Homebrew Zora Species Details

Graceful, ornate, and long-lived are all words that are used to describe the semi-aquatic race called the Zora. Found in all freshwater rivers and lakes across Hyrule, with their homeland to the west, the Zora take pride as the guardians of Hyrule’s rivers and lakes and are responsible for managing all of the drinkable water in Hyrule. While long-established guardians of the depths, the Zora still do make their presence known to those on the dry land.

The Zora are aquatic folk possessing both fish-like and amphibious traits including fins, webbed feet, and gills, which allow them to thrive underwater while still being able to survive on land. They have a humanoid form with long tail fins on their heads and finned appendages on their arms and legs. They come in varieties of colors, commonly shades of blue, green, gray, or silver; rarely a Zora could be red or yellow, but such is very uncommon and considered to be pigment disorder. Their legs are short in comparison to the rest of their body, a trait that evolved to give them superior swimming. Despite their stubby legs, they grow to tower most land dwellers, reaching 6 to 8ft in adulthood

 

The Zora are a proud race with many biases and preconceptions as a result of their way of life. They live incredibly long, often reaching 200 years of life, they view other races with shorter lives with confusion and amusement, the problems of shorter lived races seem more like inconveniences to the Zora and they are known to hold their people and their culture within high regard, which sometimes results in comments or questions about other cultures sometimes coming off as haughty and affrontive. Though their pride and confusion may seem like arrogance it’s rarely ever meant personally.

 

 Zora's fighting style is often synchronized, precise, and deadly. Their fighting involves them either ambushing from a body of water or switching from land to water. Their fighting is said to be as deadly as it is graceful. They often attack in groups of up to 4 or 5. The most common weapon for a Zora to use is a long ranged weapon like a spear or a trident, favored due to their potential to strike from within the water.

Zora Traits

Your aquatic heritage manifests in a variety of traits you share with other Zora.

Ability Score Increase

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

Darkvision

Because of a life of swimming in the dark depths of the rivers and lakes of Hyrule you’ve become more adept at seeing in the dark. 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.

Age

Zoras reach maturity at 20 and can live to 200

Cold Resistance

 

Due to being used to the cold depths of the water, you’re better equipped to handle colder temperatures and climates

 

• Hotter climates and temperatures will be harmful to you and have the potential to dry you out.

Size

Zoras are much bigger than Hylians standing at 6 to 8ft tall at around 150 to 200 lbs. Your size is Medium

Speed

Your base walking speed is 25 feet.

Control Air and Water

 

 As a child from the depths, you can call on the magic of elemental air and water. You also have a natural healing ability that can be used by manipulating water.

 

 

Emissary of the Waters

You can communicate simple ideas with beasts that can breathe water and animals that make their home in the waters. 

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Hylian and Zora