Kavishte

Recommended Classes: Dragon Rider, Fighter, Barbarian, Wizard

### Overview

The famed Dragon Riders of the east, the Kavishte are a proud, noble, and wealthy people whose kinship with Draconic kind has garnered them unprecedented prosperity.

They resemble their Drenanian cousins to the west, save for much darker complexions, and greater diversity of traits including hair; which can be black, brown, red, silver, or gold, and eyes, which can be green, blue, and even violet.

Male Kavishte most often shave their heads completely bald, while women prefer to have their hair either very short, or very long. Often, when groups of Kavishte clash, the women will shave their heads in a symbolic, if aggressive, gesture.

### History

The proud people of the Kavishte Fields, they are sometimes called "Kavish", which simply means "people" in their tongue. Their presence in the east has been historically as far back as 2000 years ago, and their vast oral tradition claims stretches of time even greater than that.

To a Kavishte, loyalty is everything. Loyalty to friends, loyalty to family, loyalty to the gods, loyalty to their kingdom. So it was that, in ages long past, an ancient Prince of the Kavishte, a man named Tisces, forged a bond of loyalty between himself and a wounded Dragon, called Aerrax the Unbound. Tisces helped the dragon heal its wounds, caused by a fight with another of its kind. In turn, the grateful dragon Aerrax swore an oath of fealty to Tisces; a great honor by any account. However, to the surprise of many, Tisces declined the offer of fealty, instead swearing an oath of eternal friendship, and camaraderie. Touched by Tisces heart and spirit, Aerrax granted his new eternal ally an honor that none had received before. That day, the Prince of the Kavishte rode upon a dragon.

Since then, the people of the Kavishte Fields and the Dragons, supreme denizens of the sky and earth, have forged a bond like no other. Whether the Dragon be as quick-witted as a man, or a simple-minded as a foul beast, it is well known that a suitable Kavishte can make peace with it. As time went on, more and more Kavishte became fabled Dragon Riders, eventually forming an order of their own, in service to their homeland. These Dragon Riders are not chained to their kingdom, however, and many find work across Kovall as mercenaries, serving causes they find just with the utmost loyalty.

Whenever you need someone you can trust, people across Kovall know to always count on the Kavishte.

### Statistics

#### Ability Score Improvement

Your Strength, Constitution, and Intelligence scores each increase by one.

#### Relentless Endurance

When you are reduced to 0 hit points, but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 hit point instead. You can't use this feature again until you finish a long rest.

#### Loyalty to Friends

When an allied creature within 5 feet of you takes damage from an attack that is not a spell, you can use your reaction to reduce that damage by an amount equal to your proficiency bonus. You can do this a number of times equal to your constitution modifier, gaining all spent uses upon completing a long rest.

#### Legacy of Tisces

You gain proficiency in the animal handling skill. You have advantage on animal handling and nature checks that involve dragons.

#### Special Feature: Dragon Rider

Your people and your people alone are able to call upon Draconic Companions. You may play the Dragon Rider Class.