Homebrew Thrake Species Details

The Thrake are a nomadic humanoid race, most commonly found in Deserts. They are a clannish and secretive people with a matriarchal society, but other races have difficulty recognizing any physical difference between females and males. They keep their mouths hidden behind clothing, and don’t remove this clothing in the presence of other races. They are omnivores, but prefer meat and salty foods. Upon reaching adulthood, many Thrake leave their clans to search the world for adventure or treasure. A renegade few decide to forsake their clan and spend their life adventuring. This ritual “tempering” allows young adults to undergo a period of self-discovery before they assume their adult responsibilities.

Thrake Traits

As a desert runner, you are hardy and dislike staying in one place too long. You spend your time moving between oases and campgrounds, moving quickly beneath the blistering sun. The heat does not bother you to the same degree that it does others. Ability score increase Your Dexterity score increases by +2, and your Constitution score increases by +1. Darkvision The desert night is long and dark, and you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. 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. Multi-armed You have four arms. As a bonus action, once per round, you may interact with your environment up to two additional times, as long you are not holding anything in two of your hands. In addition, these hands may be used to hold items (such as extra weapons or ammunition), although they do not necessarily grant you additional actions to attack. Warrior Born You have proficiency w

Age

Thrake grow to adulthood quickly in the harsh environment of their homeworld. A Thrake typically undergoes a rite of passage into adulthood after 10 years, and most live to be no more than 80 years old.

Alignment

Thrake refuse to be chained, generally avoiding even the confines of cities or other structures. What few towns they build tend to be spread out, with tightly-knit neighborhoods, where neighbors care for one another but harbor a deep distrust of outsiders. The nomadic tribes that comprise the majority of Thrake culture are even more insular. They lean strongly towards chaos and neutrality.

Size

Thrake range in size from just under six feet to just under seven feet tall and have slender builds. Your size is medium.

Desert Stride

You move through difficult terrain in desert environments at normal speed.

Distance Runner

You have advantage on Constitution saves against exhaustion from running, forced marches, starvation, and thirst in hot environments.

Multi-armed warrior

At 7th level, you may take an additional unarmed attack whenever you take an action to attack. This does not grant you the ability to attack with a weapon in hand, nor does it grant you proficiency with unarmed strikes. If you make an additional attack in this manner, you may not add your ability score to damage on the attack.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by +2, and your Constitution score increases by +1.

Darkvision

The desert night is long and dark, and you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. 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.

Multi-armed

You have four arms. As a bonus action, once per round, you may interact with your environment up to two additional times, as long you are not holding anything in two of your hands. In addition, these hands may be used to hold items (such as extra weapons or ammunition), although they do not necessarily grant you additional actions to attack.

Warrior Born

You have proficiency with the pike. (The thren’ja, or thrakan pike, has three tines like a trident, but functions as a pike.)

Langauges

You can speak, read, and write Thrakan and Common. Thrakan is a language that allows for quick communication of complex ideas, incorporating clicks and glottal stops to change the meanings of words. Outsiders often believe that the Thrake are unable to produce to art or poetry, but this is untrue. Rather, Thrake art is performative, and the poetry is a mixture of language and dance, both incorporating their physiology to communicate complex ideas quickly and beautifully. It is, however, never committed to writing or shown to outsiders.

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