Homebrew Feral Goliath Species Details

A race that originated when a large group of goliaths were forced into the lower forests a long time ago and generation through generation got more intune to their feral side.

Appearance

Feral Goliaths are slightly bulkier and larger then their mountain born kin. Being a feral race they have claw like hands and nails, canine like teeth and hairy bodies. Feral Goliaths can have a skin color anywhere from Dark greys to tan-like colors. The eyes of the Feral Goliaths are fierce and can range from fiery orange colors to light browns.    

 Pack life

A community of Feral Goliaths is referred to as a pack. Every member of a pack have a roll strong males protect the pack's territory and rarely help the females with hunting. The fastest females are the huntresses of the clan. The males are mostly larger and bulkier then the females which is why the males are more often protecting the territory as they look much more menacing. Males who are adamant about hunting or have too much energy join the females as ambush predators, while hunting a herd of bison the males will take on the alpha as the females ambush the weak and drag them away. Unlike their mountain born cousins the feral goliaths are gentle giants when it comes to the pack. The pack takes care of their eldery, ill and all members take care of the youngs as if they were their own. Members who leave the pack are almost always welcomed back with joy and cheer as long as they bring stories from the alien world outside of the forest. Their love for a good story isn't rivaled by almost anything. Feral Goliaths don't care for the financial purposes of gold but their liking to the shiny aspect of it is easily noticable.  

Feral Goliath Traits

Feral Goliaths share a number of traits in common with each other.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 2, your Constitution score increases by 1.

Age

Feral Goliaths have lifespans longer then humans. They enter adulthood slightly faster then humans but live to be around 350 years old.

Alignment

Feral Goliath society strongly relies on impulse and instinct making them lean more toward the chaotic allignments. The enviroment in which most feral goliaths grow up makes them have a very survival of the fittest attitude and lean to the neutral allignments. 

Size

Feral Goliaths slightly larger then their mountain born kin and range 8 and 9 feet tall and weigh between 340 and 400 pounds. Your size still counts as Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Forest Born

Non magical difficult terrain caused by plants doesn't affect you.

Natural Athlete

You have proficiency in the Athletics skill.

Beastly Endurance

You can focus yourself to occasionally shrug off injury. When you take damage, you can use your reaction to roll a d12. Add your Constitution modifier to the number rolled, and reduce the damage by that total. After you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Powerful Build

You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.

Languages

You can speak, read and write Common and Giant.