Homebrew Inox Species Details

The Inox are a primitive and barbaric race, preferring to live in small nomadic tribes scattered across the wilderness. There they subsist through hunting and gather, scraping together a meager existence while fighting off the more dangerous creatures of the wilds. What they lack in intelligence and sophistication, they make up for with their superior strength and size, always eager to prove themselves in a challenge. And one should certainly take care in challenging an Inox. Their society does not pay much heed to ethics or morality. For the Inox, it is all about survival – kill or be killed.

Inox are tall, muscular and furry, though the male Inox is a bit smaller than the Female. Their evolution has mainly been based on their lifestyle in harsh cold conditions, explaining the muscular build and the fur.

As well, they have horns coming out of their skull.

Along with the Vermlings, Inox are one of both societies that are native to the land of Gloomhaven. They come from the North area ("northern than the map"), and it is unknown if there are still other Inox in that area.

The Inox are matriarchal and living in tribes. They do not like Humans, mainly because they took over their land and because they consider Inox to be stupid creatures, only good for their muscles. This is why mainly it is frown upon for any member of their race who join the Human society. They do not hate or attack humans as much as Vermlings however.

This is partly justified, as most Inox who will indeed join society will only have jobs of brute force, like dock work, etc. The Inox are, however, more intelligent than we might believe (and more intelligent than the Vermlings.

Inox Traits

Your inox character has certain traits deriving from your inox ancestry.

Age

Inox mature a little faster than humans, reaching adulthood around age 14. They age noticeably faster and rarely live longer than 75 years.

Alignment

Inox are a tendency toward chaos and are not strongly inclined toward good.

Size

Inox are somewhat larger and bulkier than humans, and they range from 5 to well over 6 feet tall. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

Thanks to your inox blood, 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.

Menacing

You gain proficiency in the Intimidation skill.

Savage Attacks

When you score a critical hit with a melee weapon attack, you can roll one of the weapon’s damage dice one additional time and add it to the extra damage of the critical hit.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Dwarvish. Dwarvish is full of hard consonants and guttural sounds, and those characteristics spill over into whatever other language a dwarf might speak.