Chromacorn
"Purifying Power" by Edgar Sánchez Hidalgo, © Blizzard Entertainment Inc. Accessed at the artist's ArtStation here
[Sponsored by @thetygre, who wanted a modern meme unicorn as a counterpoint to the exalted unicorn. The instructions were to make them player facing, which inspired me to give them some flexibility in how they could be used in a party. Some of the sources I drew inspiration from include Uni from the Dungeons and Dragons cartoon, the Gravity Falls episode "The Last Mablecorn", and Donkey from Shrek.
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Chromacorn CR 2 N Magical Beast This undersized equine has a proportionately large head and short legs. Its mane and tail are luxurious and rainbow-hued, and a gleaming metallic horn grows from its head.
Chromacorns are small, magically gifted kin to unicorns, embodying joy and whimsy. They like bright colors, sweet flavors, sparkles and rainbows, and can generate them through illusions if none are to be found in their immediate environment. Chromacorns vary in alignment as people do, but no matter their alignment have child-like personalities. Chromacorns universally consider adventuring to be fun and fascinating. Unlike ordinary unicorns, which are reclusive and distant towards mortals, chromacorns often seek people out, trying to find a kindred spirit to befriend and join on their adventures. Unfortunately, chromacorns lack the ability to detect alignment or to take no for an answer, leading them sometimes to bad ends and sometimes to deeply irritate those they hope to impress.
Most chromacorns do not seek out combat, although evil ones will occasionally pick fights they think they can win, especially if they are accompanied by a party of adventurers. Their horns are magic and can deal considerable damage on a charge. Chromacorns use their spell-like abilities to defend themselves, distracting enemies with illusions or stunning them with a color spray. A chromacorn can teleport, leaving a dazzling rainbow in the path between its starting point and its destination, but whether that is used to dive headlong into combat or to escape it depends on the chromacorn’s personality.
A chromacorn can be taken as a familiar by a character with the Improved Familiar feat. The character must be at least 7th level and have an alignment within one step of the chromacorn’s alignment. They may also join adventuring parties as a cohort (counting as a 6th level character for that purpose). Chromacorn cohorts often take levels in bard, sorcerer or oracle, or may take the giant template once instead of a level, willing themselves to become big enough to ride.
