Male:. Azrael, Caedmon, Grimbald, Keine, Thorne, Ydran Female: Blair, Eelvie, Kalonice, Mortica, Onyx, Ulva Cathartes Traits Born of a terrible curse, these vulture-like humanoids are doomed to kill and eat their peers out of feral instincts.

Wings. You have a flying speed of 35 ft. You must not be wearing medium or heavy armor in order to fly.

Natural Weapons. Your beak and talons are natural weapons, and you can use them to make unarmed strikes . You can use your Dexterity in place of your Strength for attack and damage rolls with them. On a hit, you deal 1d4 + your Strength / Dexterity modifier piercing or slashing damage. You are proficient with your natural weapons.

Keen Senses. Your senses are heightened as a result of your birdlike body. You are proficient in the Perception skill, and you can add double your proficiency bonus when making checks that rely on smell.

Horrid Appearance. Your ugly features, akin to the vultures you embody, make it hard for you to positively influence others. You have disadvantage on Charisma checks made against humanoids, unless those humanoids are themselves cathartei.

Poison Resistance. You have advantage on saving throws against being poisoned , and you are resistant to poison damage. You cannot be diseased or poisoned in regards to food and drink.

Curse of the Cathartes. The curse of all cathartei becomes apparent in the dark of night. Every night at midnight, you must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw. On a failure, you enter your cursed state. While in this state, you awaken from any nonmagical sleep, cannot speak, and must attack the closest creature you can see with your natural weapons, using all of your movement as necessary to move within range. You aren't compelled to attack another cathartes, however. This state lasts until dawn, or until you kill 1 creature and consume its flesh. If this curse interrupts a short or long rest , you still re

Vile Scavenger. Death tantalizes you unnaturally, and it is very hard to resist feasting on the dead. Whenever a creature within 30 ft. of you dies, or if you start your turn within 30 ft. of a dead creature, you must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw. If you are in your cursed state, you automatically fail this saving throw. On a failure, you must use each your actions to consume the corpse's flesh. It takes 1 minute to eat a Large or smaller creature, 2 minutes to eat a Huge creature, and 3 minutes to eat a Gargantuan creature. This counts as 2 days of rations for you. You aren't compelled to eat the d