Homebrew Frawndlian Species Details

Because of the harsh living conditions on Frawn, the Frawndlian have adapted to life in the labyrinth of the dirt. They are covered in scales, barring the hard, calloused skin found beneath their arms and on their sides where their arms lay flat against their body. They have three horns on their pointed head that all three curve into a point like a drill. Between the places where their scales meet, tentacles emerge from every part of their slender body that serve to pack the dirt into the shape of a tunnel, close a tunnel in behind them as they burrow through the ground, and propel them through the dirt. A diet of heavy protein (all manner of worms and animals that they sniff out through the dirt) supports strong core muscles that wrap diagonally around their torso, enabling them to spin at high speeds. They have a transparent umbrella-like membrane covering their face to keep the dirt off of it. They are anywhere between 6 and 7 feet in length (Medium size). They are really rather beautiful creatures, with their brightly colored scales of any color on the spectrum and their mysterious alluring tentacles to match.

The Frawndlian are fiercely independent, industrious, and intrinsically motivated. Frawndlians are always part of a vast colony, choosing to make their home not far from large cities where they can get healthcare, maintain jobs, and satiate their biological competitiveness. It this desire that led them to develop technology to burrow through the permafrost, eventually build a spaceship, and join the inter-galactic community. They have a rather libertarian political ideology, backed up by a royal family that doesn't make many laws. If you've got a problem, you settle it with a duel. As a result of this, they have a poor time following inter-galactic laws set forth, believing it is within their rights to do whatever the hell they want. 

The oldest Frawndlian ever recorded lived over 200 years, but not many live to be that old. No one's really sure how old they can get. For many it depends on the sort of duels they agree to. The most hearty warriors tend to live the longest lives. An old Frawndlian means a formidable opponent.

Frawndlian Traits

Your Frawndlian character has an assortment of inborn abilities, part and parcel of Frawndlian nature.

Burrow

You can only burrow through burrowable materials (soils, sand, and the such).

Shock

As a bonus action, you do 1d10 worth of shock damage for every turn each opponent is grappled.

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution score increases by 2.

Age

Frawndlian mature at the same rate as humans, but they’re considered young until they reach the age of 50. On average, they live about 125 years.

Alignment

Most Frawndlian are chaotic, being highly motivated by selfish pursuits, valuing honor, pride, and reputation. They tend toward good as well, with a strong sense of fair play and a belief that everyone deserves to share in the benefits of a just order.

Size

Dwarves stand between 6 and 7 feet tall and average about 150 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 25 feet. Your speed is not reduced by wearing heavy armor.

Darkvision

Accustomed to life underground, 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.

Frawndlian Resilience

You have advantage on saving throws against poison, and you have resistance against poison damage (explained in the “Combat” section).

Frawndlian Combat Training

You have proficiency with the battleaxe, handaxe, light hammer, and warhammer.

Tool Proficiency

You gain proficiency with the artisan’s tools of your choice: smith’s tools, brewer’s supplies, or mason’s tools.

Stonecunning

Whenever you make an Intelligence (History) check related to the origin of stonework, you are considered proficient in the History skill and add double your proficiency bonus to the check, instead of your normal proficiency bonus.

Languages

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