Humanoid

You are Small.

Mesha typically stand between 3 and 3½ feet tall.

Your walking speed is 25 feet.

You also have a climbing speed equal to your walking speed.

Your Dexterity score increases by 2.

Your Intelligence and Wisdom scores each increase by 1.

Your Strength and Constitution scores are each reduced by 1.

Mesha mature quickly and are considered adults by around age 12. They rarely live longer than 60 years.

Accustomed to dim burrows and moonlit tunnels, you have superior vision in darkness.

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

Your hearing and sense of smell are highly developed.

You have Advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.

Mesha are capable of explosive bursts of speed that make them difficult to pursue through tight spaces and crowded terrain.

When you take the Dash action, you can triple your movement speed for that action instead of doubling it.

You can use this trait 3 times, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

Your frantic and unpredictable movements make you difficult to strike in close quarters.

When a creature makes a melee attack against you, you can use your Reaction to attempt to evade the strike with erratic movement. Roll a Dexterity check against DC 18. On a success, the attack misses regardless of the attack roll.

You can use this trait 3 times, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

Your unpredictable movements make ranged attacks difficult to land.

When you are targeted by a ranged attack that you can see, you can use your Reaction to rapidly zigzag out of harm’s way. Roll a Dexterity saving throw against DC 20. On a success, the attack misses regardless of the attack roll.

You can use this trait 3 times, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

You can speak, read, and write Common and Meshan.

Meshan is a rapid language made up of squeaks, clicks, chirps, and subtle tonal changes that are often difficult for non-Mesha to replicate.