Dracomus (Dray-Co-Moose)

Dracomus Traits

Ability Score Increase.

Your Dexterity score increases by 1, Constitution score increases by 1.

Age.

Young Dracomus grow quickly. They walk within hours of hatching and reach adulthood at age 12. They live to be about 70 years old.

Alignment.

Dracomus are typically chaotic in nature due to their dragon ancestry but tend to favor the good side.

Size.

Dracomus are 24 in – 36 in tall and weigh between 20-45 lbs. Your size is small.

Speed.

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision.

A Dracomus’ s large, capable eyes allow them to see in dim light and darkness. You have darkvision out to 60 feet.

Speak with Small Beasts.

Mousekin are able to engage in limited communication with forest animals. Through sounds and gestures, you can communicate simple ideas with small or smaller beasts.

Draconic Ancestry

You have draconic ancestry. Choose one type of dragon from the Draconic Ancestry table. Your breath weapon and damage resistance are determined by the dragon type, as shown in the table.

Breath Weapon

When you take the Attack action, you can replace one of your attacks with an exhalation of a magical energy in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in the area must make a Dexterity saving throw against a DC equal to 8 + your Constitution modifier + your proficiency bonus. A creature takes 2d8 damage of the type associated with your Gem Ancestry on a failed save, and half as much damage on a successful one. This damage increases by 1d8 when you reach 5th level (3d8), 11th level (4d8), and 17th level (5d8).
You can use this trait a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Damage Resistance

You have resistance to the damage type associated with your draconic ancestry.

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

The Dracomus take names similar to either the Dragonborn or Mousekin, sometimes even combining them to make unique names.

Male Names: Donaar, Ghest, Kriv, Boris, Demitir, Finn
Female Names: Akra, Biri, Daar, Baeylie, Clove, Gale
Clan Names: Norixius, Yarjerit, Turnuroth, Abershaw, Bluebell, Sloan

Major Language Groups and Dialects

Dracomus can speak, read and write Common and Draconic

History

While the mousekin were a created race from the Tanglebrier Forest, their scaled cousins the Dracomus are a further evolution of that race after intermingling with those of draconic blood. Resembling a larger version of the diminutive mousekin, the Dracomus maintain their bipedal rodent stature and display elements of draconic races, scaled and many have wings, while others have larger claws more suited for climbing.

Interspecies Relations and Assumptions

How the Dracomus views other races (for common races)

Dracomus get along with the other races fairly well but seem to get along better with races more closely tied to the dragons and the Mousekin.

Dwarves - “No one can outdrink a Dracomus, except the Dwarves”
Elves - “It’s easy to take time to decide on an action when you live to be 400 years old, so if you need a fast decision, don’t ask an elf.”
Humans - “Humans tend to not like that which they don’t understand, which happens to be a lot of things.”
Mousekin - “Yeah, I would be jealous of a Dracomus if I were a Mousekin, we are similar, but clearly further down the evolutionary chain.”
Dragonborn - “They have the benefits of being part dragon, but don’t have the cool wings that Dracomus do, so are they really a dragon?”

“I am just a mythological creature, after all. I technically shouldn’t exist"
—Maggie Stiefvater

Genetic Descendants

• Clawed Dracomus
• Winged Dracomus

Lifespan

70 years

Average Height

24 – 36 inches tall

Average Weight

20 - 40 lbs

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

The Dracomus tend to have similar body coloring that aligns to their draconic heritage.