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<blockquote data-quote="Levistus's_Leviathan" data-source="post: 8496264" data-attributes="member: 7023887"><p>I already posted <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/d-d-beyond-general/story-lore/102617-have-any-interesting-and-unique-creatures-from?comment=20" target="_blank">some of my Homebrew creatures</a> in <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/d-d-beyond-general/story-lore/102617-have-any-interesting-and-unique-creatures-from" target="_blank">your thread of the same topic on D&D Beyond</a>, but since then I have created a few more types of homebrew creatures that I would like to share. </p><p></p><p>First, Shard Dragons. While this technically isn't my own homebrew world, it is a unique creature concept that I haven't seen before. One of my favorite D&D settings is Eberron, and while I also really like Gem Dragons, I don't think that the ones that most people are semi-familiar with work that well in Eberron. So, instead of having Amethyst, Emerald, Sapphire, Topaz and Crystal Dragons in my Eberron, I have 3 types of "Shard Dragons"; Khyber, Eberron, and Siberys. As you may have guessed, these types of dragons are fairly similar to Gem Dragons (in that they're made up of crystals/gems), but instead of being made up of Sapphires, Rubies, and similar common gemstones, they are made up of their respective Dragonshards. Here are the three different types of Shard Dragons and their defining features:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Khyber Shard Dragons are obviously) made up of Khyber Dragonshards, ranging in color from deep-blue to deep-purple. Like the Gem Dragons in Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, they have small floating "gem-motes" of Khyber Dragonshards held magically suspended from their body. Their Breath Weapon is a line of Necrotic Energy, they eat Dragonshards of any type in order to grow larger, and they are always of any evil alignment (being made up of the negative energy of the Mother of Demons on Eberron, being so suffused of her unholy energy that they're always driven to evil actions). Their Innate Spellcasting allows for them to cast Evocation, Necrotic, and Conjuration spells (Inflict Wounds, Vampiric Touch, Summon Fiend, etc). </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Eberron Shard Dragons are made up of Eberron Dragonshards, ranging in color from light-pink to blood-red, and having noticeably more "gemmotes" of Eberron Dragonshards floating around their body than Khyber Shard Dragons. Their Breath Weapon is a Cone of Force Damage, they eat Eberron Dragonshards in order to grow, and can be any Alignment (but are only very rarely Evil). Additionally, they have Innate Spellcasting that allows them to cast some Abjuration spells to protect themselves and others (Wall of Force, Shield, etc).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Siberys Shard Dragons are completely made up of floating gem-motes of Siberys Dragonshards (symbolizing the fact that Siberys was shattered into a million pieces by Khyber), and have a Breath Weapon that is a Line of Radiant Energy. They don't eat, and instead grow larger by absorbing Siberys Dragonshards that it incorporates into its body to make new body parts, and are so suffused with Siberys's holy energy that they are almost always Good. Their Innate Spellcasting allows for them to cast typically "holy" Spells (Cure Wounds, Revivify, Summon Celestial, etc).</li> </ol><p>Secondly, Mistwraiths (no connection to the <a href="https://coppermind.net/wiki/Mistwraith" target="_blank">Scadrial's Mistwraiths</a>, which would probably use the <a href="http://dndbeyond.com/monsters/unspeakable-horror-malleable-mass" target="_blank">Unspeakable Horror Stat Block</a> from VRGtR). This creature is a <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MergerOfSouls" target="_blank">Merger of Souls</a>, which I created because D&D is pretty lacking in creatures like this. Again, this creature isn't really a part of my homebrew world, but it is a homebrew creature that I've made to significantly alter the lore of an existing D&D setting (well, two settings for this one). In my D&D Multiverse, the Mists of the Mournland from Eberron are the same mists as the Mists of Ravenloft. My Mistwraiths are an incorporeal undead made up of the souls of those that died in the Mists, being fused into an insane amalgamation of potentially hundreds of souls, each of which adds to the madness of the already insane undead entity. Their main attacks are necrotic and psychic damage, and they also can possess hordes of people using a 1/day ability. Primary inspirations for this creature are the Soul Prowler from the <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hitpointpress/fools-gold-into-the-bellowing-wilds?ref=8xfkc5" target="_blank">Bellowing Wilds campaign setting</a> and <a href="https://the13threality.fandom.com/wiki/The_Haunce" target="_blank">the Haunce</a> from the 13th Reality series. </p><p></p><p>Third, Quetzalcouatls, which are powerful celestials, essentially Gargantuan versions of Couatls with prismatic attacks and psionics.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Levistus's_Leviathan, post: 8496264, member: 7023887"] I already posted [URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/d-d-beyond-general/story-lore/102617-have-any-interesting-and-unique-creatures-from?comment=20']some of my Homebrew creatures[/URL] in [URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/d-d-beyond-general/story-lore/102617-have-any-interesting-and-unique-creatures-from']your thread of the same topic on D&D Beyond[/URL], but since then I have created a few more types of homebrew creatures that I would like to share. First, Shard Dragons. While this technically isn't my own homebrew world, it is a unique creature concept that I haven't seen before. One of my favorite D&D settings is Eberron, and while I also really like Gem Dragons, I don't think that the ones that most people are semi-familiar with work that well in Eberron. So, instead of having Amethyst, Emerald, Sapphire, Topaz and Crystal Dragons in my Eberron, I have 3 types of "Shard Dragons"; Khyber, Eberron, and Siberys. As you may have guessed, these types of dragons are fairly similar to Gem Dragons (in that they're made up of crystals/gems), but instead of being made up of Sapphires, Rubies, and similar common gemstones, they are made up of their respective Dragonshards. Here are the three different types of Shard Dragons and their defining features: [LIST=1] [*]Khyber Shard Dragons are obviously) made up of Khyber Dragonshards, ranging in color from deep-blue to deep-purple. Like the Gem Dragons in Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, they have small floating "gem-motes" of Khyber Dragonshards held magically suspended from their body. Their Breath Weapon is a line of Necrotic Energy, they eat Dragonshards of any type in order to grow larger, and they are always of any evil alignment (being made up of the negative energy of the Mother of Demons on Eberron, being so suffused of her unholy energy that they're always driven to evil actions). Their Innate Spellcasting allows for them to cast Evocation, Necrotic, and Conjuration spells (Inflict Wounds, Vampiric Touch, Summon Fiend, etc). [*]Eberron Shard Dragons are made up of Eberron Dragonshards, ranging in color from light-pink to blood-red, and having noticeably more "gemmotes" of Eberron Dragonshards floating around their body than Khyber Shard Dragons. Their Breath Weapon is a Cone of Force Damage, they eat Eberron Dragonshards in order to grow, and can be any Alignment (but are only very rarely Evil). Additionally, they have Innate Spellcasting that allows them to cast some Abjuration spells to protect themselves and others (Wall of Force, Shield, etc). [*]Siberys Shard Dragons are completely made up of floating gem-motes of Siberys Dragonshards (symbolizing the fact that Siberys was shattered into a million pieces by Khyber), and have a Breath Weapon that is a Line of Radiant Energy. They don't eat, and instead grow larger by absorbing Siberys Dragonshards that it incorporates into its body to make new body parts, and are so suffused with Siberys's holy energy that they are almost always Good. Their Innate Spellcasting allows for them to cast typically "holy" Spells (Cure Wounds, Revivify, Summon Celestial, etc). [/LIST] Secondly, Mistwraiths (no connection to the [URL='https://coppermind.net/wiki/Mistwraith']Scadrial's Mistwraiths[/URL], which would probably use the [URL='http://dndbeyond.com/monsters/unspeakable-horror-malleable-mass']Unspeakable Horror Stat Block[/URL] from VRGtR). This creature is a [URL='https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MergerOfSouls']Merger of Souls[/URL], which I created because D&D is pretty lacking in creatures like this. Again, this creature isn't really a part of my homebrew world, but it is a homebrew creature that I've made to significantly alter the lore of an existing D&D setting (well, two settings for this one). In my D&D Multiverse, the Mists of the Mournland from Eberron are the same mists as the Mists of Ravenloft. My Mistwraiths are an incorporeal undead made up of the souls of those that died in the Mists, being fused into an insane amalgamation of potentially hundreds of souls, each of which adds to the madness of the already insane undead entity. Their main attacks are necrotic and psychic damage, and they also can possess hordes of people using a 1/day ability. Primary inspirations for this creature are the Soul Prowler from the [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hitpointpress/fools-gold-into-the-bellowing-wilds?ref=8xfkc5']Bellowing Wilds campaign setting[/URL] and [URL='https://the13threality.fandom.com/wiki/The_Haunce']the Haunce[/URL] from the 13th Reality series. Third, Quetzalcouatls, which are powerful celestials, essentially Gargantuan versions of Couatls with prismatic attacks and psionics. [/QUOTE]
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