Homebrew Zuton Species Details

I have this unusual sensation/
It's almost like a fever/
That flush of heat within my head/
And strange as it may sound/
It is a pleasant feeling/
This Zuton Fever in my head

— Dave McCabe

The Zuton - named for 'Zeus Stone' in reference to the birthing of Athena through her father's head - is the recipient of a magical prosthetic head containing all of their memories and experiences.

The Zuton is the rare orc subject that survived the experience of having their head surgically removed, explicitly chosen for their body's capacity to endure the rigours of the procedure. 

While physically the Zuton retains the Orc's abilities, the transfer of the magical prosthetic known as the Oghman Stone confers upon them a series of spells - clairvoyance (2 charges), divine favor (1 charge), hellish rebuke (4 charges), true strike (5 charges), or detect evil and good (4 charges). The eye regains 1d4 + 4 expended charges daily at dawn.

The Zuton also has a randomly generated minor and major benefit, a minor handicap, and  truesight, courtesy of the Stone. 

Image: Steelhead the Metabaron, created by Alejandro Jodorowsky and Juan Giménez (The Metabarons, pub. Les Humanoïdes Associés, 1998).

Zuton Traits

Your Zuton character has the following racial traits.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 2 and your Constitution score increases by 1.

Age

Orcs reach adulthood at age 12 and live up to 50 years.

Size

Orcs are usually over 6 feet tall and weigh between 230 and 280 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

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.

Aggressive

As a bonus action, you can move up to your speed toward an enemy of your choice that you can see or hear. You must end this move closer to the enemy than you started.

Primal Intuition

You have proficiency in two of the following skills of your choice: Animal Handling, Insight, Intimidation, Medicine, Nature, Perception, and Survival.

Powerful Build

You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Orc.