Homebrew Charr Species Details

Charr live like true workers, they almost never put down their tool, and if they do it's to eat and sleep. The only times they ever aren't hard at work is when their fighting between themselves for power.

— Toblen Stonehill, innkeeper

Hailing from a strange and distant land, wandering Charr are catlike humanoids, similar to Tabaxi, but instead of thin limbs built for speed, Charr have a big lion like build, driven by the progress of their people and proving their strength to one another, splitting into three main factions and holding games of power and fights to prove which is strongest. The three main factions are the Iron Legion, Blood Legion and the Ash Legion.

Gladiatorial Fighters

Charr have an innate fighting capability, always trying to prove to one another that they are the best at what they do. They're often stubborn and have a short fuse when it comes to humans. A few centuries after the great collapse, humans and Charr fought together, however the Humans betrayed the Charr in the final battle, leaving many to die and many to suffer.

However, not all Charr are satisfied with such a life. Many Charr decide to wander the lands, seeking power beyond their own tribe. They seek out stories, artifacts, and lore. Those who survive this period of wanderlust return home in their elder years to share news of the outside world. In this manner, the Charr often remain isolated but never ignorant of the world beyond their home.

Commanding Voice

Charr are renowned for their loud voices, especially when it comes to an argument, but this works in their favor in battle. Due to their voices being easy to hear, they often make excellent commanders and leaders, empowering people with their voices. In the heat of battle, an inspirational speech could be all it takes to motivate your men to rally up and take down the opposition.

However this also makes them a difficulty when drunk, as it is assumed that they can't turn off their loud volume, generally wanting to be the center of attention doesn't help this either.

True Efficiency

When working together, Charr seem to achieve unbelievable things, just their hometown in the Black Citadel, in the Plains of Ashford, is a remarkable structure, towering into the sky and built with massive mechanical turrets in the wall that slide around their defenses. When the three factions aren't at war with each other they often climb to great heights in comparison to other races, but their innate fighting need often gets in the way of their potential.

 

Tinkers and Minstrels

Charr who seek a safer path to satisfy their obsessions become wandering tinkers and minstrels.

These Charr work in small troupes, usually consisting of an elder, more experienced Charr who guides up to four young ones learning their way in the world. They travel in small, colorful wagons, moving from settlement to settlement. When they arrive, they set up a small stage in a public square where they sing, play instruments, tell stories, and offer exotic goods in trade for items that spark their interest. Charr reluctantly accept gold, but they much prefer interesting objects or pieces of lore as payment.

These wanderers keep to civilized realms, preferring to bargain instead of pursuing more dangerous methods of sating their curiosity. However, they aren’t above a little discreet theft to get their claws on a particularly interesting item when an owner refuses to sell or trade it.

Charr Names

Each Charr, has a single name, determined by clan and based on a complex formula that involves astrology, prophecy, clan history, and other esoteric factors. Charr names can apply to both males and females, and most use nicknames derived from or inspired by their full names.

Clan names are usually based on a which faction they belong to.

The following list of sample Charr names 

Charr Names: Castra, Caloa, Dayol, Goshkia, Irena, Rytlock, Synestra

Charr Clans: Blood Legion, Iron Legion, Ash Legion

Charr Personality

A Charr 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 Charr 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.

Charr Motivations

d8	My Motivation is currently fixed on …
1	Strength and Power
2	Machinery and Technology
3	Weapons and Armour
4	My Legion
5	My Family
6	A magic item
7	A location
8	A legend or tale

 Charr 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.

Charr Traits

Your Charr character has the following racial traits.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 1, and your Constitution score increases by 2.

Age

Charr mature at around 15, and live till they are around 70-80.

Alignment

Charr tend toward chaotic alignments, as they let impulse and fancy guide their decisions. They are rarely evil, with most of them driven by curiosity and strength rather than greed, power or other dark impulses.

Size

Charr are taller on average than humans and relatively stocky. 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.

Feline 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.

Poisonous Fang

Because of your fangs,  they are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal piercing damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike as well as 2d4 poison damage.

Charr's Brute Strength

You have proficiency in the Athletics and Intimidation skills.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language of your choice.