Homebrew Genkari Species Details

 

Desert Dwellers

The Genkari are an incredibly adaptable and enduring race. Their homelands consist of burning hot sands deep within the Harashi Desert of Acrious. The Genkari have a long history of bloodshed and are wary, often hostile toward outsiders. From Inixultar to Gnolls and other desert dwelling races of Acrious, all know to stay away. Genkari often slay outsiders on sight, as they are constantly attacked in their traveling caravans and hunted for their blood. 

Blood Magic

The Genkari culture is littered with mystery to outsiders and are viewed as chaotic tribes men that worship the gods of slaughter and blood. However in the Genkari traditions these blood magic rituals are often of healing properties and can be misunderstood to outsiders. They are known to give their own blood to their allies, sometimes giving up their own lives to save others, as they follow the patron saint Gahrute, who gave his life for his people.

Reptilian Ancestry

Genkari are human like in nature resembling Orcs with giant tusks that poke out from under their lower jaws. However the difference here is the have a rough skin that resembles the desert terrain around them and a set of small ridged horns that travel along their temples on the side of their skulls similar to a horned lizard. Their eyes are much like a dragon's or crocodile's eye. They roughly stand inbetween the size as humans and orcs. 

Caravans

Genkari are known to tame the great Sand Strider Scarab Beetles in the Sands of the Harashi Desert upon Acrious. These beasts are as large as mountains and old and ancient, with massive sandstone mountains that form as a hard shell on their backs. The Genkari carve out homes in these beetles and traverse the wastes, much like large ships. By fortifying theses beasts, they protect their people from anyone coming to take their blood for its healing properties. 

Genkari Names

Genkari have a number of tribal names symbolic for their inspirations within nature. Growing up in the dense deserts of Harashi these names can sound mysterious, barbaric, and tribal to outsiders. 

Male Genkari Names: Rajj'uk, Ikaro, Taun, Kio'jju, Saraj, Mustafar, Junta, Sha'kier, Kierash, Shajj'uko

Female Genkari Names: Bajj'uti, Shareeva, Raja, Kujji, Shai'ya, Yareet, Yekumi, Jujaa, Ubia, Ojj'ara

Genkari Traits

Your Genkari character has certain traits deriving from your Genkari ancestry.

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Genkari have the ability to live somewhere between 80 to 120 years old, but their violent culture and harsh surroundings make it hard to find any Genkari over 40 years old. 

Alignment

Genkari seem chaotic in nature to outsiders, however they have a rich culture filled with a warriors code to defend their people and their caravans. They normally are lawfully good following the laws of the Blood Kin Covenant, but have been known to stray from time to time often becoming terrifying bandit lords. 

Size

Genkari are somewhat larger and bulkier than humans, and they range from 6 to well over 7 feet tall. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

Accustomed to the twilight brink of the Dark sky's deep within the Harashi Desert, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions, helping you traverse the wastes when the desert is cool. Your can see up to 60 feet in the dark. 

Survivalist

You gain proficiency in the survival skill.

Relentless Endurance

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.

Blood Giver

Your Genkari Blood is imbued with magical healing properties. Once per long rest you may sacrifice your own health points equal to 1D10+Your level to heal an ally of your choice an equal amount. This Giving of blood can bring back the dead provided they have past away within the last 10 minutes, and no longer. Be wary however if your life points are low, there is a possibility you may lose your own life. 

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Genkari. Genkari is a language written in the Dragonic script however it is more tribal sounding and has different speech patterns.