer 1d6 + your Proficiency bonus Poison damage.
Harpy
- Ability Score Racial Traits: The harpy increases one ability score of their choice, other than Charisma, by 2.
Ancestral Hunger (x) (Su)
Your ancestral ties have awoken in you a hunger for fear and joy, these two emotions are what fuel your Emotional Sustenance, and it is from these two emotions that you draw your power from. When producing your Vetachi Song, you can choose to either cause those afflicted to suffer from the Shakened or Drunk condition.
Flight (2) (Ex)
You have large wings sticking out of your back that, when fully extended outwards, give you a wingspan equal to twice your height. All armor and back accessories must be tailored to accommodate your wings. You have a flying speed of 50 feet. In order to fly, you cannot be over-encumbered or wearing medium or heavy armor.
Joyous Council (1) (Su)
Your connection to joy and happiness have fueled your soul, instilling you with hope when no hope can be found. You know the guidance cantrip and cast the Bless spell once with this trait, regaining the ability to do so upon completing a Long Rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells. Additionally, any Morale effect that you are subjected to has its duration is increased by 1 round.
Lost Despair (1) (Su)
Your deep connection to fear the loss of hope has granted you resistance to its effects when used against you. You have Advantage on saves made against Fear-effects, and the duration of any Fear-based effect afflicting you is halved, rounding up to the nearest whole round.
Siren
- Ability Score Racial Traits: The siren increases one ability score of their choice, other than Charisma, by 2.
Amphibious (2) (Ex)
You can breathe air and water.
Ancestral Hunger (x) (Su)
Your ancestral ties have awoken in you a hunger for lust and anger, these two emotions are what fuel your Emotional Sustenance, and it is from these two emotions that you draw your power from. When producing your Vetachi Song, you can choose to either cause those afflicted to suffer from the Charmed or Antagonized condition.
Sea Singer (1) (Su)
Your voice, like that of the merfolk is that of legends, you have honed this art into your spellcasting. You increase the DC of any verbal component mind-affecting spell that you cast by 1.
Strong Swimmer (1) (Ex)
Your webbed appendages have granted you a greater ability to swim and maneuver beneath the waves, you gain a swim speed of 50 feet.
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