Manuale delle Razze del Willain

Razze Terrestri
Elfo 3
Elfo Alto 5
Elfo dei Boschi 6
Halfling 7
Halfling Piedelesto 9
Halfling Tozzo 9
Nano 10
Nano delle Colline 12
Nano delle Montagne 12
Umano 13
Dragonide 16
Dragonide Cromatico 18
Dragonide delle Gemme 19
Dragonide Metallico 20
Gnomo 21
Gnomo delle Foreste 23
Gnomo delle Rocce 23
Mezzelfo 24
Mezzorco 26
Tiefling 28
Genasi 30
Genasi dell’Aria 30
Genasi della Terra 31
Genasi del Fuoco 31
Genasi dell’Acqua 31
Aasimar 32
Aasimar protettore 33
Aasimar flagello 33
Aasimar caduto 33
Morfico 34
Morfico Cacciaselvatica 35
Morfico Passolungo 35
Morfico Pellebestiale 35
Morfico Zannelunghe 35
Forgiato 36
Forgiato Terrestre 37
Orco 38
Razze Marine
Forgiato Marino (Sottorazza del Forgiato) 37
Elfo del Mare 39
Tritone 40
Tortle 41

Razze del Sottomondo

Elfo Oscuro (Sottorazza dell’Elfo) 6
Forgiato del Sottomondo (Sottorazza del Forgiato) 37
Gnomo delle Profondità 42
Duergar 43
Thri-kreen 44
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 CHROMATIC DRAGONBORN
Dragonborn with chromatic ancestry claim the raw
elemental power of chromatic dragons. The vibrant
colors of black, blue, green, red, and white dragons
gleam in those dragonborn's scaled skin and in the
deadly energy of their breath weapons. Theirs is the
raw elemental fury of the volcano, of biting arctic
winds, and of raging lightning storms, as well as
the subtle whisper of swamp and forest, toxic and
corrosive.
CHROMATIC DRAGONBORN TRAITS
You have the following racial traits.
Creature Type. You are a Humanoid.
Size. You are Medium.
Speed. Your walking speed is 30 feet.
Chromatic Ancestry. You have a chromatic
dragon ancestor, granting you a special magical
affinity. Choose one kind of dragon from the Chro-
matic Ancestry table. This determines the damage
type for your other traits, as shown in the table.
Breath Weapon. When you take the Attack action
on your turn, you can replace one of your attacks
with an exhalation of magical energy in a 30-foot
line that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in that area
must make a Dexterity saving throw (DC = 8 + your
Constitution modifier + your proficiency bonus). On
IO CHAPTER l I CHARACTER CREATION
a failed save, the creature takes ldlO damage of the
type associated with your Chromatic Ancestry. On a
successful save, it takes half as much damage. This
damage increases by ldlO when you reach 5th level
(2d10), 11th level (3d10), and 17th level (4d10).
You can use your Breath Weapon a number of
times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you re-
gain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.
Draconic Resistance. You have resistance
to the damage type associated with your Chro-
matic Ancestry.
Chromatic Warding. Starting at 5th level, as an
action, you can channel your draconic energy to
protect yourself. For 1 minute, you become immune
to the damage type associated with your Chromatic
Ancestry. Once you use this trait, you can't do so
again until you finish a long rest.
CHROMATIC ANCESTRY
Dragon Damage Type
Black Acid
Blue Lightning
Green Poison
Red Fire
White Cold
GEM DRAGONBORN
Gem dragon born partake of the heritage of gem
dragons, who claim to be heirs of Sardior, the Ruby
Dragon. The colors and mysterious powers of gem
dragons-amethyst, crystal, emerald, sapphire, and
topaz-gleam in these dragonborn's scaled skin and
course through their veins. Theirs are the wonders
of the mind, the force of will, the brilliant light of
insight, and the resounding echo of discovery-but
also the desiccation of despair.
GEM DRAGONBORN TRAITS
You have the following racial traits.
Creature Type. You are a Humanoid.
Size. You are Medium.
Speed. Your walking speed is 30 feet.
Gem Ancestry. You have a gem dragon ancestor,
granting you a special magical affinity. Choose one
kind of dragon from the Gem Ancestry table. This
determines the damage type for your other traits, as
shown in the table.
Breath Weapon. When you take the Attack action
on your turn, you can replace one of your attacks
with an exhalation of magical energy in a 15-foot
cone. Each creature in that area must make a Dex-
terity saving throw (DC = 8 + your Constitution
modifier+ your proficiency bonus). On a failed save,
the creature takes ldlO damage of the type asso-
ciated with your Gem Ancestry. On a successful
save, it takes half as much damage. This damage
increases by ldlO when you reach 5th level (2d10),
11th level (3d10), and 17th level (4d10).
You can use your Breath Weapon a number of
times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you re-
gain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.
Draconic Resistance. You have resistance to the
damage type associated with your Gem Ancestry.
Psionic Mind. You can send telepathic messages
to any creature you can see within 30 feet of you.
You don't need to share a language with the crea-
ture for it to understand these messages, but it must
be able to understand at least one language to com-
prehend them.
Gem Flight. Starting at 5th level, you can use a
bonus action to manifest spectral wings on your
body. These wings last for 1 minute. For the dura-
tion, you gain a flying speed equal to your walking
speed and can hover. Once you use this trait, you
can't do so again until you finish a long rest.
GEM ANCESTRY
Dragon Damage Type
Amethyst Force
Crystal Radiant
Emerald Psychic
Sapphire Thunder
Topaz Necrotic
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METALLIC DRAGONBORN
Dragonborn with metallic ancestry lay claim to the
tenacity of metallic dragons- brass, bronze, copper,
gold, and silver-whose hues glint in their scales.
Theirs is the fire of hearth and forge, the cold of
high mountain air, the spark of inspiration, and the
scouring touch of acid that purifies.
METALLIC DRAGONBORN TRAITS
You have the following racial traits.
Creature Type. You are a Humanoid.
Size. You are Medium.
Speed. Your walking speed is 30 feet.
Metallic Ancestry. You have a metallic dragon
ancestor, granting you a special magical affinity.
Choose one kind of dragon from the Metallic Ances-
try table. This determines the damage type for your
other traits, as shown in the table.
Breath Weapon. When you take the Attack action
on your turn, you can replace one of your attacks
with an exhalation of magical energy in a 15-foot
cone. Each creature in that area must make a Dex-
terity saving throw (DC = 8 + your Constitution
modifier+ your proficiency bonus). On a failed save,
the creature takes ldlO damage of the type associ-
ated with your Metallic Ancestry. On a successful
save, it takes half as much damage. This damage
increases by ldlO when you reach 5th level (2d10),
11th level (3d10), and 17th level (4d10).
You can use your Breath Weapon a number of
times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you re-
gain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.
Draconic Resistance. You have resistance
to the damage type associated with your Metal-
lic Ancestry.
Metallic Breath Weapon. At 5th level, you gain
a second breath weapon. When you take the Attack
action on your turn, you can replace one of your at-
tacks with an exhalation in a 15-foot cone. The save
DC for this breath is 8 + your Constitution modifier
+ your proficiency bonus. Whenever you use this
trait, choose one:
Enervating Breath. Each creature in the cone must
succeed on a Constitution saving throw or become
incapacitated until the start of your next turn.
Repulsion Breath. Each creature in the cone must
succeed on a Strength saving throw or be pushed
20 feet away from you and be knocked prone.
Once you use your Metallic Breath Weapon, you
can't do so again until you finish a long rest.
METALLIC ANCESTRY
Dragon Damage Type
Brass Fire
Bronze Lightning
Copper Acid
Gold Fire
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 LEFT TO RIGHT: EARTH GENASI, WATER GENASI, FIRE GENASI, AND AIR GENASI
GENAS!
Tracing their ancestry to the genies of the Elemental
Planes, each genasi can tap into the power of one of
the elements. Air, earth, fire, and water-these are
the four pillars of the Material Plane and the four
types of genasi. Some genasi are direct descendants
of a genie, while others were born to non-genasi
parents who lived near a place suffused by a ge-
nie's magic.
A typical genasi has a life span of 120 years.
AIR GENASI TRAITS
Air genasi are descended from djinn, the genies of
the Elemental Plane of Air. Embodying many of the
airy traits of their otherworldly ancestors, air genasi
can draw upon their connection to the winds.
Air genasi's skin tones include many shades
of blue, along with the full range of human skin
tones, with bluish or ashen casts. Sometimes their
skin is marked by lines that seem like cracks with
bluish-white energy spilling out. An air genasi's hair
might blow in a phantom wind or be made entirely
of clouds or vapor.
As an air genasi, you have the following traits.
16 CHAPTER 1 I FANTASTICAL RACES
Creature Type. You are a Humanoid.
Size. You are Medium or Small. You choose the
size when you select this race.
Speed. Your walking speed is 35 feet.
Darkvision. 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 discern colors in that
darkness only as shades of gray.
Unending Breath. You can hold your breath indef-
initely while you're not incapacitated.
Lightning Resistance. You have resistance to
lightning damage.
Mingle with the Wind. You know the shocking
grasp cantrip. Starting at 3rd level, you can cast the
feather fall spell with this trait, without requiring a
material component. Starting at 5th level, you can
also cast the levitate spell with this trait, without re-
quiring a material component. Once you cast feather
fall or levitate with this trait, you can't cast that spell
with it again until you finish a long rest. You can
also cast either of those spells using any spell slots
you have of the appropriate level.
Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spell-
casting ability for these spells when you cast them
with this trait (choose when you select this race).
EARTH GENASI TRAITS as if it were dim light. You discern colors in that
darkness only as shades of gray.
Tracing their ancestry to dao, the genies of the El-
Fire Resistance. You have resistance to
emental Plane of Earth, earth genasi inherit dao's
fire damage.
steadfast strength and control over earth.
Reach to the Blaze. You know the produce flame
An earth genasi's skin can be the colors of stone
cantrip. Starting at 3rd level, you can cast the burn-
and earth or a human skin tone with glittering
ing hands spell with this trait. Starting at 5th level,
sparkles like gem dust. Some earth genasi have
you can also cast the flame blade spell with this
lines marking their skin like cracks, either showing
trait, without requiring a material component. Once
glimmering gemlike veins or a dim, yellowish glow.
you cast burning hands or flame blade with this
Earth genasi hair can appear carved of stone or
trait, you can't cast that spell with it again until you
crystal or resemble strands of spun metal.
finish a long rest. You can also cast either of those
As an earth genasi, you have the following traits.
spells using any spell slots you have of the appro-
Creature Type. You are a Humanoid.
priate level.
Size. You are Medium or Small. You choose the
Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spell-
size when you select this race.
casting ability for these spells when you cast them
Speed. Your walking speed is 30 feet.
with this trait (choose when you select this race).
Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60
feet of you as if it were bright light and in darkness WATER GENASI TRAITS
as if it were dim light. You discern colors in that
Water genasi descend from marids, aquatic genies
darkness only as shades of gray.
from the Elemental Plane of Water. Water genasi
Earth Walk. You can move across difficult terrain
are perfectly suited to life underwater and carry the
without expending extra movement if you are using
power of the waves inside themselves.
your walking speed on the ground or a floor.
Their skin is often shades of blue or green, some-
Merge with Stone. You know the blade ward
times a blend of the two. If they have a human skin
cantrip. You can cast it as normal, and you can also
tone, there is a glistening texture that catches the
cast it as a bonus action a number of times equal to
light, like water droplets or nearly invisible fish
your proficiency bonus, regaining all expended uses
scales. Their hair can resemble seaweed, waving as
when you finish a long rest.
if in a current, or it can even be like water itself.
Starting at 5th level, you can cast the pass without
As a water genasi, you have the following traits.
trace spell with this trait, without requiring a mate-
Creature Type. You are a Humanoid.
rial component. Once you cast that spell with this
Size. You are Medium or Small. You choose the
trait, you can't do so again until you finish a long
size when you select this race.
rest. You can also cast it using any spell slots you
Speed. Your walking speed is 30 feet, and
have of 2nd level or higher.
you have a swimming speed equal to your
Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spell-
walking speed.
casting ability for these spells when you cast them
Acid Resistance. You have resistance to
with this trait (choose when you select this race).
acid damage.
FIRE GENAS! TRAITS Amphibious. You can breathe air and water.
CaJJ to the Wave. You know the acid splash can-
Descended from efreet, the genies of the Elemental
trip. Starting at 3rd level, you can cast the create or
Plane of Fire, fire genasi channel the flamboyant
destroy water spell with this trait. Starting at 5th
and often destructive nature of flame . They show
level, you can also cast the water walk spell with
their heritage in their skin tones, which can range
this trait, without requiring a material component.
from deep charcoal to shades of red and orange.
Once you cast create or destroy water or water walk
Some bear skin tones common to humanity but with
with this trait, you can't cast that spell with it again
fiery marks, such as slowly swirling lights under
until you finish a long rest. You can also cast either
their skin that resemble embers or glowing red lines
of those spells using any spell slots you have of the
tracing over their bodies like cracks. Fire genasi
appropriate level.
hair can resemble threads of fire or sooty smoke.
Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spell-
As a fire genasi, you have the following traits.
casting ability for these spells when you cast them
Creature Type. You are a Humanoid.
with this trait (choose when you select this race).
Size. You are Medium or Small. You choose the
Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60
size when you s elect this race.
feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness
Speed. Your wa lking speed is 30 feet.
as if it were dim light. You discern colors in that
Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60
darkness only as shades of gray.
feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness

CHAPTER 1 I FANTASTICAL RACES I7

 AASIMAR -
I SAW HER, WREATHED IN WINGS OF PURE LIGHT, HER
eyes blazing with the fury of the gods. The bone devils
stopped in their tracks, shielding their faces. Her blade,
now a brand of light, swept once, twice, three times. The
devils' heads hit the ground, one after another. And thus we
learned that an aasimar traveled in our ragtag band.
-Geldon Parl, Of the 1yranny of Dragons
Aasimar bear within their souls the light of the heav-
ens. They are descended from humans with a touch of
the power of Mount Celestia, the divine realm of many
lawful good deities. Aasimar are born to serve as cham-
pions of the gods, their births hailed as blessed events.
They are a people of otherworldly visages, with lumi-
nous features that reveal their celestial heritage.
CELESTIAL CHAMPIONS
Aasimar are placed in the world to serve as guardians
of law and good. Their patrons expect them to strike at
evil, lead by example, and further the cause of justice.
From an early age, an aasimar receives visions and
guidance from celestial entities via dreams. These
dreams help shape an aasimar, granting a sense of des-
tiny and a desire for righteousness.
Each aasimar can count a specific celestial agent of
the gods as a guide. This entity is typically a deva, an
angel who acts as a messenger to the mortal world.
HIDDEN WANDERERS
While aasimar are strident foes of evil, they typically
prefer to keep a low profile. An aasimar inevitably draws
the attention of evil cultists, fiends, and other enemies of
good, all of whom would be eager to strike down a celes-
tial champion if they had the chance.
When traveling, aasimar prefer hoods, closed helms,
and other gear that allows them to conceal their iden-
tities. They nevertheless have no compunction about
striking openly at evil. The secrecy they desire is never
worth endangering the innocent.
AASIMAR GUIDES
An aasimar, except for one who has turned to evil, has
a link to an angelic being. That being-usually a deva-
provides guidance to the aasimar, though this connec-
tion functions only in dreams. As such, the guidance is
not a direct command or a simple spoken word. Instead,
the aasimar receives visions, prophecies, and feelings.
The angelic being is far from omniscient. Its guidance
is based on its understanding of the tenets of law and
good, and it might have insight into combating espe-
cially powerful evils that it knows about.
As part of fleshing out an aasimar character, consider
the nature of that character's angelic guide. The Angelic
Guide tables offer names and natures that you can use
to flesh out your character's guide.
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NOTE TO THE OM: PLAYING AN ANGELIC GUIDE
As DM, you take on the role of an aasimar's angetic
guide and decide what kind of advice or omens to send
In dreams.
The deva, or other celestial being, is your chance to add
special roleplaying opportunities to the game. Remember,
a deva lives in a realm of absolute law and good. The deva
might not understand the compromises and hard choices
that mortals must grapple with in the world. To the deva,
an aasimar is a prized student who must live up to high,
sometimes inflexible standards.
ANGELIC GUIDE
d6 Name
l Tadriel
2 Myllandra
3 Seraphina
4 Galladia
5 Mykiel
6 Valandras
d6 Nature
Bookish and lecturing
2 Compassionate and hopeful
3 Practical and lighthearted
4 Fierce and vengeful
5 Stern and judgmental
6 Kind and parental -----------
CONFLICTED SOULS
Despite its celestial origin, an aasimar is mortal and
possesses free will. Most aasimar follow their ordained
path, but some grow to see their abilities as a curse.
These disaffected aasimar are typically content to
turn away from the world, but a few become agents of
evil. In their minds, their exposure to celestial powers
amounted to little more than brainwashing.
Evil aasimar make deadly foes. The radiant power
they once commanded becomes corrupted into a horrid,
draining magic. And their angelic guides abandon them.
Even aasimar wholly dedicated to good sometimes
feel torn between two worlds. The angels that guide
them see the world from a distant perch. An aasimar
who wishes to stop and help a town recover from a
drought might be told by an angelic guide to push for-
ward on a greater quest. To a distant angel, saving a few
commoners might pale in comparison to defeating a cult
of Orcus. An aasimar's guide is wise but not infallible.
AASIMAR NAMES
Most aasimar are born from human parents, and
they use the same naming conventions as their na-
tive culture.
AASIMAR TRAITS
Your aasimar character has the following racial traits.
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score in-
creases by 2.
Ase, Aasimar mature at the same rate as humans, but
they can live up to 160 years.
 Alignment. Imbued with celestial power, most aasi-
mar are good. Outcast aasimar are most often neutral or
even evil.
Size. Aasimar have the same range of height and
weight as humans.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision. Blessed with a radiant soul, your vision
can easily cut through darkness. 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.
Celestial Resistance. You have resistance to necrotic
damage and radiant damage.
Healing Hands. As an action, you can touch a crea-
ture and cause it to regain a number of hit points equal
to your level. Once you use this trait, you can't use it
again until you finish a long rest.
Light Bearer. You know the light cantrip. Charisma is
your spellcasting ability for it.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common
and Celestial.
Subrace. Three subraces of aasimar exist: protector
aasimar, scourge aasimar, and fallen aasimar. Choose
one of them for your character.
PROTECTOR AASIMAR
Protector aasimar are charged by the powers of good to
guard the weak, to strike at evil wher,ever it arises, and
to stand vigilant against the darkness. From a young
age, a protector aasimar receives advice and directives
that urge to stand against evil.
Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score in-
creases by 1.
Radiant Soul. Starting at 3rd level, you can use your
action to unleash the divine energy within yourself,
causing your eyes to glimmer and two luminous, incor-
poreal wings to sprout from your back.
Your transformation lasts for 1 minute or until you end
it as a bonus action. During it, you have a flying speed of
30 feet, and once on each of your turns, you can deal ex-
tra radiant damage to one target when you deal damage
to it with an attack or a spell. The extra radiant damage
equals your level.
Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you
finish a long rest.
SCOURGE AASIMAR
Scourge aasimar are imbued with a divine energy that
blazes intensely within them. It feeds a powerful desire
to destroy evil-a desire that is, at its best, unflinching
and, at its worst, all-consuming. Many scourge aasimar
wear masks to block out the world and focus on contain-
ing this power, unmasking themselves only in battle.
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score in-
creases by 1.
Radiant Consumption. Starting at 3rd level, you can
use your action to unleash the divine energy within your-
self, causing a searing light to radiate from you, pour out
of your eyes and mouth, and threaten to char you.
Your transformation lasts for 1 minute or until you end
ii as a bonus action. During it, you shed bright light in
a 10-foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet,
and at the end of each of your turns, you and each crea-
ture within 10 feet of you take radiant damage equal to
half your level (rounded up). In addition, once on each
of your turns, you can deal extra radiant damage to one
target when you deal damage to it with an attack or a
spell. The extra radiant damage equals your level.
Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you
finish a long rest.
FALLEN AASIMAR
An aasimar who was touched by dark powers as a youth
or who turns to evil in early adulthood can become one
of the fallen-a group of aasimar whose inner light has
been replaced by shadow.
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score in-
creases by 1.
Necrotic Shroud. Starting at 3rd level, you can use
your action to unleash the divine energy within yourself,
causing your eyes to turn into pools of darkness and two
skeletal, ghostly, flightless wings to sprout from your
back. The instant you transform, other creatures within
10 feet of you that can see you must each succeed on a
Charisma saving throw (DC 8 + your proficiency bonus
+ your Charisma modifier) or become frightened of you
until the end of your next turn.
Your transformation lasts for 1 minute or until you
end it as a bonus action. During it, once on each of your
turns, you can deal extra ne-
crotic damage to one target
when you deal damage to
it with an attack or a spell.
The extra necrotic damage
equals your level.
Once you use this trait,
you can't use it again until
you finish a long rest.
With your DM's consent, you can change your charac·
ter's subrace to fallen aasimar if your protector/scourge
aasimar turns to evil. To do so, replace your subrace ben-
efits, including the ability score increase, with those of a
fallen aasimar.
Similarly, if your fallen aasimar turns to good, your DM
might allow you to become a protector or scourge aasimar.
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Forgiato Marino, un Forgiato
Terrestre e un Forgiato del
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0RC
Ores trace their creation to the one-eyed god
Gruumsh, an unstoppable warrior and powerful
leader. The divine qualities of Gruumsh resonate
within ores, granting them a reflection of his tough-
ness and tenacity that can't be matched, and the
god equipped his children to be able to live above or
below ground.
On some worlds, such as Eberron, ores were
among the first defenders of the natural order from
the encroachments of Fiends and other extrapla-
nar threats. Gruumsh's blessings have made ores
tireless guardians and mighty allies wherever they
are found, even when they turn their devotion to
other gods.
0RC TRAITS
As an ore, you have the following racial traits.
Creature Type. You are a Humanoid .
Size. You are Medium.
Speed. Your walking speed is 30 feet.
Adrenaline Rush. You can take the Dash action
as a bonus action. You can use this trait a number
of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you re-
gain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.
Whenever you use this trait, you gain a num-
ber of temporary hit points equal to your profi-
ciency bonus.
Darkvision. 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 discern colors in that
darkness only as shades of gray.
Powerful Build. You count as one size larger
when determining your carrying capacity and the
weight you can push, drag, or lift.
Relentless Endurance. When you are reduced to
0 hit points but not killed outright, you can drop to
1 hit point instead. Once you use this trait, you can't
do so again until you finish a long rest.

SEA ELF
Sea elves fell in love with the wild beauty of the
ocean in the earliest days of the multiverse. While
other elves traveled from realm to realm, sea elves
navigated the currents and explored the waters
of many worlds. Today these elves can be found
wherever oceans exist, as well as in the Elemental
Plane of Water.
Like othe r elves, sea elves can live to be over 750
years old.
SEA ELF TRAITS
As a sea elf, you have the following racial traits.
Creature Type. You are a Humanoid. You are also
considered an elf for any prerequisite or effect that
requires you to be an elf.
Size. You are Medium.
Speed. Your walking speed is 30 feet, a nd
you have a swimming speed equal to your
walking speed .
Child of the Sea. You can breathe a ir and water,
and you have resistance to cold damage.
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ELVES OF MANY REALMS
Created by the god Corel Ion, the first elves were Fey
beings who cavorted on various planes of existence,
changing their physical forms at will. Outside the glory
of Arvandor, their favorite place was the Feywild-a
realm of unbrid led passion . It was to that place of
splendors that elves fled after they were exi led from
Corel Ion's presence for plotting with their god's rival ,
Lolth. And it was there that they transformed from
Fey creatures into Humanoids and lost their ability to
sha pe-s hift at will. Afterward, they often wept as they
realized what they had lost, their sorrow made even
deeper by the Feywil d's influence. But in the Feywil d,
they also discovered the potential joys of being people
of fi xed forms , and they rediscovered hope once they
renounced Lolth 's treachery.
Most elves eventua lly spread from the Feywild to
other worlds, as wanderlust and curiosity drove them
to the far reaches of the multiverse. In those other
worlds, elves developed the physical forms now as-
sociated with them . Because of their original mutable
nature, each group of elves mystically took on charac-
teristics of the environment with which they bonded,
whether forests (wood elves), fey crossings in the
Material Plane (high elves), the Underdar k (drow),
the Shadowfell (shadar-kai), the Feywild (eladrin), or
oceans (sea elves).
In some places , Corellon has passed from elves '
memory, but the god 's blood flows within them still,
even if they know nothing of its source. That blood is
what causes them to evolve after spending centuries
connected to a particular environment, so it is only a
matter of time before other kinds of elves emerge.
Darkvision. 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 discern colors in that
darkness only as shades of gray.
Fey Ancestry. You have advantage on saving
throws you make to avoid or e nd the charmed condi-
tion on yourself.
Friend of the Sea. Aquatic animals have an
extraordinary affinity with your people. You can
communicate simple ideas to any Beast that has a
swi mming speed. It can understand your words,
though you have no special ability to unde rstand it
in return.
Keen Senses. You have proficiency in the Percep-
tion skill.
Trance. You don't need to s leep, and magic can't
put you to sleep. You can finish a long rest in 4
hours if you spend those hou rs in a trancelike medi-
tation, during which you retain consciousness.
Whenever you finish this trance, you can gain two
proficiencies that you don't have, each one with a
weapon or a tool of your choice selected from the
Player's Handbook. You mystically acquire these
proficiencies by drawing them from shared elven
memory, and you retain them until you finish your
next long rest.
TRITON
Originally from the Elemental Plane of Water, many
tritons entered the Material Plane centuries ago in
response to the growing threat of evil elementals.
Those tritons spread across the worlds' oceans,
protecting the surface from terrors in the deep. Over
time, triton have extended their stewardship over
the sea floor to the ocean's surface.
Tritons have webbed hands and feet, small fins
on their calves, and coloration that favors blues
and greens.

TRITON TRAITS
As a triton, you have the following racial traits.
Creature Type. You are a Humanoid.
Size. You are Medium.
Speed. Your walking speed is 30 feet, and
you have a swimming speed equal to your
walking speed.
Amphibious. You can breathe air and water.
Control Air and Water. You can cast fog cloud Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60
with this trait. Starting at 3rd level, you can cast feet of you as if it were bright light and in darkness
the gust of wind spell with this trait. Starting at 5th as if it were dim light. You discern colors in that
level, you can also cast the water walk spell with it. darkness only as shades of gray.
Once you cast any of these spells with this trait, you Emissary of the Sea. You can communicate sim-
can't cast that spell with it again until you finish a ple ideas to any Beast, Elemental, or Monstrosity
long rest. You can also cast these spells using any that has a swimming speed. It can understand your
spell slots you have of the appropriate level. words, though you have no special ability to under-
Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spell- stand it in return.
casting ability for these spells when you cast them Guardian of the Depths. Adapted to the frigid
with this trait (choose when you select this race). ocean depths, you have resistance to cold damage.

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 TORTLE
Tortles have a saying: "We wear our homes on our
backs." These turtle folk live on many worlds, most
often journeying up and down coasts, along water-
ways, and across the sea. Tortles don't have a uni-
fied story of how they were created, but they all have
a sense of being mystically connected to the natural
world. Carrying their shelter on their backs gives
tortles a special feeling of.security wherever they
go, for even if they visit a far, unknown country, they
have a place to lay their heads.
Tortles exhibit the same range of coloration and
patterns found among turtles, and many tortles en-
joy adorning their shells in distinctive ways.
TORTLE TRAITS
As a tortle, you have the following racial traits.
Creature Type. You are a Humanoid.
Size. You are Medium or Small. You choose the
size when you select this race.
Speed. Your walking speed is 30 feet.
Claws. You have claws that you can use to make
unarmed strikes. When you hit with them, the strike
deals ld6 + your Strength modifier slashing dam-
age, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for
an unarmed strike.
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Hold Breath. You can hold your breath for up
to 1 hour.
Natural Armor. Your shell provides you a base
AC of 17 (your Dexterity modifier doesn't affect this
number). You can't wear light, medium, or heavy ar-
mor, but if you are using a shield, you can apply the
shield's bonus as normal.
Nature's Intuition. Thanks to your mystical con-
nection to nature, you gain proficiency with one of
the following skills of your choice: Animal Handling,
Medicine, Nature, Perception, Stealth, or Survival.
SheJJ Defense. You can withdraw into your shell
as an action. Until you emerge, you gain a +4 bonus
to your AC, and you have advantage on Strength
and Constitution saving throws. While in your shell,
you are prone, your speed is O and can't increase,
you have disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws,
you can't take reactions, and the only action you can
take is a bonus action to emerge from your shell.
DEEP GNOME
Deep gnomes, or svirfneblin, are natives of the Un-
derdark and are suffused with that subterranean
realm's magic. They can supernaturally ca mouflage
themselves, and their svirfneblin magic renders
them difficult to locate. These abilities have enabled
them to survive for generations among the perils of
the Underdark.
Like other gnomes, deep gnomes can live for cen-
turies, up to 500 years.
DEEP GNOME TRAITS
As a deep gnome, you have the following ra-
cial traits.
Creature Type. You are a Humanoid. You are also
considered a gnome for any prerequisite or effect
that requires you to be a gnome.
Size. You a re Small.
Speed. Your walking speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 120
feet of you as if it were bright light a nd in darkness
as if it were dim li ght. You discern colors in that
darkness on ly as shades of gray.
Gift of the Svirfneblin. Starting at 3rd level, you
can cast the disguise self spell with this trait. Start-
ing at 5th level, you can also cast the nondetection
spell with it, without requiring a material compo-
nent. Once you cast either of these spells with this
trait, you can't cast that spell with it again until you
finish a long rest. You can a lso cast these spells us-
ing spell slots you have of the appropriate level.
Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spell-
casting ability for these spells when you cast them
with this trait (choose when you select this race).
Gnomish Magic Resistance. You have advantage
on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving
throws against spells.
Svirfneblin Camouflage. When you make a Dex-
terity (Stealth) check, you ca n make the check with
advantage. You can use this trait a number of times
equal to your proficiency bonus, a nd you regain a ll
expended uses when you finish a long rest.
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DUERGAR
Duergar are dwarves whose ancestors were trans-
formed by centuries living in the deepest places of
the Underdark. That chthonic realm is saturated
with strange magical energy, and over generations,
early duergar absorbed traces of it. They were fur-
ther altered when mind flayers and other Aberra-
tions invaded and performed horrific experiments
on them. Fueled by Underdark magic, those experi-
ments left early duergar with psionic powers, which
have been passed down to their descendants. In
time, they liberated themselves from their aberrant
tyrants and forged a new life for themselves in the
Underdark and beyond.
Like other dwarves, duergar typically have a life
span of 350 years.
DUERGAR TRAITS
As a duergar, you have the following racial traits.
Creature Type. You are a Humanoid. You are also
considered a dwarf for any prerequisite or effect that
requires you to be a dwarf.
Size. You are Medium.
Speed. Your walking speed is 30 feet.
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Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 120
feet of you as if it were bright light and in darkness
as if it were dim light. You discern colors in that
darkness only as shades of gray.
Duergar Magic. Starting at 3rd level, you can cast
the enlarge/reduce spell on yourself with this trait,
without requiring a material component. Starting at
5th level, you can also cast the invisibility spell on
yourself with this trait, without requiring a material
component. Once you cast either of these spells with
this trait, you can't cast that spell with it again until
you finish a long rest. You can also cast these spells
using spell slots you have of the appropriate level.
Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spell-
casting ability for these spells when you cast them
with this trait (choose when you select this race).
Dwarven Resilience. You have advantage on sav-
ing throws you make to avoid or end the poisoned
condition on yourself. You also have resistance to
poison damage.
Psionic Fortitude. You have advantage on saving
throws you make to avoid or end the charmed or
stunned condition on yourself.