Homebrew Barung Species Details

Often called the toadfolk, the Barung are the distant cousins of the Grung who dwell in temperate to cold forests, marshes, plains, and urban environments. Like the Grung, the Barung possess a cutthroat society based on castes, but, unlike the Grung, castes are not denoted by the color of their skin. Instead, Barung make their niche through their ability and their ruthlessness.

Rather than the militant efforts of the Grung, the Barung instead prefer to utilize their prowess with commerce and trade to spread their influence and the species has developed several merchant clans over the millennia to that end, cementing themselves as in the trade networks of several powers. The Barung also have a not-entirely-undeserved reputation for being involved in criminal activity and many crime bosses have been born from their ranks.

The Barung stand 4’ - 5” tall, being much taller than the Grung and are far more stout, weighing between 130-150 pounds. Their lumpy skin is often dull in coloration ranging from mottled greens, greys, tans, and brown, often even a combination of the colors presented. A few have brighter patterns to break up the dull patterns in yellow, red, or blue, but their skin is always predominantly dull and earthy in tone. Their eyes tend to be black or amber, but some have red, green, vivid gold, or even blue eyes.

Age: Barung mature much quicker than humans, reaching adult size in only two short years, though most remain with their parents and clan for two decades or so before ultimately choosing to leave on their own. However, despite their rapid rate of maturity, Barung are quite long lived due to their natural hardiness and can live to be 300 years old. 

Barung Traits

Your grung character has an assortment of inborn abilities, part and parcel of grung nature.

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution score increases by 2 and your Dexterity score increases by 1.

Age

Barungs mature to adulthood in two short years, but have been known to live up to three centuries.

Alignment

Barungs live in a culture in which ruthlessness to advance ones ambitions are not only common, but expected. They tend towards evil, but run the gamut between Law and Chaos

Size

Barungs stand between 4-5 feet tall and average about 130-150 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Shrewd Senses

You have proficiency in the Perception skill. Further, you gain Advantage on Perception roles when determining the value of an item.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 25 feet, and you have a swimming speed of 25 feet.

Amphibious

You can breathe air and water.

Born Toxic

ou are immune to your own poison and that of other Barung. Furthermore, your natural hardiness provides you Advantage on rolls against Poison and the poisoned condition. 

Poisonous Skin

Any creature that grapples you or otherwise comes into direct contact with your skin must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or become poisoned for 1 minute. A poisoned creature no longer in direct contact with you can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

You can also apply this poison to any piercing weapon as part of an attack with that weapon, though when you hit the poison reacts differently. The target must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or take 2d4 poison damage.

Slippery

Your have advantage on ability checks and savings throws made to escape a grapple.

Water Dependency

If you fail to immerse yourself in water for at least 1 hour during a day, you suffer one level of exhaustion at the end of that day. You can only recover from this exhaustion through magic or by immersing yourself in water for at least 1 hour.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Barung. Barung is closely related to Grung and two conversationalists of both languages can communicate clearly to one another without much difficulty.