Homebrew Zalarian Species Details

Zalarians are a unknown beast tribe found only in the deepest parts of their climates. Many of their races stem from their animal counterparts. Creatures such as wolves, rabbits, dogs, cats, raccoons... All of these animals are a factor in this larger form of a humanoid creature.

Barterers of Nature

Zalarians are known for their touch with nature. They are used to farming, cultivating, foraging, and creating things that relate to their own climate. If per chance a wanderer stumbled upon their home with goods they don't have access to, they may barter for them, exchanging their knowledge, resources and such to obtain them.

Natural Preservers

Zalarians are closely tied to their roots. Any harm to their land is seen to harm to them. They are truly in favor of nature and all that it has to offer. They can easily turn hostile on anyone that has no respect for their way of living.

Reclusive Tribe

Zalarians do not travel much, as the outside world is seen as dangerous to them. But some may have the curiosity and drive to venture out and find what lies ahead. They may be awkward in doing so or excitable. The infinite possibilities or dangers are always on their mind when it comes to the outside world.

Zalarian Personality

A Zalarian might have motivations and quirks much different from a dwarf or an elf with a similar background. You can use the following tables to customize your character in addition to the trait, ideal, bond, and flaw from your background.

The Zalarian Obsession table can help hone your character’s goals. For extra fun, roll a new result every few days that pass in the campaign to reflect your ever-changing curiosity.

Zalarian Obssesions.

d8	My curiosity is currently fixed on …
1	A god or planar entity
2	A monster
3	A lost civilization
4	A wizard’s secrets
5	A mundane item
6	A magic item
7	A location
8	A legend or tale

 Zalarian Quirks

d10	Quirk
1	You miss your tropical home and complain endlessly about the freezing weather, even in summer.
2	You never wear the same outfit twice, unless you absolutely must.
3	You have a minor phobia of water and hate getting wet.
4	Your tail always betrays your inner thoughts.
5	You purr loudly when you are happy.
6	You keep a small ball of yarn in your hand, which you constantly fidget with.
7	You are always in debt, since you spend your gold on lavish parties and gifts for friends.
8	When talking about something you’re obsessed with, you speak quickly and never pause and others can’t understand you.
9	You are a font of random trivia from the lore and stories you have discovered.
10	You can’t help but pocket interesting objects you come across.

Zalarian Traits

Your Zalarian character has the following racial traits.

Ability Scores

You gain three ability scores of your choosing.

Age

Zalarians have lifespans equivalent to humans.

Alignment

Zalarians tend toward good alignments, as nature is all they truly care about. They are rarely evil, with most of them driven by curiosity rather than greed or other dark impulses.

Size

Zalarians are taller on average than humans and relatively slender. Though, there are some exceptions. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

You have a cat’s keen senses, especially in the dark. 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.

Natural Agility

Your reflexes and agility allow you to move with a burst of speed. When you move on your turn in combat, you can double your speed until the end of the turn. Once you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you move 0 feet on one of your turns.

Beast's Claws

Because of your claws, you have a climbing speed of 20 feet. In addition, 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, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

Animal Instinct

You have proficiency in the Perception and Stealth skills. 

Languages

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