Homebrew Canisk Species Details

Canisk are a bipedal, wolf-like species with sleek, fur-covered bodies ranging in color from deep blacks to whites. They stand between 5'6 feet to 6'1 feet tall, with a lean build. Their faces are strikingly lupine, with sharp, expressive eyes and a pronounced snout. They have fixed claws on their four fingered hands, a secondary set of eyes designed for seeing in the darkness, strong unguligrade legs, and a small tail that mainly aids in communication more than balance.

The golden retrievers of the inhabitants of Cassodia; canisk are commonly extroverted and often enjoy interacting with other species, with humans being their favorite. Canisk often encourage many to visit their homeworld or set up sector wide celebrations and charities, they also try tirelessly to get humans to be more cordial with other species. As of this current age, the canisk have been close allies with humans for centuries, having met in 2046. They had been the ones to help humans reach outside of their solar system, by happily giving away shift drives to humanity and helping in designing shift capable ships. Due to their long history and excellent standing, the canisk are currently the only alien species allowed to permanently live on human colonies and even on Eden itself. Canisk have also extended generally the curtesy to humanity, albeit much more than necessary. To the point of offering slots to run for canisk presidency, which the Federation of Humanity has respectfully declined. Canisk also have great standing with many other species, however humanity is still their biggest allies, despite how standoffish humans normally are.

The canisk are currently aiding humanity with the war against the deltonians, despite having a guaranteed chance to stay out of the fighting, having declared that they will stand by their human allies to whatever outcome of the war. They are lovers and as such, poor fighters; but the canisk love humanity too much to let them face things alone.

Canisk Traits

Most Canisk have such traits.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity increases by two, and an ability score of your choosing increases by one.

Age

Canisk reach adulthood in their late teens and live a little over a century.

Size

Canisk vary slightly in height and build, ranging from 5'6 feet to 6'1 feet tall. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 35 feet and you have a climbing speed of 15 feet.

Superior Darkvision

You have a second set of eyes than can open to see in the dark. You can see in dim light within 120 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.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Elvish, and one extra language of your choice.

Well Insulated

Due to your warm layered fur, thin layer of blubber, and fast metabolism; You are immune to effects/conditions applied by the cold, are resistant to cold damage and reduce the cold damage you receive by an additional 2. However, you are vulnerable to fire damage and can stay on fire two turns longer than normal.

Fast Healers

You gain three extra hit points whenever you receive healing, be it self-administered or from someone/something else.

Sensitive

You have a Stress limit of 8, compared to the normal Stress limit of 10. You still only suffer a heart attack at 20 Stress like everyone else.

Heightened Hearing

You have advantage on Perception checks whenever related to hearing something.

Nitrogen Breathers

Canisk breathe primarily nitrogen, however they do breathe a small amount of oxygen. They are able to turn nitrogen into usable energy via nitrogen fixation due to how their lungs operate. Due to this, Canisk will carry nitrogen inhalers with them when within human environments. While in human environments, they can typically go for about an hour before having to use their inhaler. Canisk crew members also require specialized foods and supplements to stay healthy within human environments. 

If they haven't used their inhaler after an hour with human like environments, they then begin to gain a point of exhaustion for every minute + their CON modifier worth of minutes(Minimum 1) that passes afterwards.