Stormhearts bristle with barely contained energy. Their skin can show lightning-like markings, and their hair crackles with static. Fond of challenge and action, they thrive in storm-swept plains, coastal cliffs, or mountaintops, carrying thunder in their voices and lightning in their souls.
Their direct nature leads them to quick decisions, favoring impulsive freedom over rigid planning.
Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1.
They mature similarly to humans but have shorter lifespans, rarely exceeding 70 years.
Often chaotic, Stormhearts prize independence and follow their passions.
They range from 5 to 6 feet in height with muscular builds. Your size is Medium.
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
You have resistance to lightning damage.
When hit by a melee attack, you can use your reaction to emit thunder. The attacker must make a Constitution save (DC = 8 + proficiency + Charisma mod) or take 1d8 + your Charisma mod thunder damage and be pushed 5 feet away. Once per short or long rest.
Once per long rest, you can use a bonus action to increase your speed by 10 feet and ignore nonmagical difficult terrain until the end of your turn.
You can speak, read, and write Common and Auran. Stormheart words often boom like thunder.
Stormhearts have tan to dark skin marked with lightning-bolt patterns. Hair may stand on end, colored black, gray, or electric blue, crackling with static. Names (e.g., Voltaren, Thalra, Rumblestrike) reflect thunderous power.
Some Stormhearts generate visible sparks around their fingertips or manifest small static arcs when emotional. Their clothing is often rugged, meant to withstand the elements. Cultural emphasis lies on feats of strength—“storm trials”—and they mark such achievements with thunderbolt tattoos or piercings.