Homebrew Atlantean Species Details

Atlantean

Atlanteans are strong, versatile warriors of the seas, acclimated to the oceans and survival underwater. Your ingenuity makes the most of all situations with innate magical capabilities and clever minds. The atleanteans are one of the most advanced in terms of magic than most races. The strongest of their kind have their own hand made spells which they honed as they special edge in battle. They can exclusive spells unknown to other races as they are quite secretive of their abilities and means of creating such strong means of altering nature.

Physical Description

The atlanteans are similar to humans in appearance. The skin of an atlantean tends to be slippery, and glint slightly in sunlight. These oily secretions help them swim more effectively, and protect them from temperature changes between land and water. Atlantean hair tends to be black or white, and their eyes are almost always blue and green hues, light blue being the rarest coloration. They are typically very muscular individuals, and typically do not have beard, but those who choose to may still do so, even though it is not common among them. Even though rare, large beard in atlantean society represent leadership and power, as well as great respect. Atlanteans are as tall as humans, but with blue, slick sin and orange, red, amber or golden hair. Their eye colour is used to determine their social status, since for them eye colour is directly inherited and in Atlantean legends kings have purple eye colour and lowlives and thieves have red. In rising order, eye colour status goes red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple.

History

Atlanteans used to rule the oceans, juxtaposing the other races’ rule on land. Their technology deeply intertwined with the arcane, with their brass cities able to rise and dive to and from the ocean and scuttle ships able to walk across the ocean floor. It was well known that being Atlantean was synonymous with being curious, since often times Atlantean explorers would risk their lives in treacherous waters just to map the ocean floor a tiny bit further and establish glass dome cities. Atlantean wizards would experiment with forbidden arts usually to the catastrophic detriment of their communities and Atlantean clerics would vanish from civilization to follow the divine. Atlantean society honours greatly her pioneers, for Atlantean ingenuity is what kept Atlantis thriving. This curiocity however would spell Atlantis’ downfall. Atlantis discovered the denizens of the cosmos before the gods - the primordial aboleths- and learned of their ancient woes. Atlantis swore fealty to the aboleths, enraging the gods who cursed all Atlantean kin.

To Atlanteans, all water physically becomes air and air physically becomes water. Even with Atlanteans being able to breathe both air and water, that meant that going to the bottom of the oceans would asphyxiate and decompress them and that going high into the clouds would crush them. Furthermore, theyre unable to swim at sea making them prey to any agile sea predator and air resists their movements, making them sluggish on land. This curse threw the Atlantean Empire to the ground, with Atlantean pleas to the gods left unanswered.

Society

Most atlanteans never leave the area where they were born, preferring to remain close to their families. Because of these close bonds, the atlanteans are fiercely protective of the ocean environment, and of their communities. Proud warriors of the oceans, the atlanteans will often fiercely fight to protect the waters from corruption, war, and death. Atlantean men are raised as warriors, and atlantean women are trained as warriors, but taught to be diplomats and rulers, although the primary ruler is always a king. Women generally determine the roles of other atlanteans in society, and organize what atlanteans are in what groups.

Atlantean Names

Atlantean names generally are similar to human names, but often have a hard or bold sound to them.

Atlantean Traits

Atlanteans are strong, versatile warriors of the seas, acclimated to the oceans and survival underwater.
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1, your Intelligence score goes up by 1 and according to your eye colour:

Red/Orange/Yellow: Your DEX score goes up by 1

Green/Blue/Purple: Your CHAR score goes up by 1


Age. Atlanteans reach adulthood after 16 years, and are considered elderly by 120. The average lifespan is just under 200, but it is said some among them live for centuries, they reaching maturity at 16 years old. Each eye colour adds years:

Red: -

Orange/Yellow: +20 years

Green/Blue: +40 years

Purple: +60 years


Alignment. Atlanteans have a tradition of protecting their own, and are faithful to a proud heritage. As a whole they have a strong tendency towards law, and a slight tendency towards good but due to their curious nature, Atlanteans tend towards Chaotic. However, ever since their downfall, some Atlanteans reject that nature out of fear or spite, so Atlanteans can be found in all allignments.
Size. Atlanteans typically stand between 5 and 7 feet. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet, and you have a swim speed of 35 feet.
Amphibious. You can breathe both air and water.
Aquatic Vision. In open air, 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. Underwater, you treat all dim light as bright light, and all darkness as if it were dim light within 60 feet.
Deep Diver. Your ancestors are well-adapted to the harsh, cold environments of ocean depths. You have resistance to cold damage.
Atlantean Weapon Training. You have proficiency with the spear, trident, javelin, and net.
Marine Recovery. If you complete a short rest while fully submerged in water throughout, you can regain extra hit pointsequal to your level.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Aquan and Common.

Random Height and Weight

Base Height Height Modifier Base Weight Weight Modifier
4′ 10″ +2d12 120 lb. × (2d4) lb.
 

 

Atlantean Traits

Heirs to millenia of rich primordial history, Atlanteans were cursed by the gods to punish their insolence.

Languages

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

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution score increases by 2. 

Your Charisma score increases by 1.

Your Intelligence score goes up by 1 and according to your eye colour:

Red/Orange/Yellow: Your DEX score goes up by 1

Green/Blue/Purple: Your CHAR score goes up by 1

Age

Atlanteans reach adulthood after 16 years, and are considered elderly by 120. The average lifespan is just under 200, but it is said some among them live for centuries, they reaching maturity at 16 years old. Each eye colour adds years:

Red: -

Orange/Yellow: +20 years

Green/Blue: +40 years

Purple: +60 years

Alignment

Atlanteans have a tradition of protecting their own, and are faithful to a proud heritage. As a whole they have a strong tendency towards law, and a slight tendency towards good but due to their curious nature, Atlanteans tend towards Chaotic. However, ever since their downfall, some Atlanteans reject that nature out of fear or spite, so Atlanteans can be found in all allignments.

Size

Atlanteans typically stand between 5 and 7 feet. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet, and you have a swim speed of 35 feet.
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