Homebrew Besalisks Species Details

Male Besalisks' heads sported prominent crests and four arms hung at their sides; females of the species could have as many as eight arms, but like Humans had a primary hand and a limited range of functionality with the others. The addition of the extra appendages required a hearty metabolism, and these bulky beings were able to store food and water for many days, and if the need arose, they could survive for long periods without either. Scruffy sensory whiskers lined the area below their noses, just above the robust wattle most adult Besalisks possessed.

A monogamous species, Besalisks chose a mate for life and often bore one or two eggs. Mating rituals were violent and highly competitive, taking place during the warmer months at specified conclaves. Besalisks were hatched from eggs, carried by the females which laid their young during warm seasons. Before the eggs hatched, a male Besalisk would store the egg close to their body under a large brood patch in his abdominal skin. Because of the chill of Ojom, Besaliks were equipped to survive in harsh conditions, causing them to sweat profusely when on planets with a warmer climate.

Chatty, quick to form lasting friendships and lovers of adventure, Besalisks often were fearless and sought thrills without care for themselves. This often caused trouble amongst their employers; Besalisks were known to walk off the job when bored with it and never return. When Besalisks did take jobs in the underworld, they were prone to gossiping and being loose-lipped. This unfortunate habit led to members of the species attracting more bounties than any other.

Besalisks Traits

Besalisks were a race of multi-armed sentient humanoids from the cold ocean world of Ojom.

Ability score increase

Your Strength score increases by 2, your constitution increases by 2 and your dexterity decreases by 1.

Age

Besalisks are a strange creature when ageing reaching adulthood at 9 and living to their vulnerable age of 75 or higher.

Alignment

The Besalisks are an aggressive race typically being chaotic evil however a small portion of them are neutral evil.

Size

Besalisks are a tall race that average at 7"8' not straying much higher than this and are a medium sized creature and weighing at around 250 pounds.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Powerful Build

You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.

Four Armed creature

Besalisks have four arms and due to you being one of these you also gain an additional set of arms which grants you an additional attack on your attack action. Additionally you can grapple one additional creature and if you have attack this turn you can grapple with your bonus action if you haven't gone to grapple already.