Homebrew Avali Species Details

Appearance

Avali tend to have four ears, both furry and containing scales and feathers in choice places. They have an extended range of ‘hair’ on their heads, ranging from long and spiky or short and feathery. They form a type of ‘mane’ along the backs of their heads. They have patches of colors that is akin to skin color that’s between 2 to 8 different tones, usually in a design covering the feathers and the fur itself.

Avali have raptor-like legs and feet with reptilian scales along the front of their feet. Their hands consist of two fingers and a thumb with claws at the end of the hands and feet. Their entire body structure is raptor-like, with tails of either a chimera or lion with ends being a large feather rather than fur. The base of the tail has a drape of feathers leading up to the back. The arms also have feathers. Their eyes are trapezoidal in shape rather than ovular and tend to be nothing but a pupil with an iris rim and a film covering the eyes for protection, as they don’t blink. Their eyes are wide, increasing their field of view but lack focus. Their head structure is a furry, raptor-like lizard type that is more rounded than the raptors that are known. They tend to have clothing made of a type of nanofiber, in which their clothing also acts as a sort of armor. The type varies in shapes and sizes, usually being bell-shaped overcoats and tundra/Indian style drapes.

History

Avali are not known to keep a general log of their history, but for the most part, they are nomadic and split up into individual groups very often. Their technology speaks the most about their history, acquired by an alien race that invaded their homeworld in Avalon. The avali are a race that is often scattered around different worlds with their borrowed technologies and technological histories. Using coal and sand, Avali have fashioned glass-like blades and guns with a unique style based on their culture. They have since used aegis gel and graphite along with other alloys to make white and orange color oriented panels and weapon bases. The process of making aegis gel and graphite is handed down from tribe to tribe as it is their bread and butter for their technology. Avali used to have a form of government that all the tribes connected to. But too often would tribes lose connection with their government and obtain varied cultures of their own. They use vehicles like the VTOL dropship and armor that’s made of carbon nanofiber weave, which in turn is made from a nanofiber station.

Society

Their society of avali is quite complex, consisting of many tribes scattered across the galaxy. Playing an avali would mean they would have a very small location on the planet consisting of 20-40 avali, depending on how long they’ve stayed on the planet. The tribe usually has a single outpost they work from, but it’s very common for some to depart from these outposts to venture out for themselves. The reason for this being common is because they treat each other with no sense of ‘kinship’— Avali that are born are treated as strangers by their parents and only treat their children as acquaintances rather than family.

Avali have a type of ‘order’— a type of council that usually consists of 3 to 6, depending on the size of the tribal outpost. There are avalin colonies on planets that they have stayed the longest, with sizes usually rising to the hundreds. Packs are the smallest form of group that consists of around 6-10 Avali who venture out to make tribes either on the same planet or elsewhere in other worlds. Avali commonly have their own source of vegetation that came from their homeworld.

Avali Names

Avali names are usually tribal in nature, due to their grouped society. A couple common names are as follows. They also lean towards Latin words as names

Male: Cyle, Huile, Rhai, Roren, Vaune, Imperium, Nevio

Female: Bahlie, Gezzia, Kyara, Reksalya, Saiumi, Xiva, Chao

Credits

Avali Author: RyuujinZERO

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I did not create this nor this DND variant, just pulled from dandwiki for a friend with very minor modifications!

Avali Traits

As a Avali, you have the following racial traits.

Creature Type

You are a Humanoid.

Size

You are Small.

Speed

Your walking speed is 30ft and your flying speed is 15ft

Fluffy Bodies

You’re acclimated to Extreme Cold, you have advantage on Survival checks while in terrains such as tundra's and other cold places. However, you have a harder time in hot places and have disadvantage on Survival checks made under these conditions.

Acute Hearing

Avali have two pairs of ears with a specific shape to allow them to have excellent hearing. You have advantage on Perception that rely on hearing. This gives avali an uncanny "sixth sense", with the downfall of their vision being all peripheral.

Small Wings

You have a flying speed of 15 feet. You cannot ascend higher than this, and can only glide at a speed equal to your flying speed.

Worse Than Bark

You have sharp, plate-like teeth which are natural weapons. If you hit with them, you deal piercing damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier.

Avali Specialization

Avali have specific places within their community, which compliments their skills. Each has a specific specialization:

Scout
Agile. Your base walking speed increases to 35 feet. Your base flying speed increases to 20 feet.

Mechanic
Fixer Augmentation. You have advantage on Intelligence checks to repair mechanical creations.

Cook
Safe Preparation. You gain proficiency in Cook's Utensils. You have advantage on checks made to prepare safe food from otherwise poisonous ingredients.