Homebrew Ferovir (Old) Species Details

Biology:

When they're in battle their skin will turn into lizards scales to soften the attacks, but they also use it for other things, if they are in the cold their skin will transform into a wolven fur, keeping warmth in their body whilst keeping the cold out, when they're underwater you will see fish-like gills on their cheeks, meaning they can breath underwater for about 15-5 minutes, depending what age they are, and how much they've worked the gills out, because for them the gills are a muscle, and the stronger your gills are the longer you can breath underwater, when they get hot their skin becomes moist so the air can cool them down, kind of like sweating, it releases all the hot gases in an attempt to cool them down, all Ferovir have diffrent colours of fur and scales, it really depends on their genes, and they can live up to about 150 years average. 

The Ferovir go through six stages of life, baby, toddler, child, teenager, adult, and elder, as a baby they are first experiencing the world and starting development, as a toddler they start to learn and are in full development, as a child they are developing and learning, they also start being independent, as a teenager they start being fully independent and start making their own decisions, as an adult their development is finished and are fully independent, as an elder they start decaying and are very wise

History:

The Ferovir's ancestors -the Atmolrians came from a far away land of beauty and splendor, the land of Materra, they were a peaceful people, even though they held the power to kill most other races with ease, but when the first Atmolrian was corrupted and the Nalaresk -the Malaren's ancestors- were born and became many, a war began between the Atmolrians and the Nalaresk, a once large race became less. The Atmolrians were defeated, and fled to Asterenan, now known as the Asterix Isles, the birthplace of the Ferovir, the Atmolrians died in the Plains of Fordshire, and with their deaths, the Ferovir were born.

Society and Culture:

They belive in only two gods, the Creator, and the Destructor, more commonly known as Crean and Destron, neither are evil but neither are good, they create and destroy, they bring the balance of life and death, they created the world and made the creatures in it able of keeping the circle of life balanced and the life force.

The Starstones are magic stones shaped like a tall half oval, and just below the top there there is hole - which is used to mark adulthood - with ancient runes of the language of the universe, there are five stones, one in each center of the Isles, each representing one of the seasons, the one in Angland represents Spring and Earth, the one in Eirland represents Autumn and Wind, the one in Albland represents Winter and Water, the one in Cymland represents Summer and Fire, and the one in Vulriam represents all, although the Isles' weather is not that of the Starstones' season and element

The Ferovir have no actual currency, they all work together to grow their food, make their tools, and etc, since they are a very small race and community, although if someone does something for you would do something for them, they call it I owe yous. The Ferovir have no actual jobs, you could grow food, make stuff, etc, anything where you are helping the community.

The way they govern themselves is an anarchy, - they don't even know what the other ones are, - no one is anyone's master, however, when someone breaks the law, they answer to the council of the elders, the wisest of their people, and the law they follow is the thing we call natural law and common law.

Their art is very nature based, they value the natural beauty so most of their paintings and art are of animals, plants, and the land, the sky, and the sea, their musical instruments they use are drums, flutes, pan flutes, violins and fiddles, lute, lyre, and they favour the guitar, the piano, and their own unique instrument, it has five strings, you play it like a guitar or a violin, and it is called the giolin, their music genres varie, from rock, classic, folk, and many others, in their music they also tell stories, because music, tales and stories, and art, are a big part of Ferovirian culture.

Their native language is Asten, a fluent but firm language, but they usually use Common (English), they also have a multitude of slang words like siqendo which is an insult, ballin and ballin my beloved, (used kinda like "your ballin my beloved crazy"), innit, nosh, and others, (it is basically British slang).

Their tales of old are many, the most popular are the legend of Zindar, which is about the ancient kingdom of Zindar, and the tale of Athelren, which is about a great Atmolrian leader, their tales are usually shared around a fire, or in a song.

They celebrate every solstice and equinox of the year, there is the the solstice festivals for the start of summer and winter, the equinox festivals for the start of spring and autumn, then there are the season festivals, celebrating the middle of each season, in the Isles, there is also a solar eclipse (where the sun goes in front of the moon) in the middle of summer and a lunar eclipse (where the moon goes in front of the sun) in the middle of winter, they celebrate both, the lunar eclipse is the festival of Lumina, and the solar eclipse is the festival of Solaris.

Ferovirian schools are very different, you go to school, and you get taught the maths and english you will need, how to control your powers, and then some survival skills, science, self-defence -a martial art called Zhan wu, it focuses mainly on defence moves, fighting against multiple people, and the ground game,- housekeeping stuff, and skills of the trade, basically after the essentials whatever you want to learn is up to you, and they don't expect you to have it there and then, they do it over until you get it - slowly, and the teachers are mainly elderly people because they have more knowledge, and your mother and father would also usually teach you at home as well.

The traditional dishes are spaghetti bolognese, a cheese burger, (from their pubs), marhgerita pizza, spiced milk, chicken fajitas, apple and blackberry crumble, and lots of other foods that the Ferovir enjoy on a special night, because they usually cook homemade meals consisting of lots of diffrent foods to keep them healthy, for a Ferovir, a balanced diet is key.

The animals on the Isles consist of mostly Grey Wolves, Grizzly Bears, Brown Hawks, even Mountain Lions, and lots of other animals, the sea creatures in the Asterix Gulf are Sharks, Dolphins, lots of Fish, other sea creatures, and the Gulf is teeming with colourful coral, there are also animals that are unique to the Isles, like Windwolves, Stonebears, Firelions, Sunhawks, Moon moths, Wavedolphins, Mistfoxes, Bark Pangolins, Redfish, Brownfish, Greenfish, Tidecallers, Dirtlizards, and many more.

When a Ferovir's parents deem their offspring ready, they will go to the Starstone on Vulriam, and put both their wrists in the hole and all the other Starstones will focus their energy on that Starstone, and it will mark their wrist with the Mark of Adulthood - which means they make their own decisions and are fully independent and are fully responsible for themselves.

Homeland:

The Ferovir come from a cluster of volcanic islands called the Asterix Isles, there are five islands in the Isles, each one like the end of a cross, with Vulriam in the middle, there is one north, - Albland, one south, - Cymland, one east, - Eirland, one west, - Angland, and the biggest - and the one with the volcano - in the middle, - Vulriam.

The Isles are about 30% civilization, and 70% wilderness, Ferovir have about four towns on each Isle, they call them Fords, and then there are Shires, which is an area of the island, the main town - that is on Vulriam - is called Fordshire, literally a Ford and a Shire, there is a main town on every Isle, and it is always built around the Starstone, the towns also usually have no houses, the houses are usually on the outskirts with a plot of land which they use to grow food, the town has the town hall, the market, etc.

The biomes on the Asterix Isles are taiga forests, forests, mountains, plains, and hilly grasslands, with the turquoise waters and the white sand beachs, the climate is mostly temperate, but sometimes it changes in winter and summer.

 

Ferovir (Old) Traits

You have the following traits.

Darkvision

The Ferovir can see half as good in the dark as they can in the light, you get 60 foot of darkvision

Natural Abilities

The Ferovir are good at surviving naturally, you have Athletics, Survival, and Perception.

Ferovirian Craftmanship

The Ferovir are seasoned artisans, you know how to use one of the tool sets from the Artisan's tools, you are also proficient with herbalism kits.

Skinchange

The Ferovir have natural skinchanging abilities, they can skinchange to avoid cold, or to jot be hurt, or even breathe longer underwater.

You can manifest scales, when you are not wearing armour you gain a AC of 12+ you Dexterity mod.

In the cold you transform your skin into wolf-like fur, when you are exposed to extreme cold you can go to temperatures down to -10 degrees Fahrenheit before having to take a Constitution saving throws.

When you are underwater you have gills, when you are underwater you can breathe for 5 minutes + your Constitution mod.

Ability score increase

The Ferovir are strong and intelligent individuals, when determining your character's ability scores you can add +1 to all scores or add +2 to one score and +1 to two scores.

Size

The Ferovir are cousins of Humans, males can grow from 5'0 ft to 6'0 ft, females can grow from about 5'0 to about 5'11,  your size is Medium

Languages

The Ferovir speak Common, and their native language, Asten

Creature Type

You are a Humanoid

Speed

The Ferovir are faster than most, you have 35 ft of walking speed and 20 ft of climbing and swimming speed

Age

The Ferovir live up to 150 years average