Rainwing (5e Race)
RainWings
Physical Description
Rainwings are large, colorful dragons that spit acid. If that wasn't frightening enough, they also have a habit of changing their scale's colors to either match their emotions or their environment, making them very powerful assassins, being able to melt them without a trace and attack from nowhere right out in the open in broad daylight.
History
In the past, RainWings were ruled by the RainWing royal family, but since all of Queen Grandeur's heirs were deemed unworthy of the throne, Grandeur merged her eggs with those of the tribe in hopes of finding a leader in spirit rather than blood. Grandeur's solution proved to be rather unsuccessful, as although Grandeur did eventually find volunteers, they were lazy, unsuccessful, and often selfish in their reigns. Grandeur decided that it would be the best for the tribe if each new ruler, including herself, was only to reign for one month at a time. Queen Glory is currently the ruler of the RainWing Kingdom.
Society
RainWings tend to be pacifists who typically don't rush into fights, as shown when the NightWings captured them and experimented on their venom, although they likely have not always been this way. Instead of having a palace, like most tribes, the RainWing queen resides in an ordinary-sized hut usually decorated with flowers that other dragons can visit her in. They will line up and wait when they want to talk to the queen about something. Although RainWings are peaceful dragons, there could have been a time where RainWings were at war with another tribe, due to Grandeur hinting to Glory that she remembers when they used their camouflage to hide from enemies. In Darkstalker (Legends), Queen Lagoon said, "If we find another animus in the tribe, that would make us twice as powerful, which would be quite useful given how the MudWings and RainWings have been behaving lately.", implying that they once weren't the lazy, happy tribe they are considered to be now, although Queen Glory and some other RainWings have proven that not all current RainWings are as lazy as they seem. Queen Glory is queen of the RainWings and the NightWings.
RainWing Names
RainWings are normally named after plants usually flowers or food like coconut, fern and orchid, rain forest animals like toucan and chameleon, elegant synonyms of happy like magnificent and glory, and weather like sunbeam and droplet.
Male: Vine, Mangrove, Jambu, Coconut, Chameleon
Female: Orchid, Glory, Kinkajou, Fruit Bat, Elegance
Rainwing Traits
Rainwings, the masters of the jungle and color.
Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 2 and your Strength score increases by 1.
Age. Rainwings typically mature at the age of 7 and live to be over 150 years old.
Alignment. Rainwings are calm creatures who almost never mean anyone any harm, just the dragons that penetrate their boundaries. Their alignment is normally neutral.
Size. Rainwings are about 5-6 feet in height, 11-12 feet, nose to tail. Your size in Medium.
Speed. You have a base walking speed of 20 ft., fly 20 ft., climb 30 ft.
Acid Spitter. You can spit acid in a condensed bolt with a range from 3 ft up to 20 ft the range depends on your roll and amount of training. As an action, make a ranged weapon attack. On hit, the target takes 1d6 acid damage. After you use this feature, you must complete a long rest before you can use it again. If you roll a natural 20 with this attack, the attacker will take double to damage and become blinded until the end of their next turn.
Claws. You have claws! You can make unarmed strikes attack with them, dealing 1d4 piercing damage instead of the traditional bludgeoning.
Camouflage. You can change your scales to match the color of your surroundings or to match your emotions. You have advantage in either the Stealth or the Intimidation skills.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Draconic and 2 other languages of your choice.
Random Height and Weight
Base Height | Height Modifier* | Base Weight | Weight Modifier** |
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8′ 0″ | +1d6 | 200 lb. | × (5) lb. |
*Height = base height + height modifier |
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