Homebrew Barraki Species Details

Sentenced to a maximum security prison in the deepest parts of the ocean are where many a Barakki start. War criminals so dangerous, that death and ordinary prisons would be too easy a sentence. Thus, under the harshest of pressures in the deepest ocean must they rot. Forever to stew, unable to die and capable of breathing due to the prison's special features. However, be it sheer willpower or a shift in magical energy, the seal that had bound them is broken. This does not mean the Barakki leave unaltered. The ocean's mutagenic properties and the jails water breathing spells have allowed the criminals to mutate into nightmarish beasts of the sea. Some are so far mutated, they have lost their old selves. Unable to recall the past, and unsure of the future. Some have spent less time in the prisons, leading to them retaining some or all their memories. What happens next, one can't really say. Some may be wiser, while others think their troubles are over. Those that do, will find that they've only just begun.

A quick build for the Barraki would be Strength first, then Dexterity or Constitution after.

Barraki Traits

Your Strength increases by 2 and another of your choice increases by 1

Darkvision

Due to being left for so long in the dark, your eyes have adapted to it. 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

Amphibious

Your time in your prison has allowed you to evolve a means of absorbing oxygen through not just your lungs, but also your gills

Animal Speak

When rolling animal handling against a creature you are a mutant of, you may roll with advantage. This only works for the species that you are.

Learned Swimmer

You have a swimming speed of 30ft, though your walking speed has been reduced to 25 ft.