Homebrew Weequay Species Details

Biology and Appearance

Weequays are humanoids with thick, leathery skin that ranges in color from tan to dark brown. Their faces are lipless, with a frill along each of their jowls.

Society and Culture

Weequays have the ability to communicate with members of their own clan through smell by exuding complex pheromones. This pheromonal language can not be understood by any other species, or even by Weequays of another clan. Only Jedi senses can even tell that two Weequay are communicating. Since each Weequay’s pheromones are unique, Weequay have no need for a name within their clan. As a result, speech is only a secondary form of communication for Weequay, and they seldom speak a whole sentence, resulting in Humans mistakenly believing the species to be unintelligent.

Male Weequay often tie their hair into a long braid each year spent away from their homeworld as a tribute to their home. When they returned, they shaved their braids. Weequays serving the Hutts were often very close to their homeworld, and would only have one or two braids. Female Weequay were usually bald, and did not follow this tradition.

Weequay Traits

Weequay Racial traits

Ability score increase

Increase one ability score by 1 and a different ability score by 2 

Creature type

You are a humanoid

Size

Weequays typically stand about 6 feet tall and weigh 150 lbs. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Medium

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet

Keen Smell

You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.

Savage attacks

When you score a critical hit with a melee weapon attack, you can roll one of the weapon’s damage dice one additional time and add it to the extra damage of the critical hit.

 

Tanned

You have tough, leathery skin. While you are unarmored or wearing light armor, your AC is 13 + your Dexterity modifier. Additionally, You have advantage on Constitution saving throws made to avoid exhaustion due to extreme heat.

 

Weapon training

You have proficiency in two martial weapons of your choice.

 

Languages

You know common and one other language of your choice