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'''Hexbloods''' are a playable race for [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]] introduced in [[Van Richten'S Guide]] to [[Ravenloft]], the 5e revamp version of the [[Demiplane of Dread]], although they predated in the [[Unearthed Arcana]] article "Gothic Lineages".

Flavor-wise, hexbloods are creatures that have been infused with eldritch [[fey]] energies, transforming them into a proto-[[hag]], not too dissimilar to the [[changeling]]s of [[Golarion]]. Marked by split-pointed ears, "wildly shaded" skin, long manes of hair that rapidly regrow when cut, and a crown-like fleshy growth called an "elder cross" or "witch's turn" that extends from their temples and wraps around behind their head, the main way that hexbloods differ from hag changelings is that they are not necessarily born to hags. Some are indeed a new form of [[hagspawn]], but others might have been voluntarily or involuntarily infused with fey magic and partially transformed into a fey creature well into their adulthood.

==PC Stats==
As a "Lineage" race, hexbloods don't come with a preset ability score modifier like traditional races, and instead get to take either +2/+1 or +1/+1/+1 to whatever stats they like. They can also choose if they are Medium or Small sized.

In the Unearthed Arcana version, they had these racial traits:
::Type: Humanoid AND Fey
::Darkvision 60 feet
::Fey Resilience: Advantage on saves against or to end Charmed effect.
::Hex Magic: You can cast Hex and Disguise Self 1/day each, and gain these as bonus spells if you take a spellcaster class.
::Magic Token: As an action, you can remove a lock of hair, nail or tooth, creating an extension of yourself with a range of 10 miles (same plane). You can use an action to communicate with somebody carrying this token as per the Sending spell. You can also use an action to enter a 1 minute long trance in which you become blind and deaf in your present location, but can see and hear everything happening around your token. Both powers only work if you are in range of the token. The token lasts until you complete a long rest, whereupon it crumbles to dust and your body regenerates the missing piece.

[[Category: Dungeons & Dragons Races]]