Homebrew Angara Species Details

Biology

The angara are warm-blooded mammals. They have a similar leg structure to a quarian, a salarian or a kett, along with relatively broad shoulders and narrow waists. They have two black eyes with blue irises, a single pair of nostrils, and folds of flesh on the sides of their heads that extend to their chests. Angara hands have the bone structure for five fingers, but the final three fingers on each hand are densely webbed together into a single digit. Angara are sexually dimorphic: male angara are taller than females, and females have wider hips and rounder faces. Skin colors feature various shades of blue or mauve, sometimes shading into green or tan. Their blood is deep blue in color.

They have different internal biology and taste buds to humans and other species. For example they are immune to the capsaicin used to spice most food, while finding the methyl anthranilate used in most candy to cause a painful burning sensation.

Although all organisms produce a natural bioelectrical field, the angara produce an especially intense field and can exert fine control over it for purposes such as communication. Angara physiology is also dependent on sunlight, specifically the electromagnetic radiation that a sun emanates. Lack of real or artificial sunlight causes them to "go dark", which weakens their immune systems and bio-energy significantly. Prolonged lack of sunlight can lead to a coma and then death. To supplement their sunlight intake or provide a light source when natural light is not readily available, the angara make use of powerful ultraviolet lamps that give them both heat and light. The angara also seem to be resistant to cold, as some angara on Voeld prefer living there even more than Ava.

Culture

The angara as a people are very free with their emotions, demonstrative and "larger than life". If they love you they hug you, if they hate you or if you make them mad, they punch you; this extends to their own family members. The angara are typically mistrustful of other races, which is understandable; the last outsiders they met were the kett and they have done nothing but attack and enslave the angara.

While they have only one true mother and father, the angara share their parents with the community. Their families are very large, consisting of multiple mothers and many siblings and cousins, and play an important role in their lives.

As a species, the angara are communally-focused rather than individualist, their society structured around an ideal of "horizontal collectivism." While individual liberties, legal equality and private property do exist in angaran society, social convention stresses that individual angara subordinate their own personal desires for that of the greater whole, whether that take the form of the family unit, the community in which they dwell, or the species in general. Charity, cooperation and self-sacrifice are emphasized, and crimes are assessed and punished not just by the nature of the offense but how widespread the resulting consequences are.

The angaran calendar uses a seven day week. The days are named Sabay, Tef, Vaa, Ema, Roa, Fev, and Bav.

 

 

 

Angara Traits

There are a few abilities that come with being Angaran.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity, Intelligence, and Wisdom scores all increase by 1.

Age

Angara typically live a little longer than humans up to 150 years old.

Alignment

Angara are a benevolent people and will tend towards good and lawful alignments. However, outliers do exist and they can become chaotic or evil as any other race.

Size

Angara are usually range from 5'8" to 6'8" in height. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Languages

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

Cold Resistance

Angara are not impacted by the cold as are other races, and as such you have resistance to cold.

Sunlight Reliance

Angara cannot live without sunlight of either a natural or artificial form and suffer penalties for extended time in the dark. Every week without any kind of sunlight, UV light, etc. incurs a point of fatigue.

Bioelectrical Control

The Angara have a natural bioelectricity that goes beyond that of any typical race. They are able to harness this electricity and use it to their advantage. Because of this, Angara have access to two cantrips from the Sorcerer spell list regardless if you're a spell-casting class or not.

Trust Must be Earned

You have proficiency in the insight skill.