Homebrew Insectfolk Species Details

Outside Fear

Insectfolk are very mysterious and unkown creatures, they prefer to live underground and in large caves, duo to this fact they have a very distinct society and rarely come across other races. they are curious by nature but their fear and lack of knowledge impedes most of them of being able to explore the outside world, and so they decide to stay in the subterranean civilizations Rarely venturing out.

Socially awkward

Insectfolk have few expressions on their faces and this can create an even bigger cultural gap between the other races, duo to this fact they try to express their emotions through movement and voice tones. They are incapable of communicating through words instead using a type of ancient telepathy, but they still have the ability to produce screeching noises to talk with each other.

Natural miners

Most Insectfolk are excellent miners being able to dig as fast as they can move, they also have a keen eye for gems and precious metals which leads most of them to being jewelers or blacksmiths for a living.

Agoraphobics

Duo to Insectfolk preferring the underground they are hard to be found on the surface, tough some venture of to explore and discover our world. Most Insectfolk prefer being indoors or in enclosed spaces which leads their over world houses to be relatively small compared to others.

Language and Names

Insectfolk have their own native language that uses universal screeching and clicking noise similar to actual insects. Their names use a strange type of system only used by them, their first name is normally a modified version of their species Ex:Montis, Beetlay, onti etc... while their second name is derived of a rare ore or gem Ex:Ruby, Sapphire, Amethyst, Opal etc... tough they are normally called by a common nick name to help on socializing with other races.

Insectfolk Traits

You share the same traits as most Insectfolk

Carapace

Your hard natural Shell grants a permanent  Natural Armor of 13+Dex.

Age

Insecfolk reach adulthood at about the age of five and only live to about fifty years.

Alignment

Insectfolk, like humans can have any type of alignment.

Size

Insectoids vary widely in height and build, from 5 feet to over 6 feet tall. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Medium.

Insect Claws

 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.

Speed

Your base Walking Speed is 30 ft and Your base Burrowing Speed is 30 ft.

Languages

You speak Common and 1 other language of choice.

Ability Score Modifier

You gain +1 to Str and +1 to Dex.