Homebrew Capriverm Species Details

Caprivermonids are a race of small humanoids from deep forests of the northern Shivercap Peaks. An odd race, they have long fleshy segmented bodies, covered with a thin fuzz above what might be known as their waist. They have two spindly and inefficient looking legs, ususally tucked back while they move, snakelike, using their thick muscular tail and lower half. These legs can be used to add stability in precarious situations. Their arms are surprisingly muscular, and lead to strong, narrow shoulders. Their hands, also segmented, split into four long fingers, capped with strong thick hoof-like nails, used for balance, attack, or digging. Their heads are small on their shoulders, and have a single large eye in the front, above a wide toothy mouth. Their nose is wide and flat, and their ears are thickly furred. They have a set of intricate spiraling horns on their head, which can grow to an impressive 1 foot in length in a fully grown adult. Horns are a status symbol in the Capriverm community, but also act functionally while they dig to smooth and pack dirt. Male Capriverm horns tend to be wide and flat, while female Capriverm horns are usually spiralled, long, and pointed.

Capriverm grow quickly, reaching adulthood at around 3 years, and then age slowly, usually living between 80 and 100 years. Capriverm also never fully stop growing; both hight/length and the length of horns. A mature capriverm at 3 years old will usually be around 3 feet tall when "standing" at its usual coiled hight - although much longer than this when fully stretched out. An elder Capriverm, at 60 years old or more may be 6 to 7 feet tall while coiled, and nearly twice this at their full length. 

Their capital city, and the primary location of all Capriverm society loosely translates to common as "Deep Hole"; and it is just that, a sink hole at the base of a large mountain, into the sides of which the Capriverm have built narrow paths and tunnel for living and traversal. 

Capriverm tend to have short names, and usually no surname. 

•  Male: Brolis, Vaken, Gurnik, Torven, Parki
• Female: Lirael, Nyrka, Kinas, Selvin, Doro

 

Capriverm Traits

Capriverm have the following special species traits

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Intelligence score increases by 1. 

Alternatively, you may increases any ability score by +2 and any other by +1, or increase any 3 ability scores by +1 each. 

Movement

You have a walking speed of 30 feet, a climbing speed of 20 feet, and a burrowing speed of 10 feet. 

Improved Darkvision

You have you can see 120 feet in darkness as if it were dim light, and 120 feet in dim light as if it were bright light. 

You also gain blindsight of 10 feet. 

Language

You can speak, read, and write, Common, Hole-speech (the native language of Caprivrerm), and one other language of your choice

Gouge

Once per turn, when you make an unarmed attack, you may do so using your horns. If you do so, you may take a -5 penalty to hit, but if you hit you deal an additional 10 damage. 

Capricious Agility

You gain proficiency in acrobatics, and gain advantage on saving throws against being pushed, pulled, or knocked prone. 

Slither

You have advantage on stealth checks against being heard while wearing no armour, or light armour.