Homebrew Seabold Species Details

Civilization... that’s what we wants. Tis a far nobler thing to see history recorded than eaten. Surface folk [kobolds] no understand. Legs of the sea is important. Hows else is our kits gonna ken what came before? Sides, magic much better under than above. See?
           - Gnuck the elder, 3rd Aquamage of the seabold clan Bluenyu

 

Sadly, their reputation on land wasn’t washed off when the kobolds entered the sea. Known as mischievous pranksters, thieves, and rubbish hoarders, seabolds are bright blue in
color, remarkably curious, and much better natured than their surface cousins. Equally at home under the water as they are on land, the seabolds are unjustly called “water rats”.

Living in small tribes, often numbering less than three dozen individuals, they usually peacefully scrounge around in fairly small territories looking for things to eat, learn from, use, or sell. Their natural curiosity leads them to learning about things, to understand how the two worlds, the aquatic and the surface, work. These tribes gather together from time to time, to celebrate moments in seabold history, festivals, and other events of significance and most importantly, at the annual Moot. It is during these times that the pairing often happens. Since the tribes are usually family units it is important for younger seabolds to mate with those outside of their tribe, and to eventually start new tribes.

One of the greatest seabold ceremonies is when an old tribe hands over its tribal relic, usual a piece of bone, a carved stone or a magical charm, to a new tribe and is then dissolved. Old tribes that consist of only a few seabolds, all in advanced age, and no longer able to function do occur. It is imperative that the relic is handed down to another, younger, more vibrant and viable tribe.

Adventuring
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Seabolds are raised to adventure. Through play and exploration learning is gained. They are also warned about the dangers of a seabold alone, and encourage all youngsters to find a tribe, and learn with them.

Seabold Names
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Seabolds usually adopt a short nickname when with other species (Flick, Puke, Smally, Hopsy), as seabold names can be complicated. It works like this:

Take your father’s name, and your mother’s name, and your tribe name and combine them using only the letters in the names. Generally, having three names of one to two syllables each and adding your tribe’s name at the end is your seabold name. 

Gath bino Jor of tribe Holbavixt, Nuri culla Rysi of tribe Rynrilsa, Wada weri Woxi of tribe Wewenxo.

Age
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Seabolds reach adulthood at the age of 6 months after hatching. There is little respect for the aged, as the rough and tumble nature of life in the ocean brings irrelevance to the notion of old. In theory, a seabold might live to about 50 years or so.

Alignment
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Chaos abounds in a seabold warren. Order is maintained by the Chak Chan, the strong and powerful seabolds who work with the Drax, the matriarch of the warren. Most seabolds will abide by the law unless they can get away with it.

Size
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You stand just over 2 or 3 feet and weigh around 30 pounds. Your size is Small.

Speed
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Born to the Dragon Turtle 
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You have the ability to breathe in both air and water. You prefer water but being on the surface is novel and exciting.

Seabold Traits

Your seabold has a number of traits in common with all other seabolds, and even Kobolds. Although the two races split eons ago, they are not enemies and trade does occur between them.

Ability Score Increase

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

Shock Proof

You are Resistant to lightning; seabolds tend to play with and make use of electric eels, sting rays, and lightning shrimp and this has provided somewhat of an immunity.

Electrifying

You gain the ability to cast Shocking Grasp once per day as a level 1 caster using your Constitution score as your casting ability. This increases to twice per a day at 5th level, and 3 times per a day at 9th level. 

Underwater Stealth Experts

You gain proficiency in the stealth skill. 

Languages

You can speak Aquan, common, Draconic