Homebrew Derinains Species Details

DISCLAIMER : This race is desigh for a DESERT theme campaign. You can try to use them for none desert theme campaigns but you will need a reason for the Deranain beeing there.

-Author

 

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Living in the most harsh of environments where logic and reason seen to not exists, the derinains are some of the few sentient beeings on the oceans of sand that make up deserts.

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 The Insectfolk of the Sands

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 The derinaids stand at 29m tall for females and 27m tall for males and weigh 75lbs. to 85lbs. on average. Their coloration varies with gender, red and maroon for females and black and yellow for males with some other notable differences. Females tails are bigger than males and they are taller and generally stronger than males and their antennas are more rough and upwards than males. Males tails are smaller and their faces have vastly different shapes and are smaller than females and equally weaker, with smallerans smother antennas.

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 The Sociatys of the Sand

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 The derenaids sociatys are that of incredible sexism where females are dominant over males. Males are but labor force for the stronger females who make them eat but the leftovers of the hunted meat. They organize on small settlements of no more than 20 individuals with said settlements constructed with the bones of bigger creatures, this is for practicality has bones are very resiliant and for Intimidation has most predators dont go nearby these settlements. One dominant female always leads the settlement while other females that may be on the settlement work has guards for the dominant female, while the males are labor force and hunters for the dominant female. They aren't trusting of outsiders and demmed them a treath until they prove otherwise and even so they hardly will trust them.

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 The Insectfolk that seek adventure

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Derinaids rarely become adventures but there can be reason for one to leave their settlement and chase adventure. Males of settlements may leave their homes beacuce of feeling suppressed by the females looking for a way to escape their rulers and their harsh working conditions, or beacuce they were commanded by their leaders. Females may turn to the life of adventuring to escape responsibility of leader ship or to prove themselfs to their settlement to claim leadership or keep their leadership, or maybe they where kick out by a riot of rebellious males or another female trying to take their leadership role. In general the most likely reason for them becoming adventurers is situations with their settlements.

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The Insectfolk Name's

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The derinais have names aciociated with their environments things like Boneless, Dust or Storm are common place. They posses 2 last names. Their first last name is the name of their settlement dominant female and their second last name is the name of one of their parent's usually the mother. Heres some examples of names.

Names. Dust, Dune, Sandish, Cactideli, Boneless, Shell, Storm, Dawn, Sun, Rise, Thirst, Stone, Sand

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 Alignment and Stereotypes

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 Derinaids typically are lawful by nature has they obey their leaders wihout question, and the leaders are typically evil has most dont care for others and are selfish. Deranaids are stereotypically not very smart (although not orc levels of dumd) and have a hard time speaking lenguages outside of ignan properly. They are resiliant warriors who would rather eat their weapons than accept defeat and expert hunters. When it comes to interacting with others they have hard times socializing with other species has they are most likely too use to life on their settlements where daring to speak up could get you killed, and if they are a settlement leader they will act with a superiority complex commanding others around.

Derinains Traits

Derinains as a result of their harsh environments and strange social structure have evolve special traits.

Ability Score Increase

Has a result of their harsh environment derenaids developed extremely hard shells, they also became fast to travel the seas of sand that they inhabit and escaped predators. Gain a ability score increase of 2+ constetusion and 1+ dexterity.

Excavator

To effectively hunt and hide quickly, derinaids developed sharp claws and strong arms to borrow themselfs quickly and attack by surprise. You have a 20ft borrowing speed.

Age

Has a result of their short survivability they develop to grow fast. A derinois can walk just minutes after beeing born and they become adults at the age of 4, and can live up to 45 years although rarely.

Speed

Derinains have a slightly higher speed when it comes to movement has they usually avoiding predators. You have a 35ft walking speed.

Resiliance

Has they need to move a lot to keep their recourses from predators they became strong enogh to carry things with the strength of a goliath. Your carrying capacity is that of a large charather.

Darkvision

Accustomed to the cold desert nights and hiding in caves, the gain superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Tremorsense

To asist with thier escapes by escavating or to detect a predators approaching while they sleep they develop the ability to sense vibrations. A derinain can detect and pinpoint the origin of vibrations within a 20ft radius, provided that the deranoid and the source of the vibrations are in contact with the same ground or substance.

Lenguages

Has a derenaids you can speak common and ignan.

Demage Resistances

Living in harsh environments where anything that can be eaten is prey they developed themselfs to be able to eat even poisonous food. You have natural resistance agaist poison demage, you have advantage in saving trows agaist beeing poisoned.

Derenaid Experience

You experienced the horror of the desert and have developed exceptional survival skills. Gain proficiency in survival, spears, javalins and shortbows.