# Species > From the Curse of Strahd game wiki (it covers the whole game, spoilers included): https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/characters/species.html. Unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy, not approved or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast. ## Aasimar *Mortals touched by celestial power who heal with a touch and can reveal a heavenly or dreadful form.* Size medium, small, speed 30 ft. - **Celestial Resistance.** Resistance to Necrotic and Radiant damage. - **Darkvision.** See in Dim Light within 60 feet as if it were Bright Light, and in Darkness as if it were Dim Light. - **Healing Hands.** Magic action, once per Long Rest: touch a creature and it regains Hit Points equal to PB d4s rolled. - **Light Bearer.** You know the Light cantrip; Charisma is your spellcasting ability for it. - **Celestial Revelation.** From level 3, once per Long Rest: transform for 1 minute (wings, radiance or shroud) and add PB damage. ## Dhampir *Mortals touched by vampirism who climb like spiders and feed on the vitality of those they bite.* Size medium, small, speed 35 ft. - **Darkvision.** See in Dim Light within 60 feet as if it were Bright Light, and in Darkness as if it were Dim Light. - **Spider Climb.** A Climb Speed equal to your Speed; from level 3 you can move along walls and ceilings with your hands free. - **Trace of Undeath.** Resistance to Necrotic damage. - **Vampiric Bite.** Unarmed Strike bite: 1d4 + Constitution modifier Piercing. On a hit, PB times per Long Rest, heal the damage dealt or add it to your next attack roll or ability check. ## Dragonborn *Wingless draconic folk with a breath weapon and resistance from their dragon ancestor; spectral wings at level 5.* Size medium, speed 30 ft. - **Draconic Ancestry.** Pick a dragon ancestor; it sets the damage type of your Breath Weapon and your Damage Resistance. - **Breath Weapon.** Swap one attack of the Attack action for a 15-ft Cone or 30-ft Line: Dex save, 1d10 (scales). PB/Long Rest. - **Damage Resistance.** Resistance to the damage type of your Draconic Ancestry. - **Darkvision.** See in Dim Light within 60 feet as if it were Bright Light, and in Darkness as if it were Dim Light. - **Draconic Flight.** From level 5, once per Long Rest: Bonus Action to grow spectral wings, Fly Speed = Speed for 10 minutes. ## Dwarf *Stout folk of stone and forge with 120-ft Darkvision, poison resilience, extra Hit Points and Tremorsense.* Size medium, speed 30 ft. - **Darkvision.** See in Dim Light within 120 feet as if it were Bright Light, and in Darkness as if it were Dim Light. - **Dwarven Resilience.** Resistance to Poison damage and Advantage on saves to avoid or end the Poisoned condition. - **Dwarven Toughness.** Your Hit Point maximum increases by 1 per character level. - **Stonecunning.** Bonus Action, PB times per Long Rest: Tremorsense 60 ft for 10 minutes while on or touching stone. ## Elf *Long-lived Feywild folk who trance instead of sleeping and gain lineage magic as they rise in level.* Size medium, speed 30 ft. - **Darkvision.** See in Dim Light within 60 feet as if it were Bright Light, and in Darkness as if it were Dim Light. - **Elven Lineage.** Choose Drow, High Elf or Wood Elf: a level 1 benefit, then a free-cast spell at levels 3 and 5. - **Fey Ancestry.** Advantage on saving throws to avoid or end the Charmed condition. - **Keen Senses.** Gain proficiency in Insight, Perception or Survival (your choice). - **Trance.** You don't sleep and magic can't put you to sleep; a Long Rest takes 4 hours of conscious meditation. ## Gnome *Small, clever folk with Advantage on mental saving throws and forest or rock gnome magic.* Size small, speed 30 ft. - **Darkvision.** See in Dim Light within 60 feet as if it were Bright Light, and in Darkness as if it were Dim Light. - **Gnomish Cunning.** Advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma saving throws. - **Gnomish Lineage.** Choose Forest Gnome or Rock Gnome magic; Int, Wis or Cha is the spellcasting ability for it. ## Goliath *Towering giant-descended folk with a giant's boon, Powerful Build, and Large Form from level 5.* Size medium, speed 35 ft. - **Giant Ancestry.** Choose a giant's boon (cloud, fire, frost, hill, stone or storm); use it PB times per Long Rest. - **Large Form.** From level 5, once per Long Rest: Bonus Action to become Large for 10 minutes (Adv. on Str checks, +10 ft Speed). - **Powerful Build.** Advantage on checks to end the Grappled condition; count as one size larger for carrying capacity. ## Halfling *Small, lucky folk who resist fear, reroll natural 1s and slip past larger creatures.* Size small, speed 30 ft. - **Brave.** Advantage on saving throws to avoid or end the Frightened condition. - **Halfling Nimbleness.** Move through the space of any creature a size larger than you, but you can't stop in that space. - **Luck.** When you roll a 1 on the d20 of a D20 Test, reroll it and use the new roll. - **Naturally Stealthy.** You can take the Hide action while obscured only by a creature at least one size larger than you. ## Hexblood *Folk bound to hags by magic or bargain, who carry witch-craft in their blood and can watch through tokens of themselves.* Size medium, small, speed 30 ft. - **Darkvision.** See in Dim Light within 60 feet as if it were Bright Light, and in Darkness as if it were Dim Light. - **Eerie Token.** Bonus Action, once per Long Rest: make a token of yourself; send it 25-word telepathic messages or see and hear through it from up to 10 miles. - **Hex Magic.** Disguise Self and Hex always prepared; each free once per Long Rest (Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma). ## Human *Adaptable folk who gain Heroic Inspiration each Long Rest, an extra skill and an Origin feat.* Size medium, small, speed 30 ft. - **Resourceful.** You gain Heroic Inspiration whenever you finish a Long Rest. - **Skillful.** Gain proficiency in one skill of your choice. - **Versatile.** Gain an Origin feat of your choice (Skilled is recommended). ## Lupin *Towering hybrids caught halfway between folk and wolf, with killer claws and a howl that saps the nerve of anyone near.* Size medium, small, speed 30 ft. - **Darkvision.** See in Dim Light within 60 feet as if it were Bright Light, and in Darkness as if it were Dim Light. - **Feral Pounce.** Slashing Unarmed Strikes; once per turn an Attack-action Unarmed Strike hit both damages and Shoves. - **Howl.** Bonus Action: creatures you choose within 15 feet make a Wisdom save (DC 8 + Con + PB) or have Disadvantage on attack rolls and saves until your next turn. PB uses per Long Rest. - **Werewolf Instincts.** Proficiency in Perception, Stealth or Survival. ## Orc *Tireless wanderers with 120-ft Darkvision who dash with a rush of vigor and refuse to fall at 0 HP.* Size medium, speed 30 ft. - **Adrenaline Rush.** Bonus Action Dash and gain Temporary Hit Points equal to PB; PB uses per Short or Long Rest. - **Darkvision.** See in Dim Light within 120 feet as if it were Bright Light, and in Darkness as if it were Dim Light. - **Relentless Endurance.** Once per Long Rest, when reduced to 0 Hit Points but not killed outright, drop to 1 Hit Point instead. ## Reborn *People who died and came back (stitched together, raised or simply unwilling to stay dead) with flashes of memories from a life before.* Size medium, small, speed 30 ft. - **Strange Endurance.** Resistance to Cold, Necrotic or Poison damage (your choice). - **Escaped Death.** Advantage on Death Saving Throws. - **Everlasting.** No Exhaustion from thirst, hunger or suffocation; no sleep, and magic can't put you to sleep; a Long Rest is 4 hours of inactivity. - **Knowledge from a Past Life.** A skill proficiency; when you fail an ability check, add 1d6 to it (PB times per Long Rest). ## Tiefling *Folk with fiendish blood whose legacy grants a Resistance and spells, plus the Thaumaturgy cantrip.* Size medium, small, speed 30 ft. - **Darkvision.** See in Dim Light within 60 feet as if it were Bright Light, and in Darkness as if it were Dim Light. - **Fiendish Legacy.** Choose Abyssal, Chthonic or Infernal: a Resistance and cantrip, then a free-cast spell at levels 3 and 5. - **Otherworldly Presence.** You know Thaumaturgy, cast with the same ability as your Fiendish Legacy.