Dragonborn

The **Dragonborn** is a playable race in Verum. They are a race humanoids with dragon-like characteristics.

## Background

The first era of Dragonborn are born of the Dragon Storm. The Dragon Storm is a vessel in which all of dragonkind is stored, specifically the recycled souls that make up their race, this process allows them to exist on Verum and not to completely vanish as they die back to where they are truly from. The dragonborn have a slight resonance as they themselves serve as living vessels for these souls and thus their memories.

The dragonborn were the dragonkind's last attempt to save themselves from fading from the world. Forged out of a modified recipe of creation that once formed the humans, the dragonborn represent the final vestige of the Dragon Storm and indeed they are the legacy of one of the oldest creatures of the world. It is the intention that as dragons fade from the world, the dragonborn will save their souls.

## Characteristics

Dragonborn greatly resemble dragons, most having some combination of horns, wings, claws or extraordinarily thickened scales befitting their ancestors coloration. However, they are bipedal humanoids. Like their human counterparts they can choose any path they wish upon the world, but they are often times influenced by the draconic blood that flows through their veins. Dragonborn struggle in many ways with individuality and the unseen chains that hold them to the path their scales might depict. Dragonborn are created from the spiritual energy of the dragons but there are some examples of those creations breeding true.

They tend to settle around places where the open sky can be seen, as most dragons fly, they have an affinity with the sky, but their human side, often times leads them to wander and as such they can be found anywhere. Dragonborn grow quickly and are mobile within hours of "hatching". They become adults around 15 years of age and are the inheritors of the memories of dragonkind. It is unknown the effort or ease at which they can readily access these.

## As a playable race

Dragonborn are a standard playable race in 5e and Verum.

### Stats and Abilities

* **Ability Scores**: Str +2; Cha +1
* **Size**: Dragonborn are taller and heavier than humans, standing well over 6 feet tall and averaging almost 250 pounds. Your size is Medium.
* **Speed**: 30 feet
* **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.
* **Alignment**: Dragonborn tend to extremes, making a conscious choice for one side or the other in the cosmic war between good and evil (represented by Bahamut and Tiamat, respectively). Most dragonborn are good, but those who side with Tiamat can be terrible villains.
* **Draconic Ancestry**:You have draconic ancestry. Choose one type of the from the Draconic Ancestry list. Your breath weapon and damage resistance are determined by the dragon type.
* **Breath Weapon**: You can use your action to exhale destructive energy. Your draconic ancestry determines the size, shape, and damage type of the exhalation. When you use your breath weapon, each creature in the area of the exhalation must make a saving throw, the type of which is determined by your draconic ancestry. The DC for this saving throw equals 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 increases to 3d6 at 6th level, 4d6 at 11th level, and 5d6 at 16th level. After you use your breath weapon, you can't use it again until you complete a short or long rest.
* **Damage Resistance**: You have resistance to the damage type associated with your draconic ancestry.
* **Languages**: You can speak, read, and write Common and Draconic . Draconic is thought to be one of the oldest languages and is often used in the study of magic. The language sounds harsh to most other creatures and includes numerous hard consonants and sibilants.

### Subraces

Dragborn are separated into subraces based on their draconic ancestry. This determines their breath attack and resistance.

* **Black Dragonborn** - Acid Breath in 5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save)
* **Blue Dragonborn** - Lightning Breath in 5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save)
* **Brass Dragonborn** - Fire Breath in 5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save)
* **Bronze Dragonborn** - Lightning Breath in 5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save)
* **Copper Dragonborn** - Acid Breath in 5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save)
* **Gold Dragonborn** - Fire Breath in 15 ft. cone (Dex. save)
* **Green Dragonborn** - Poison Breath in 15 ft. cone (Con. save)
* **Red Dragonborn** - Fire Breath in 15 ft. cone (Dex. save)
* **Silver Dragonborn** - Cold Breath in 15 ft. cone (Con. save)
* **White Dragonborn** - Cold Breath in 15 ft. cone (Con. save)

### Player Characters

* Deximus Maximus (Gold) - Became the dragon Niddxemixus fusing with Nidhogg
* Nidhogg (Black) - became the dragon Niddxemixus fusing with Deximus Maximus
* Nox (Blue)
* Omega (Green)
* Talis (Red)
* Thales Miletus (Bronze)