Description: Black Draconians are imposing reptilian humanoids with obsidian scales that seem to absorb light around them. Standing between 6 and 7 feet tall, they possess lean but powerful builds, and elongated snouts filled with sharp teeth. Their eyes burn with an inner crimson fire, and their scales often weep small droplets of acid when they are angry or stressed. Black Draconians have pronounced claws, powerful tails, and jagged horns that project menacingly from their skulls. Their scales range from deep coal black to dark charcoal gray, with acidic green accents along their throat.
Society: Black Draconians are natural spellcasters and scholars who form communities centered around magical research and arcane knowledge. They tend to have smaller families but invest heavily in the education and magical training of their children. Their societies are organized around lunar cycles and magical phenomena, with major celebrations timed to coincide with eclipses and planar convergences. Black Draconians value individual magical prowess, intellectual achievement, and the accumulation of arcane secrets. They excel at magical research and spell development, making them valuable advisors and court wizards in civilized lands.
Relations: Black Draconians are often viewed with suspicion due to their association with corrosive magic and their intense focus on arcane power. They respect humans for their magical potential and adaptability, appreciate elven dedication to magical arts, and find common ground with gnomes over scholarly pursuits. However, their secretive nature and tendency toward magical experimentation can make others nervous. They have particular difficulty with those who distrust magic or prefer purely martial solutions. Other draconian colors sometimes view them as overly secretive and aloof, while Black Draconians see their cousins as intellectually limited and magically inferior.
Male Names: Acidex, Voidclaw, Shadowmaw
Female Names: Corrina, Obsidiana, Nethys
Racial Traits
- Ability Score Modifiers: +2 INT, +2 CHA, -2 STR
- Type: Humanoid (Draconian)
- Size: Medium
- Base Speed: 30ft
- Starting Languages: Common and Draconic
Other Traits
All Black Draconian characters also can choose 3 of the following abilities. If multiple abilities affect an attribute or skill, only the highest bonus is applicable.
- Acid Resistance: Gain acid resistance 5.
- Acidborn: Gain a breathweapon that shoots in a 20-foot cone. Does 3d6 acid damage, REF (10+CharacterLevel) save for half.
- Arcane Affinity: Gain a +2 racial bonus on Spellcraft checks and one additional spell slot for your highest available spell level.
- Corroding Touch: Once per combat, touch attack deals 1d4 acid damage and reduces target's armor AC by 1 for 1 round.
- Draconic Heritage: Gain immunity to magical sleep effects and paralysis.
- Low-Light Vision: Gain the ability to see twice as far as normal in dim light.
- Magic Resistance: Gain spell resistance equal to 6 + character level.
- Natural Weapons: Gain a bite attack (1d4 damage) and two claw attacks (1d3 damage each). These are primary natural attacks.
- Scholar: Gain a +2 racial bonus on Knowledge (Arcana) and Knowledge (Planes) checks.
- Vestigial Wings: Gain a pair of undersized, leathery wings. These wings cannot provide actual flight but offer a controlled glide when falling.