Homebrew Togruta Species Details

Rare Bloodline

Togruta are a rare species of an unknown bloodline and in the broadest possible sense, they still look human. 

Togruta have rusty skin tones ranging in hue from blue to red to green, with white pigmentation on their faces, and greyish lips.  While not all have this feature, white stripes also adorn various parts of their bodies, including their chests, legs, backs, arms, lekku (head-tails), and montrals. The pattern of stripes varies from individual to individual. This red and white pattern was a phenotype left over from their ancestor's camouflage that helped them to blend in with their natural surroundings, especially the red-and-white turu-grass which dominated Shili's scrublands. They possessed many human features, such as mammaries.

Their heads bear two montrals, with three, and on rare occasions, four head-tails, whose stripes are darker than those of the montrals. Togruta have the ability to sense the proximity and movement of physical objects around them by means of their hollow montrals, which detect space ultrasonically. Young Togrutas' montrals and posterior head-tail do not fully grow until adolescence, when their montrals become curved and their third head-tail grew to the length of their two main head-tails.

As predators, Togruta have sharp canine teeth, which they used to painlessly kill thimiars, their primary prey, causing the creatures' post-mortem death spasms. This can give outsiders the false impression that Togruta were venomous. However, Togrutas did nothing to dispel this misconception and even took advantage of the intimidating presence it gave them.

Culture

Togruta had a strong sense of unity and togetherness. On their native homeworld of Shili, they relied on each other and would band together to take a stand against the massive monsters that hunted them, such as the akul. It is said that the creatures of Shili most often attacked in groups, which was even more reason for the native Togruta to work together. While most of Shili was covered in the scrublands where the Togruta hunted their herbivorous prey, the Togruta lived in small communities in the forest valleys, where the canopies kept them out of sight.

Togruta were known for their habit of not wearing shoes; they believed that the land was spiritually connected to them, and wearing shoes cut themselves from a bond with the land. In the pack, every able Togruta was expected to contribute his or her own share, as any food attained was distributed equally. Togruta were also known for their belief that those who could not keep up should be left to fend for themselves, because that is nature's way. Other sentient species found this particular belief quite barbaric. Those within a pack who led had a difficult time with fulfilling their goals because of the risk of becoming individualistic. As hunters, the Togruta showed off the pelts and teeth of their game as a sign of pride and maturation. Special pride was taken in the teeth of akul that a Togruta had taken down as an individual. These teeth often were made into jewelry such as an akul-tooth headdress or a necklace, which also incorporated metals, stones, and pearls found on Shili.  Other Togruta, such as Shaak Ti, wore the Togruta sash with their Jedi apparel.  Togruta spoke the Togruti language, which had a few elements of Common.

Togruta were tranquil and silent, though when the situation called for it they were true warriors. Their fidelity to their beliefs was legendary, as was their happiness within large groups. Togruta, not surprisingly, excelled at teamwork and the ability to associate with different cultures. To an extent, Togruta had an aversion to isolation and made efforts to have friends around for companionship.

 

EXOTIC APPEARANCE

People tend to be surprised by Togruta as most have never heard of or seen any before. For this reason, everyone typically has an eye turned to a Togruta that first appears.  However, owing to their natural beauty and lithe grace Togruta are able to quickly ingratiate themselves with local populations and use interest in their exotic origin and tales to their advantage.

Togruta Traits

Togruta have several traits that help them in hunting.

Natural Beauty

Togruta benefit from their exotic appearance and tend to be viewed favourably by others who get over their startling appearance at first.  This grants proficiency on Charisma Saving Throws, and advantage on all charisma checks against a creature that has just met the Togruta for the first time (provided the creature is not overtly Xenophobic, DM's discretion).

Echolocation

The montrals of a Togruta provide a passive echolocation that aid in an awareness of one's surroundings.

• Blindsight 60 feet range
• +3 to Passive Perception

Ability Score Increase

Dexterity and Charisma are increased by 1, you have a choice of hunter's or performer's grace to add an additional +1 to either Dexterity or Charisma.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Togruti.

Alignment

Togruta have an innate sense of order and commitment to community.  This tends to lead them towards a lawful alignment.

Size

Togruta are about the same size and build as humans, however including a fully grown montral for adults will increase the height of a Togruta to 7' or taller. Your size is Medium.

Age

Togrutas mature at the same rate as humans and live to their mid-90s.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.