Homebrew Giraffefolk Species Details

 

"These beings have shaken my beliefs. Their inmense wisdom have made me recapacitate my approach to religion and tolerance. I'm scared, not of them, but of myself, for I'm beggining to realize all the mistakes I made in my journey

— Bhassam Qhalaii's Travelling Diary

The vast plains of the savannah are populated with this long-necked tribes. They walk calmly between the solitary trees, always in a meditating way. Every aspect of their life, simple or complex, leads them to contemplation and thought.

Peaceful Ways

 Their life philosophy is a pausated and thoughtful one. They search meaning in every facet of their actions. The reason is that important to their doings that they won't do any task if they don't believe its is necessary or good.

Contemplation and meditation is as much a necessity for them as it is food or sleep. A peaceful race, always avoiding conflict, but if it appears unavoidable to their thought they will fight until thei lat breath, for their belief are stronger than any weapon.

Beliefs and Mind

Giraffefolk are a very religious race, but they steer away from dogmatic holy laws. Instead, their faith on the Great Thought, incites them into philosophical reasoning. They believe every life being on the world is the same as each other, as the only thing that makes us differ is the limitations and impossibilities of our particular bodies. Our flaws stem from our flesh, but our soul is virtious and pure. Meditation and contemplation is what they make us prepare for the afterlife, to make it easier to strip away from our defects when the time comes.

Simple Tribes

Their homes are humble and simple, because they believe that luxurious and capricious lairs are a sign of an corrupted soul. In line with their philosophy, living with only what they need prepares their soul for their liberation of the flawed physical world. On the other hand but still agreeing with thei way of life, hospitality and generosity are pure thoughts, which make not only their soul vibrate with joy and virtue, but also the recieving end of their benevolence.

Giraffefolk Names

Giraffefolk use names that have a meaning in their Beast Speech. Most of the names reflect the humility of their life, usually translating to minimal or simple natural beings, like grass, winds, or rocks. Their surnames are always an adjective with come kind of connection to the natural world and always comes before their name. For example, 'Borooba Vala' means 'Mossy Rock', while 'Borooba Idono' means 'Mossy Trunk'

Male Names: Idono, Yarabu, Bweni, Gasung, Tamapo, Kabodo

Female Names: Vala, Kweba, Bemben, Pebbe, Lende, Amana

Surnames: Boroobo, Emeni, Suomo, Ippia, Lo

Giraffefolk Traits

Your giraffefolk character has certain characteristics in common with all other giraffefolk.

Flailing Headbutt

Your head at the end of your long neck are natural melee weapons, with which you’re proficient. When you hit with them, the target takes bluedgeoning damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier and has reach.

Meditation with the Great Though

You use one action to enter in a meditation stasis. Once you enter in this status, you cannot move or make any action or additional actions. In this state, you reach for the reasoning of the Great Though, which enlightens you with its wisdom. You receive any piece of information, it can be one characteristic of an enemy or any other clue to resolve a mystery or problem. You can use this trait once per Long Rest.

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution and Wisdom score increases by 1.

Age

Giraffefolk are considered children and not babies since they are born. They reach maturity at the age of 4 and have a lifespan between 70 and 80 years

Alignment

Giraffefolk have a tendency towards lawful goodness, althought they believe freedom is an essential part of their life, that's why there aren't many rules or laws in their societies, and the ones that exist are based of precepts of respect to one and each other of their kind and other races.

Size

Giraffefolk are around 15 feet tall. Althought you have an extreme height, you have a rather nimble and thin build. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Thanks to your giraffe-like legs, you make long strokes when walking or running. Your base walking speed is 35 feet.

Long Neck

Your long neck is a useful tool to see further and clearer than the rest. The giraffefolk has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight and a gains a bonus of +3 to Passive Perception.

Serene Spirit, Resilient Body

Your contact to the spiritual world always helps you when needed. You are proficient on the Religion. Also, when you heal from any source on combat, you can add your Wisdom modifier to it as many times as half your Constitution modifier (minimum of one time).

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Beast Talk. The Beast Talk language has its own particularities depeneding which beast-like race is speaking it, even if they commonly use it with each other. Giraffefolk usually tend to use figurative speech, like allegories, metaphors and proverbs.