Homebrew Chitrin Harvester Species Details

Chitrin have insectile features and blade like arm appendages Their bodies are encased by a hard shell of protective chitin and they have a natural resistance to acid. 

Chitrin mainly speak through the act of telepathy or in an odd clicking and clattering language of their own creation, but have been known to learn other languages. Chitrin without a Brood Mother generally die but some gain a relative sentience that expands over time eventually becoming their own 'person'.

Chitrin Harvesters are the second lowest cast of chitrin, only standing above the worker. They are relatively clumsy and oftentimes have awkward limbs or extra ones in locations which are not suitable to daily activities. For this reason they're left mostly to the gathering and harvesting role of the colony. Harvesters generally have grayish blue chitinous bodies and normally sport at least one scythe like bladearm used for harvesting. 

Excellent Harvesters. Harvesters do their job diligently and are rarely swayed from completing it even as other harvesters fall around them. When a harvester has no work to do it will generally stand around idly, motionless. That is until it gets a new missive or is stirred by a worker.

Odd Sentimentality. As one of the two lowest casts of Chitrin society the harvesters have formed a unique bond with the workers. Oftentimes when the smaller chitrin are disturbed or dismayed a harvester will sit nearby them and allow the small insect to climb over their body until it is satisfied.

Plate Cleaners. Harvesters mostly chew on bones and finish off the remains of what they've gathered for the colony, rarely letting any part of the colonies hunts go to waste. 

Clumsy. Due to their often awkwardly proportioned bodies harvesters have been known to trip over their own legs or, in extreme cases, even cut off a piece of their own body by accident.

Creating Your Character

Ability Score Increases

Your Wisdom score increases by +2 and your Strength score increases by +1. 

Languages

You can speak read and write Chitrin (Thri-Kreen dialect for the sake of language selection) and Common. 

Creature Type

You are a monstrosity.

Life Span

The typical life span of a Chitrin in its den is anywhere from 30-50 years. Once a Chitrin has gained sentience and abandoned its den it generally has a 40 year life expectancy. Chitrin mature fully only days after their birth. 

Height and Weight

Chitrin come in all shapes in sizes but are generally somewhere between 4-7 feet tall. Your size is medium or small.

Chitrin Harvester Traits

As a chitrin player character, you have the following traits.

Creature Type

You are a Monstrosity.

Size

You are Medium or Small. You choose the size when you select this race.

Speed

Your walking speed is 30 feet.

Hard Shell

While you aren’t wearing armor, your carapace gives you a base Armor Class of 13 + your Dexterity modifier.

Darkvision

You can see in dim light within 60 feet of yourself as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You discern colors in that darkness only as shades of gray.

Harvest

You have proficiency in the survival skill and advantage on survival checks specifically to dismantle creatures or natural objects for their components.

Acid Resistance

You have resistance to acid damage.

Chitrin Hive Telepathy

You can use telepathy, magically transmitting your thoughts mentally to willing creatures within 60 ft. of yourself. A contacted creature doesn’t need to share a language with you, but must be able to understand at least one language. The telepathic link is broken if the distance between you is more than 60 ft., if either of you are incapacitated, or if either of you mentally breaks the contact (no action required).