Dragonborn

Normally born of a dragons influence, as their name proclaims, the Dragonborn walk proudly through a world that greets them with fearful incomprehension. The dragonborn are a divided people, with the chromatic and the metallic dragonborn fighting alongside their true dragon kin over who is the absolute power, the metallics representing the side of good, and the chromatics representing absolute evil. This axis is deep rooted in the primal nature of all dragonborn, just as it is in true dragons. Dragonborn have a fearful reputation, even those that are rooted in the aspects of good, and as such are seen as outcasts of societies.

Dark Rumors

It is believed that in ancient times when a dragon was killed the people who were willing to risk their lives, drank the blood of the dragon. They would either die, or change, gaining scales and growing tails and the like, eventually resembling a humanoid dragon. These select "Dragonborn" would become very powerful in the the world of Cevantia's early stages. As time passed by however, the quality of their bloodlines diminished and they became the dragonborns we know today.

Appearance

Dragonborn look very much like dragons standing erect in humanoid form, though they lack wings or a tail. The first dragonborn had scales of vibrant hues matching the colors of their dragon kin, but generations of interbreeding have created a more uniform appearance. Their small, fine scales are usually brass or bronze in color, sometimes ranging to scarlet, rust, gold, or copper-green. They are tall and strongly built, often standing close to 6½ feet tall and weighing 300 pounds or more. Their hands and feet are strong, talonlike claws with three fingers and a thumb on each hand. The blood of a particular type of dragon runs very strong through some dragonborn clans. These dragonborn often boast scales that more closely match those of their dragon ancestor—bright red, green, blue, or white, lustrous black, or gleaming metallic gold, silver, brass, copper, or bronze.

Features

• Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1.
• Damage Resistance. You have resistance to the damage type associated with your ancestry.
• Age. Young dragonborn grow quickly. They walk hours after hatching, attain the size and development of a 10-year-old human child by the age of 3, and reach adulthood by 15. They live to be around 80.
• Size. Dragonborn are taller and heavier than humans, standing well over 6 feet tall and averaging almost 250 pounds. Your size is Medium.
• Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Draconic Ancestry. You are distantly related to a particular kind of dragon. Choose a type of dragon from the below list; this determines the damage and area of your breath weapon, and the type of resistance you gain.

• Black Acid 5' by 30' line (DEX save)
• Blue Lightning 5' by 30' line (DEX save)
• Brass Fire 5' by 30' line (DEX save)
• Bronze Lightning 5' by 30' line (DEX save)
• Copper Acid 5' by 30' line (DEX save)
• Gold Fire 15' cone (DEX save)
• Green Poison 15' cone (CON save)
• Red Fire 15' cone (DEX save)
• Silver Cold 15' cone (CON save)
• White Cold 15' cone (CON save)
• Breath Weapon. You can use your action to exhale destructive energy. It deals damage in an area according to your ancestry. When you use your breath weapon, all creatures in the area must make a saving throw, the type of which is determined by your ancestry. The DC of this saving throw is 8 + your Constitution modifier + your proficiency bonus. A creature takes 2d6 damage on a failed save, and half as much damage on a successful one. The damage increase to 3d6 at 6th level, 4d6 at 11th, and 5d6 at 16th level. After using your breath weapon, you cannot use it again until you complete a short or long rest.
• Languages. You can read, speak, and write Common and Draconic.