Homebrew Elhanan Half-Orc Species Details
The warchief Moldurin roused himself from his sleeping-furs and his women and pulled a short hauberk of heavy steel rings over his thick, well-muscled torso. He usually rose before most of his warriors, since he had a strong streak of goliath blood in him, and he found the daylight less bothersome than most of his tribe did. Among the Blood-Drinkers, a warrior was judged by his strength, his fierceness, and his wits. Goliath ancestry was no blemish against a warrior—provided he was every bit as strong, enduring, and bloodthirsty as his full-blooded kin. Half-orcs who were weaker than their orc comrades didn’t last long among the Bloody-Drinkers or any other orc tribe for that matter. But it was often true that a bit of goliath blood gave a warrior just the right mix of cunning, ambition, and self-discipline to go far indeed, as Moldurin had. He was master of a tribe that could muster two thousand spears, and the strongest chief in the steppes of Th-Raghnar.
Elhanan Half-Orc Traits
Your half-orc character has certain traits deriving from your orc ancestry.Chiseled from Rock
Beasts of burden struggle as you easily traverse the dangerous roads to the top of 'Ekahi Mount. You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag or lift.
Ability Score Increase
Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 2.
Age
Half-orcs mature a little faster than humans, reaching adulthood around age 14. They age noticeably faster and rarely live longer than 75 years.
Alignment
Half-orcs inherit a tendency toward chaos from their orc parents and are not strongly inclined toward good. Half-orcs raised among orcs and willing to live out their lives among them are usually evil.
Size
Half-orcs 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.
'Ekahi Mount is in your Blood
You've acclimated to elevation above 20,000 feet. You are also accustomed to the cold. You have resistance to cold damage when exposed to a cold climate or weather.
Darksight
Thanks to your orc 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.
Threatening Posture
Even at a glance a stranger will know not to **** with you. You gain proficiency in the Intimidation skill.
Additionally the harsh realities of goliath and orc life has given you a powerful build. You gain proficiency in the athletics skill.
Unrelenting Grit
When you are reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 hit point instead. You can’t use this feature again until you finish a long rest.
Brutal Warrior
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. When a critical hit is made against you, roll a d8 and subtract this number from the damage you take.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and Orc. Orc is a harsh, grating language with hard consonants. It has no script of its own but is written in the Dwarvish script. You also speak Giant
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