Homebrew Thelomen Tartheno Toblakai Species Details
"Among the ancient Toblakai ... according to our own histories ... there could arise individuals, warriors, who became something of a warren unto themselves. Such power varies in its efficacy, and it would appear that this sort of blood talent was waning in the last generations of the Toblakai civilization, growing ever weaker."―Run'Thurvian
The Thelomen Tartheno Toblakai were an intelligent, humanoid race. They were said to be descended from the Thel Akai and to be the blessed of the children of the Great Mother
Physiology
The Thelomen Toblakai were humanoid, though taller and generally more physically robust than humans, with broad, flat faces. Pure-blood Toblakai stood at over seven feet tall, and were disproportionately muscled enough to seem wide. They were capable of interbreeding with humans to produce viable half-breeds, but seemed to have a different evolutionary descent, as marked by having four lungs rather than two.
Magic
It was known that certain Thelomen Toblakai could essentially become their own Warrens; the exact abilities and circumstances that surrounded this were unknown. Karsa Orlong appeared to be one such, channeling his Warren into the ability to ignore the structures and effects of spells, even Elder magic such as the T'lan Imass' Tellan. However, Karsa Orlong and his tribe's immunity to magic might also have come from the use of Blood-oil, a substance related to otataral.
Culture
Thelomen Toblakai or their descendants were scattered across the Malazan world, and appeared to exist on all continents under a variety of names - Teblor, Fenn, Tarthenal, and Toblakai. They were a fallen people; once possessing high civilization, cities and books, most now lived in tribes and eked out a barbaric existence breeding horses and feuding with nearby tribes.
Races
There were several races which were categorized as Toblakai. These were:
- Barghast - offspring of mortal Imass and Thelomen Toblakai
- Fenn
- Tarthenal
- Teblor
- Thelomen
- Thoul-Alai - of the Lands of Fist
- Trell
Toblakai saying
Thelomen Tartheno Toblakai Traits
Your Toblakai character has an assortment of inborn abilities, part and parcel of Toblakai nature.Ability Score Increase
Your Strength score increases by 2.
Your Constitution score increases by 2.
Age
Toblakai are very long lived, but they’re considered young until they reach the age of 80. On average, they live about 600 years.
Alignment
Most Toblakai are chaotic neutral, believing civilized society to be a form of slavery and a source of dilution of their race. Even though they may have sympathy for others, they are more concerned with their selves and their tribes over anyone or anything else. They have their own ideas of right and wrong that differ from those of civilized society in many cases.
Size
Toblakai stand between 9 and 12 feet tall and average about 1000 pounds. Your size is Large.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet. Your speed is not reduced by wearing heavy armor.
Toblakai Resilience
You have advantage on saving throws against poison and disease, and you have resistance against poison and disease damage (explained in the “Combat” section).
Toblakai Combat Training
You have proficiency with the greatsword and Toblakai dagger.
Tool Proficiency
You gain proficiency with the artisan’s tools of your choice: skinning tools, leatherworker's tools and smith's tools.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and Toblakai. Toblakai is one of the oldest languages known and is more descriptive and complex than most other races languages. Due to its complexity, most others can not understand it and consider it little better than gibberish. For those who do understand it, it is one of the most beautiful langues in all of creation. Where most other races named what they found in the world, in an attempt to control the world around them, in contrast, Toblakai would describe the world around them, acknowledging the freedom of creation to be what it ever it needed to be. Toblakai have now name for snow, but many descriptions for it dependent on time of day, season or any number of other conditions, thus lending itself to song and poetry.
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