Homebrew Alster Race Details

Alster is the native specie of Velkia, it has 4 independent arms. You can not differentiate an Alster from an Arelian when an Alster hides his second pair of arms. With the 2 extra arms the Alster is better at climbing, swinging etc. which Arelians thinks is a bit brutish so Alsters meets quite a discrimination when in cities with Arelians, so they have developed a natural way to hide their extra arms and behave as Arelians.

It is not known why they have developed extra arms. Researchers from Arelia have concluded that it was a way to get higher up on the foodchain and being able to carry more weapons to survive in Velkia.

Alster Traits

With 4 arms the Alster can equip more equipment, like shields and greatswords, and they have developed a way to hide.

Ability Score Modifiers

The Alsters have are naturally stronger than the other races. With their 2 extra arms they are extra good at climbing or swinging.

Extra arms

Arelians have 4 arms which make it possible to equip more weapons or shields in combat. You can not use this while hiding the extra arms.

Hiding arms

Alsters have the possibility to completely hide their arms and behave like an Arelian. This ability has come from the ages of mingling and hiding with the Arelians. Their thin torso also helps as it looks like a normal sized torso when their extra arms are relaxing on the side.