Dromite

Living in city-hives underground, dromites are asexual humanoids with a natural affinity for psionics. Once a hive mind, they are now led by electors who run for office, as do the psionically enhanced Grand Queen and Exalted Consort that produce the eggs for a given year. The hatchlings are then adopted by expanded families of dromites. While dromites have separate castes each tied to a specific elements, these castes aren’t segregated and the extended adopted families they live in typically contain members from all or most castes.

Dromite Traits

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score Increases by 1 and your Charisma score increases by 2.

Age

Born from a single pair psionically enhanced to breed for the year, normally asexual dromites typically reach adulthood at 13 and live to around 70.

Alignment

Alignments vary wildly among dromites, but are often tied together by caste. Those of the glimmer caste tend toward a neutral alignment as they focus on their personal goals. Those belonging to the Ice caste are methodical, but often right, and tend toward law and good as a result. Members of the Fire caste let their emotions run wild, and lean chaotic. Those belonging to the Voice caste revel in the arts, their free expression drawing them toward chaos and the songs of old heroes toward good. Those of the Acerbic caste tend to value honesty and fixing problems, and lean toward good as a result.

Size

Dromites are between 3 and 4 feet tall and weigh between 40 and 80 pounds. Your size is Small.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 25 feet.

Natural Armor

You have a covering of chitin. When you aren’t wearing armor, your AC is 13 + your Dexterity modifier. You can use your natural armor to determine your AC if the armor you wear would leave you with a lower AC. A shield’s benefits apply as normal while you use your natural armor.

Keen Antennae

Dromites have a set of antenna, which are extremely sensitive to scents. You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. These antennae are mobile, giving away a dromite’s emotions.

Compound Eyes

Dromites have a set of compound eyes, which make it far easier to keep an eye out in multiple directions at once. You are proficient in Perception.

Dromite Caste

Each Dromite belongs to a particular caste. Choose one from the table below: you are resistant to the damage type of that caste. The general color of your chinous skin covering is also related to your caste. While dromites have these castes, the life-bonds that raise offspring in extended families aren’t segregated by caste.

Caste	Damage Type	Associated Color
	Acerbic	Acid
	Ice	Cold
	Fire	Fire
	Glimmer	Lightning
	Voice	Thunder

Caste Ray

You know the Energy Beam talent. Unless you learn the talent from another source, your Energy Beam only deals damage of the same type as you have resistance to as a result of your Dromite Caste. Charisma is your psionic ability for this talent.

Feats

Dromite Chimera

When the Exalted Consort and Grand Queen belong to different. Additionally, when you manifest Energy Beam, Your target got no bonus to its saving throw from half cover and only +3 from three quarters covereritage of your other half. You can choose a second Dromite caste, and gain the damage resistance and caste ray for that additional caste. Additionally, when you manifest Energy Beam your target has disadvantage on their saving throw.