Homebrew Athasian Tabaxi Species Details

On Athas, the short-statured tabaxi roam the deserts. These tabaxi are somewhat different from other tabaxi in the multiverse in a few ways. In addition to always being small, they most commonly have sandy fur with a few black stripes, though other fur colors also exist.

Culture

Athasian tabaxi traditionally live in clans that usually range from five to twenty adults. These clans are lead by an older female tabaxi who is often a powerful psionicist. The clans live nomadic hunter lifestyles and tend to avoid contact with other sapient species, though the occasional free tabaxi can be found in the city-states, usually a bold youth or an adventurer.

Names

Athasian tabaxi follow the traditional tabaxi naming convention, typically drawing from nature, actions, ideas, and more. A name is given at birth by the mother.

Examples of Athasian tabaxi names

• Light in the Cave
• Glimmer of Dawn
• Glass Claw
• Feather in the Air
• Crooked Scale
• Mountain Stalker

Athasian Tabaxi go by a shorter version of their name, especially when dealing with non-tabaxi. For example, Glimmer of Dawn may go by Glimmer.

Athasian Tabaxi Traits

As a tabaxi, you have the following species traits.

Ability Score Increases

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

Creature Type

You are a Humanoid.

Age

Athasian tabaxi reach adulthood at 12 years and live up to 80 years.

Size

Athasian tabaxi usually range from 2 feet and 3 inches tall to 3 feet and 4 inches tall. You are Small.

Speed

Your walking speed is 25 feet, and you have a climbing speed equal to your walking speed.

Cat’s Claws

You can use your claws to make unarmed strikes. When you hit with them, the strike deals 1d6 + your Strength modifier slashing damage, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

Cat’s Talent

You have proficiency in the Perception and Stealth skills.

Darkvision

You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light. You discern colors in that darkness only as shades of gray.

Feline Agility

Your reflexes and agility allow you to move with a burst of speed. When you move on your turn in combat, you can double your speed until the end of the turn. Once you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you move 0 feet on one of your turns.

Languages

Your character can speak Common and Primordial. With an appropriate background and the DM's permission, your character may also know how to read and write.