Homebrew Apeling Species Details

Apelings are a fusion of human and monkey traits. This relation is evident in their fur, tails, fangs, and other traits. However, their intelligence, larger size, and more bipedal posture suggest some closeness to humanity. Apelings are slightly smaller than humans but are still medium. They usually have more defined muscles than monkeys, though they are still rather slender, keeping a very athletic appearance. Fur colors include black, brown, red, orange, and grey. White fur is usually a "sign" of inherent greatness. Apelings age fast, reaching full adulthood in only 12 years. Although apelings only have a slightly longer lifespan than humans, their active nature and lifestyle mean they burn through their years faster than a human, putting their average lifespan at 100 years. Few careful and quieter apelings may live to see 150 and usually hold roles as tribal leaders and chiefs. Despite aging fast, apelings do not feel the usual effects of old age until months before their death, many still adventuring within the last year of their life.

Apelings are extremely confident, headstrong, and upbeat. Their boastful presence might dismay common folk and be found disrespectful by upper-class citizens, however; apelings hold a firm loyalty to those who have proven themselves.

Apelings usually live in small, closely-held tribal communities. Entire nations or cities of apelings are few and far apart. Leadership roles are often held either by the elders or by the most personally accomplished, however, leaders generally don't have much power as many apelings prefer group decisions over the decisions of one individual. In the traditional sense, apelings do not have "families" and usually have an "all kin are family" mentality.

Apelings found outside the normal communities either from being banished or simply wanderlust have an easy time adjusting to the "easy" life of cities. Finding work in such places comes easy due to the general truthfulness and raw strength of the race. Though work as teachers in any form meets a swift end, due to a simple disinterest in treading the same old beaten path.

Dwarfs and Apelings get along great establishing trades of not only goods but physical feats. Though the boastful attitude Apelings have can be off-putting, Dwarves have long since grown fond of their attitude. Apelings still have trouble distinguishing male and female dwarves.

Through their time with the dwarves, Apelings have adopted similar feelings towards elves. Though contact with elves remains oddly scarce.

Most apeling adventurers tend to be more independent than their kin at home, but still hold on a lot to their sense of family and loyalty. Naturally energetic and overtly eager, spending their time standing still is against their nature.

 

Apeling Traits

Ability score increase, Darkvision, speed, language, size, natural climber, acrobatic

Ability score increase

Increase both Dexterity by 2 and Wisdom by 1

Darkvision

You have Darkvision up to 30ft

Size

You are medium averaging in between 4ft - 6ft

Age

Apelings mature faster than humans, reaching adulthood by the age of 12, and commonly live to be around 150 years old.

Language

You can speak, read and write Common and one other language of your choice.

Acrobatic

From living in trees all your life you are naturally acrobatic and have proficiency in the acrobatics skill