Variant Human: Mixed Bloodlines

Ages have gone by and the ancient races have withdrawn from the world. Perhaps they have ceased to be completely. All that is left is reminders that pop up in the world from time to time in the form of unusual traits a person may have every now and again. Depending on your world this may be an astounding event, or an altogether unremarkable one.

Oddity of Appearance

While most features of these humans to be identical to that of any other human, humans with mixed blood, no matter how diluted, may display the an odd characteristic that gives them away as having an ancestor from another humanoid race. Perhaps it's their height, or the way their ears bend ever so slightly. Even pureblood humans have been known to be teased as a mixed blood when they show extreme inclination toward tinkering, crafting, or hunting in the woods.

Mixed Blood Human Traits

Your mixed blood human character has certain traits inherent to all humans that make up its dominant nature.

Ability Score Increase. Two ability scores of your choice increase by 1.

Age. Humans reach adulthood in their late teens and live less than a century.

Alignment. Humans tend toward no particular alignment. The best and the worst are found among them.

Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Size. Humans vary widely in height and build depending on their lineage. They can be anywhere from 4 to 8 feet tall, but regardless their size is Medium.

Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common.

Industrious. You have proficiency with one tool of your choice.

Divine Ancestry

A human with this bloodline had an ancestor who came into contact with a celestial being as some point or was perhaps blessed by one. They generally tend to have naturally positive attitudes and often feels discomfort when it comes to breaking the law, but that's not to say they wont. Many detest their celestial ancestry and feel the need to rebel against it.

Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score or your Charisma score increases by 1.

Celestial Resistance. You have resistance to necrotic damage and radiant damage.

Celestial Legacy. You know the light cantrip. Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the lesser restoration spell once with this trait, and you regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Once you reach 5th level, you can cast the daylight spell once with this trait as a 3rd-level spell, and you regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Divine Quirk

d6 Trait 1 Your skin is the color of pure ivory 2 You speak in a singsong voice 3 You radiant a faint light around your body when happy 4 You are unbelievebly beautiful 5 A halo briefly appears when you use your racial magic 6 You have a pair of small white wings, too frail for flight

Dwarven Ancestry

Dwarven blood trends to manifest itself in a shorter, stouter figure. Humans with this bloodline are generally smaller and hairier than other humans, but stouter and of a much stronger constitution. They enjoy rabblerousing and pick fights due to their quick temper and strong sense of pride. Humans of dwarven ancestry may have trouble trusting others.

Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score or your Constitution score increases by 1.

Dwarven Resilience. You have advantage on saving throws against poison, and you have resistance against poison damage

Dwarven Toughness. Your hit point maximum increases by 1, and it increases by 1 every time you gain a leveI.

Dwarven Quirk

d6 Trait 1 You are unusually short and stout 2 Your voice is low and rumbling 3 You have unusually broad shoulders 4 You are extremely hairy, growing a beard at a young age 5 You have a fascination with metal and stonework 6 You find yourself easily swayed by good ale

Elemental Ancestry

The genasi or other planar beings was a long forgotten ancestor of this human. It's difficult for them to hide their quirks when they manifest themselves as they are often clearly inhuman. They are more likely to be shunned by others or placed into very particular jobs or castes. As a result, humans of elemental ancestry may bear a grudge. Despite this, they feel a natural duty to help others wishes come true to the best of their abilities.

Air

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 1.

Elemental Resistance. You have resistance to lightning damage.

Elemental Legacy. You know the gust cantrip. Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the zephyr strike spell once with this trait, and you regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Once you reach 5th level, you can also cast the warding wind spell once with this trait, and you regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Constitution is your spellcasting ability for these spells.