Homebrew Forest kin Species Details

From the depths of a wooded forest, born with an outer hide of bark, usually hailing straight from a god or spirit touching the soul of the forest and creating a splinter from it and giving it shape, or from a completely separate entity, the Forest kin live. When living a secluded and danger free life they can live up to 1900 years before merging with the world ever so very subtlety and falling into a slumber comparable to death. The forest kin are a typically peaceful species however they are capable of immense violence, being as strong and as durable as a Goliath on a rampage. They are typically tasked with the duty of being a guardian of the forest and are graced with magical capabilities, added with there physical prowess they can be quite the foe. They are typically given names by the God that gave them form

Forest kin Traits

Forest kin share a number of traits in common with each other

God touched

Being touched and forged from a god or spirit you are given the arcana proficiency

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.

Age

Forest kin have lifespans that can register them as immortal, but after a little over 1900 years of life Forest kin begin a process that subtlety changes and merges them to their forest, creating a parent tree, which often serve as a resource for the ecosystem, the Forest kin's blood turning into water and placing nutrients into the soil, creating fertile land

Size

Forest kin are between 7 and 8 feet tall and weigh between as much as a tree. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Natural Athlete

You have proficiency in the Athletics skill.

Redwood's Endurance

You can focus yourself to occasionally shrug off injury. When you take damage, you can use your reaction to roll a d12. Add your Constitution modifier to the number rolled and reduce the damage by that total. After you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Powerful Build

You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Giant.

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