Homebrew Defo Not Grung Species Details
Tree Dwelling Amphibians
Grungs live in the trees and prefer shade. a Grung hatchery is maintained in well-guarded ground-level pools. about three months afer hatching, a grung tadpole tkes on the shape of an adult. it takes another six to nine months for grung Juvenile to reach maturity.
Casts and Colors
Grung society is a caste system. each caste lays eggs in a seperate hatching pool, and juvenile grungs join their cast upon emergence from the hatchery. all grungs are a dull greenish gray when they are born, but each individual takes on the color of it's cast as it grows to adulthood.
Green grungs are the tribe's warriors, hunters and laborers, blue grungs work as artisans and in other domestic roles. Supervising and guiding both groups are the purple grungs which serve as administrators and commanders.
Red grungs are the tribe's scholars and magic users. they are superior to purple blue and green grungs and given proper respect even by grungs of higher status.
Higher castes include orange grungs, which are elite warriors that have authority over all lesser grungs, and gold grungs, which hold the highest leadership positions. a tribe's sovereign is always a gold grung.
a grung normally remains in it's caste for life. on rare occasions, an individual that distinguishes itself with great deeds can earn an invitation to join a higher caste. through a combination of herbal tonics and ritual magic, an elevated grung changes color and is inducted into it's new caste in the same way that a jubenile of the cast would be. from then on, the grung and it's progeny are members of the higher caste.
Naturally Toxic.
All grungs secrete a substance that is harmless to them, but poisonous to other creatures a grung may also use i'ts toxin to poison it's weapons.
Water Dependency
a grung that fails to immerse itself in water for at least 1 hour during the day suffers one level of exhaustion at the end of that day. a grung can recover from this exhaustion only through magic or by immersing itself in water for at least 1 hour.
Defo Not Grung Traits
Your Grung secretes a toxic substance from their skinLanguages
You can speak, read, and write in Common, Aquan, and Grung.
(in a setting where Primordial would be more appropriate, you speak Primordial)
Ability Score Increase
Your Constitution score increases by 1 and your Dexterity score increases by 2.
Age
Grung reach maturity at around 1 year old, and live for around 60 years.
Alignment
Grung can be any alignment.
Size
Grung are size small.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 25 feet, and you have a swim speed of 25 feet.