Homebrew Etix (Scorpion People) Species Details

Description

Etixen are small humanoid Scorpions. Their plates around the body are softer than those grown on their arms, legs, and tail; to the point that they are starting to lose their segmented nature allowing them more range of movements. Their bodies tend not to be bright colors unless it's a stark white. Muted purples, reds, blues, grays are common. Stark white and black are rather uncommon.

Females tend to be larger than the males, they also more feminine features, as they females have eggs, but keep them internal rather than laying them. They also posses breast, used for either milk production for their young or they are able to store water within them.

Etixen have clear lids over their eyes, and eyelids to remove any blockage or coatings on said clear eyelids. Their eyes have large irises of Red, blue, gold, silver, Green, and purple. Almost like gems or precious metals.

 

Age

Etix live a little longer than humans, around 110 years.

Culture

The Etix are an isolationist people, preferring to keep to themselves rather than expand and trade. That said, they are not fanatic about being left alone. Trade still happens, and Etix often find it hard to ignore their neighbors. Most of the time, they lack any formal religion. Rather, most place their faith in their Queen/King to rule over them and keep their Kingdom safe and prosperous. If a King or Queen falters at this, their bloodlines(and their heads) may be removed, and another Family could be set upon the thrones.

Etix live for their honor and traditions. Even the underbelly of their cities and towns have codes they abide by, honor amongst them. Most of this honor is seen in fights. The Etixen Knights and Squires fight with a code they abide to. Although they are not fools, and will react accordingly to their opponents. 

Ability Score Increase

Increase you DEX, CON, and INT all by +1

Alignment

Almost all Etix are Lawful, even those of more criminal pursuits. 

Languages

You know Common, one other language, and Etixen; Etixen is a language made up of clucks of the tongue, clicking of mandibles, and soft hisses. Hard to learn by other races, but not impossible. 

Stinger

You got a tail with a poisonous stinger, you can use it 1+ your CON modifier.

TremorSense + Burrowing 

You have a burrowing speed and tremor-sense of 15ft

Natural Armor

While Etix lack hard carapace over most of their body, they still have enough to gain a +1 to their AC

Poison Resistant

Even as children, Etixen poison is strong. Accidentally stabbing oneself is common enough that Etix are resistant to poison, and immune to their own.

Size

Etixen are usually around 3 to 5 feet tall, the females being the larger of the two. You count as small. Weighing about 60 to 100 pounds.

Desert Upbringings

Etixen have advantage on CON saves against dehydration .

Etix (Scorpion People) Traits

Your traits represent your species time growing in cold Deserts and fighting ferocious beasts.

Burrowing Ambitions

You can burrow into any ground that is not metal or set stone for 15ft provided you do not wear heavy armor.

Poison resistance

Because every Etix sometimes pokes themselves,You have resistance to poison.

Language

You know Common and Etixen; the language of the Etix is soft hisses, clicks, soft clucks.

Age

Etix do not live much longer than humans, only 10 years more at the max.

Alignment

Due to their Society, steeped in honor and tradition, Etix are mostly if not entire lawful. Even the more chaotic of them having a structure to their chaos.

In the matter of Good or Evil, they could swing towards either, although their society swings farther good than evil.

Size

Etix are between 3 and 5 feet tall and weigh between 60 and 100 pounds. Your size is Small.

Speed

You can move 30ft

Prone to sinking

Etix are small, heavy, and sleekly built. Thus, they make for terrible swimmers.

Desert Upbringings.

Due to their time evolving in a harsh cold desert, Etix have advantage on Saves against dehydration.

Shifting Sensations

Due to the ability to burrow into the sands of your homelands, you can sense when something is approaching you via vibrations by 15ft

Natural Armor

Most of the chitin that covers your body is soft due to your species ability to wear armors causing the trait to degrade, however you still have hard chitin on the arms and legs.

Ability Score Increases

You gain +1 to DEX

You gain +1 to CON

You gain +1 to INT

Tail Stinger

Using the hardened Tip of your stinger, stab an opponent and inject them with poison.

You get 1 use + your CON modifier.

You do 1d6 ([5th] 2d6, [10th] 3d6, [15th] 4d6 piercing damage. Then the creature must make a DC CON saving throw taking 1d8 ([5th] 2d8, [10th] 3d8, [15th] 4d8) of posion damage on a failed save, taking half damage if they succeed.