Homebrew Zophatzan Species Details

Native to the deserts and savannas, this humanoid Cheetah-Hyena hybrid is built for long travel and endurance. Zophatzans are driven by their innate desire for fun and companionship, as well as the thrill of the hunt. Tending to be more dog-like in nature, they'll settle in to a small town or village and tell of their travels to anyone who would sit with them over ale, but will just as quickly return to traveling once the need arises.

Wandering Strangers 
Most Zophatzans will remain in their homeland, content with their environment, but some may find the desire to roam the lands looking for adventure. The ones who don't find it end up settling into a new town or returning home, but the ones who find their adventure will never return.

Tactical and Comedic
Zophatzan culture is very open-ended. No specific religion is followed. No specific job is dominant. Everyone is different. Most Zophatzans who leave their homes have training before they begin their journey, so they’ll know better tactics than the average human and better comedy than a halfling. This gives them a slight edge on their performances.

Loyalty and Perseverance
Zophatzans have a very strong sense of loyalty once they join a party and will nearly never retreat from a battle. Their perseverant attitude can fall into any part of their lives, whether it is their adventure or their companionships.

Zophatzan Names
Every Zophatzan has an earned name, determined by their first major hunt, mainly based on their prey, and the date they caught it. Additionally, each Zophatzan also receives a given name at birth determined by a complex formula involving astronomy, prophecy, and sometimes religion and clan/tribe history.
Given Names: Rockhide, Cinder, Graythroat, etc.
Earned Names: (depending on hunt)

Zophatzan Traits

Your Zophatzan has the following racial traits.

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Zophatzans age have lifespans equivalent to humans, but mature slightly earlier.

Alignment

Zophatzans mostly tend on neutral alignments, since they can become loyal to any party they choose.

Size

Zophatzans are generally shorter than humans and between lanky and lean. Your size is medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet, along with 5 feet of burrowing speed, 20 feet of climbing speed, and 25 feet of swimming speed.

Darkvision

Your Hyena-like eyes are more sensitive at night, giving you 60 feet of darkvision.

Zophatzan Stamina

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.

 

Zophatzan Training

You have proficiency in the Insight and Performance skills

Feral Claws

Because of your claws, you have a climbing speed of 20 feet. In addition, your claws are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

 

Bite

Your bite is as strong as your animal counterparts' jaws. As an attack, you may choose to bite your opponent. On a hit, you deal 2d4 Piercing damage

Languages

You can speak, read and write in Common and two other languages of your choice