Homebrew Merrenoloth Species Details
Grim natives of Gehenna and skilled ferrymen of the Styx, Merrenoloths are the highest ranking of the lesser Yugoloths. Merrenoloths navigate their skiffs up and down the River of Blood without flaw, and are known to shuttle clients across the lower planes in relative safety for a hefty price. Taciturn and cold, Merrenoloths are loyal only to themselves and their twisted guardian angel, an Altraloth named Charon who will answer their most desperate pleas for help for the price of several thousand platinum pieces (or their lives, should they be short on funds). Merrenoloths value money above all and weigh risk and reward in terms of profit. They generally avoid combat but are skilled at fighting with the oars they carry if the need arises.
Merrenoloths have pale skin pulled tight to their bones and are gaunt and skinny, resembling humans in the throes of severe starvation. Their sunken white eyes glow red when angered, and they stand about 5 feet tall. As ferrymen in the lower planes, Merrenoloths dress in hooded robes and burial wraps, giving them an ominous and spectral appearance as they brave the treacherous, vile waters of the Styx.
Though Yugoloths of any kind are exceptionally rare outside of the lower planes, Merrenoloths may occasionally wind up marooned or banished by a superior to the material plane. Merrenoloths caught in these unfortunate circumstances typically continue working as independent ferrymen in the shadier waters of the forgotten realms, preying on naive potential clients to make inappropriately substantial coin.
Merrenoloth Traits
Merrenoloth players have the following racial traits.Ability Score Increase
Your Wisdom score increases by 2, and your Dexterity score increases by 1.
Age
Merrenoloths do not die of old age, and are able to live theoretically forever if properly nourished and healthy. They reach adulthood at the same time as humans.
Alignment
Merrenoloths are intrinsically Neutral Evil, working to reach their own shallow and selfish goals without regard for others. Those banished or stranded in the material plane are more flexible in alignment, though very few lean towards lawful or chaotic alignments and good-aligned ones are unheard of.
Size
Almost all Merrenoloths stand around 5 feet tall. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet. You also have a swimming speed of 40 feet.
Darkvision
Accustomed to the gloom of the lower planes, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. 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 can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Ferrymen of the Styx
You have proficiency with vehicles (water) and oars as simple weapons. In addition to this, while you are pronounced captain of a sailing ship, airship or watercraft, you form a magical bond with the vessel. While you are bonded to the vessel, you cannot lose direction of your target destination, and you instinctively know where to go to get there. You cannot be bonded to more than one vessel at a time.
Yugoloth Resilience
You have resistance against acid and poison damage, and you cannot be poisoned.
Merrenoloth Prowess
You can use the following racial traits. Once you have used one of these traits, you cant use either of them again until you finish a long rest.
- You can target one hostile creature you can see within 30 feet of you. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw (DC = 10 plus your Wisdom modifier) or become frightened of you for 1 minute. The frightened target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
- You can teleport, along with any equipment you are carrying and wearing, to an unoccupied space up to 30 feet away.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common, Infernal, and Abyssal.
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