Homebrew Ducskari Species Details

Homesteaders:

The Ducskar a raised with a disposition towards violence, however when not hunting treasure, and people, they are capable homesteaders, and throughout their fjord valley homes, they live solitary family clan lives. Here, they tend farms, animals and even bees, with a fervent love of honeyed mead, its said any Ducskar can produce a mead so fine it tasted like gold. Due to this life style, they have no leader, and instead are each held to the Vhari Code, a sort of set of rules to live by.

Raiding Culture:

Despite their love of hearth and home, the Ducskar are cultural raiders, spending their springs raiding the western coasts of Polondra, and have been doing so for hundreds of years, many coastal towns prepare offerings to stave off any conflict when the Ducskar come raiding, to this end Ducskar fight each other over tribute villages. This culture of raiding and fighting has led to their naturally intimidating presence. 

Hunters:

When not hunting people, the Ducskari people are avid hunters, spending their off-raiding season hunting great creatures and monsters, to bring trophies home to their clan. To this end, all Ducskari are trained with the bow, spear and net.

Ducskari Traits

Th Ducskar have inherent abilities and skills passed down both physically and culturally.

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution score increases by 2, and your Wisdom Score by 1

Age

The Ducskar live longer than humans at around 120 years on average, and tend not to show their age until the last 20 years of their lives.

Size

The Ducskar are a large folk, growing to around 9-10 feet tall.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 35 feet.

Ducskari Heritage

As a Ducskar you were trained in the art of hunting, giving a bonus to Survival and Perception abilities, as well as proficiency with Spears, Nets and Longbows.

Languages

As a Ducskar you naturally speak, read and write Ducskari, as well as either Dwarvish or Undercommon.

Ducskari Mead

You carry the tradition of Ducskari mead with you wherever you travel, through this, provided you have the ingredients, honey, lavender, and natural spring water, you can create 1 bottle of Ducskari mead per long rest. Fresh, it is a refreshing and delicious drink, but if left to age for some weeks, it can act as the equivalent of a minor haste potion, providing the effect for a short 10 second period.