Homebrew Aquatic Human Species Details

 

Aquatic Features

They resemble humans but have unusual skin color (green, blue, or gray), usually with scattered fish or shark scales. Aquatic humans have webbed hands and feet and sometimes fins on their wrists and ankles depending on the depth they live in. Aquatic humans can usualy pass as a human, though they often attract alot of attention. Those of the deep water subrace tend to either have an angler fish light on their head or bioluminescent features.

Nearly all Aquatic humans live in tribes away from other races. This is (Obviously) due to their fish like appearance, most other aquatic races (e.g. Triton, Water Genasi, ect) also reject them becuase they are still humans and therefore "Different".

Shy Marvel

Aquatic Humans lack alot of confidence, seeing themselves as monstorous hybrids. Since Aquatic humans are so shy seeing one is a very rare occurance, and can come as a shock to most people.

 

Aquatic Habitat

Although any world that includes oceans, lakes and rivers can feature Aquatic humans, in Faerun, a major continent on the planet of Toril, Aquatic humans are most common due to an abundance of Humans. As a Human adapeted to life underwater, Aquatic humans are viewed as monstrous hybrids, outcasts, and untrustworthy beings. People in Faerun tend to be less accepting of differences. Sometimes a cold shoulder and a suspicious glare are the best an Aquatic human can hope for; in more backward places, they face ostracism and even violence from people who mistake them for fiends.

 

Facing a hard life, most Aquatic humans retreat to tribes, far out in the ocean on deep in lakes.

Deep water Aquatic humans are a result of Aquatic human retreating even deeper. This could include caves, deep waters or even just being nocturnal. To combat the lack if light Deep water Aquatic humans developed lights on their bodies.

 

Aquatic Human BACKGROUNDS

The deep water subrace has its own temperament, which might make some backgrounds more suitable than others. 

The deep water subrace often get themselves into difficulty with their tempers. Like their shallow water cousins, they often hide from regular folk. But they also want others to accept them as humans so they constantly try to highten their reputations.

Aquatic Human Names

Aquatic humans tend to inherent names related to the environment they grew up in. (e.g. for tropical waters you might get names like; Krait, Mako, Moray ect. or Lilly and Carp for fresh waters).

Subraces

There is only one subrace of Aquatic Human. They are found among the dark waters of the D&D worlds.

Aquatic Human Traits

Aquatic humans all have features in common with those of other environments.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Primordial. Primordial is a guttural language, filled with harsh syllables and hard consonants.

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution score increases by 2.

Age

Aquatic humans mature at about the same rate as humans and reach adulthood in their late teens. They live somewhat shorter than humans do, up to 60 years.

Alignment

Shy and excluded, Aquatic humans generally go for a neutral alignment.

Size

Aquatic humans are as varied as humans and are generally built like humans, standing anywhere from 5 feet to over 6 feet tall. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 15 feet.