Homebrew Draethos Species Details

Ability Score Increase

Your Wisdom score increases by 2 and Strength by 1

Age

Draethos reach adulthood around their late teens and live up to 800 years.

Size

Draeth average about 5 feet tall and weigh about 40 pounds. Your size is Small.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 25 feet.

Telepathy

You can communicate telepathically with creatures within 30 feet of you. You must share a language with the target in order to communicate in this way.

 

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Draethos. Draethos is characterized by its flurry of cacophonous sighs and clicks.

Due to their lack of lips, Draethos names typically lack hard consonants. Surnames are familial.

Male Names. Odan, Gyeto, Hurl, Jan, Talon

Female Names. Gillen, Teria, Kat’h, Yul, Aswe

Surnames. Urr, Slyter, Qelu’tlapa, Ayahu, Jek

 

BIOLOGY AND APPEARANCE

Draethos possess large teeth, which grow outside of their mouths. Coupled with their lack of lips, this leads to the appearance of an overbite. Their scaly skin ranged in color from blue to purple to black. Their hands retain an interstitial web between the fingers. Their fingers end in narrow tips which resemble claws. They possess low-light vision, springing from their cave-dwelling ancestors.

Draethos possess a limited telepathy, granting the ability to communicate with any sentient being. The ability is limited to communication; a Draethos can not invade the thoughts of others.

SOCIETY AND CULTURE

Partly due to their long lives, Draethos society was slow to evolve and relies heavily on tradition. The Draethos’ culture is warrior-based, and those living on the homeworld are expected to demonstrate their martial or hunting prowess. Life on Draethos is harsh, with arrogant aristocrats squabbling among one another for social standing and wealth. Warriors are perpetually in high demand as gladiators, mercenaries, hunters, and soldiers. Those who make a conscious decision to abandon the way of the warrior are exiled to seek a new life among aliens. Consequently, despite their reputation as fierce combatants, most Draethos encountered offworld are peaceful and intellectual.

 

Draethos Traits

Way of the Warrior You have proficiency with light and medium armor as well as simple and martial weapon.