Homebrew Gatorborn Species Details

 

Born of gators, as their name proclaims, the gatorborn walk proudly through a world that greets them with fearful incomprehension. Shaped by gatoronic gods or the gator themselves, gatorborn originally hatched from gator eggs as a unique race, combining the best attributes of gators and humanoids. Some gatorborn are faithful servants to true gators, others form the ranks of soldiers in great wars, and still others find themselves adrift, with no clear calling in life.

Proud Gator Kin

Gatorborn look very much like gators standing erect in humanoid form, though they lack wings or a tail. The first gatorborn had gator skin of vibrant hues of green matching the colors of their gator kin, but generations of interbreeding have created a more uniform appearance. Their small, fine gator skin are usually brass or bronze in color, sometimes ranging to green, dark green, brown, or copper-green. They are short and strongly built, often standing close to 3½ feet tall and weighing 300 pounds or more. Their hands and feet are strong, talonlike claws with three fingers and a thumb on each hand with webbing in between fingers and thumb.

The blood of a particular type of gator runs very strong through some gatorborn clans. These gatorborn often boast gator skin that more closely match those of their gator ancestor—bright green, blue, or brown, lustrous black, or gleaming metallic brown, green, brass, copper, or bronze.

Self-Sufficient Clans

To any gatorborn, the clan is more important than life itself. Gatorborn owe their devotion and respect to their clan above all else, even the gods. Each gatorborn’s conduct reflects on the honor of his or her clan, and bringing dishonor to the clan can result in expulsion and exile. Each gatorborn knows his or her station and duties within the clan, and honor demands maintaining the bounds of that position.

A continual drive for self-improvement reflects the self-sufficiency of the race as a whole. Gatorborn value skill and excellence in all endeavors. They hate to fail, and they push themselves to extreme efforts before they give up on something. A gatorborn holds mastery of a particular skill as a lifetime goal. Members of other races who share the same commitment find it easy to earn the respect of a gatorborn.

Though all gatorborn strive to be self-sufficient, they recognize that help is sometimes needed in difficult situations. But the best source for such help is the clan, and when a clan needs help, it turns to another gatorborn clan before seeking aid from other races—or even from the gods.

Gatorborn Names

Gatorborn have personal names given at birth, but they put their clan names first as a mark of honor. A childhood name or nickname is often used among swampmates as a descriptive term or a term of endearment. The name might recall an event or center on a habit.

Male Names: Gator, Balasar, Bharash, Donaar, Ghesh, Heskan, Kriv, Medrash, Mehen, Nadarr, Pandjed, Patrin, Rhogar, Shamash, Shedinn, Tarhun, Torinn

Female Names: Gator, Biri, Daar, Farideh, Harann, Havilar, Jheri, Kava, Korinn, Mish, Nala, Perra, Swima, Sora, Surina, Thava, Uadjit

Childhood Names: Swimmer, Earbender, Leaper, Thangs, Shieldbiter, Zealous

Clan Names: Swamplands, Leatherpatch, investigator, Gatoredandion, Flordiabradon, Gatormolik, Swampylon, Kimleather, Linxakalligatordalor, Myastanswampion, croconis, Noriweedpatch, Ophinshtalagator, Prexijandilin, Shestencrocory

GATORIANS

In the Gatorlance setting, the followers of the evil goddess Bootmaker learned a vile ritual that let them corrupt the eggs of metallic gators, producing evil gatorborn called Gatorians. Five types of Gatorians, corresponding to the five types of metallic gators, fought for bootmaker in the War of the Lance: aurcroc (green), swamp (brass), bozgator (brown), leatherpak (copper), and splatch (drak green). In place of their gatoronic breath weapons, they have unique magical abilities.

Gatorborn Traits

Your gatoronic heritage manifests in a variety of traits you share with other gatorborn.

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Young gatorborn grow quickly. They walk hours after hatching, attain the size and development of a 10-year-old human child by the age of 3, and reach adulthood by 15. They live to be around 80.

Size

Gatorborn are shorter and heavier than humans, standing well over 4 feet tall and averaging almost 250 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Damage Resistance

You have resistance to ice damage.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Gatoronic. Gatoronic is thought to be one of the oldest languages and is often used in the study of swamps and marshlands. The language sounds harsh to most other creatures and includes numerous hard consonants and hissing noises throughout it.