Homebrew Ligerian Species Details

Ligerians are a mix just like a half-elf or half-orc but they are the offspring of a Leonin and a Tabaxi. This mix gives a Ligerian the best of both worlds. The strength and speed of a Leonin; the nimbleness and dexterousness of a Tabaxi. This leaves you with strong instincts and a natural curiosity ready to explore the world. A male Liegerian is known as a liger while female Ligerians are known as tigons. 

Strong Family Ties:

Your Parents have come together to form a new unit to raise you. They instilled you with the traditions and cultures of both Leonins and Tabaxis. These lead you to be noble and strong willed, your passions leading you where ever you might go. The teach you to love people and the stories and joy they can bring to you and others around them. They also teach you how to survive to trust your natural instincts but also that skills are needed to survive in the civilized world.

Physically Fit:

For a Tabaxi you are big; to a Leonin you are small. Ligerians range in the middle but that still leaves a lot of room for variety. Typically a Ligerian has the faint stripes or spots of their Tabaxi parent but retain the coloring of their Leonin parent. They can range in size anywhere from 5 to 7 feet tall and can weigh anywhere ranging from 120 pounds to 300 pounds.

World Wanderers:    

A Ligerian gains the curiosity of their Tabaxi parent. This leads them to be minstrels or sellswords. They want to explore the world beyond their homes and bring back the stories and traditions of those they meet. They will be seen traveling with tabaxi caravans of merchants or performing troupes. Many giving their services in exchange for stories or songs.

Ligerian Traits

Your character gains these benefits:

Ability Score Increase

Because of your parents, you are both naturally strong and dexterous, gaining a +1 to both Strength and Dexterity. Also, depending on which parent you take after more, you gain a boost to either Constitution or Charisma. Gaining another +1 in the ability of your choice.  

Age

Liger people have similar life spans to that of their parents. Thus they mature around the age of 18 and have lifespans of about a century. 

Alignment

A Liger person can range anywhere on the alignment chart but most tend to fall towards good. Especially lawful good if living with the Leonin parent's Pride.

Size

Liger people can range anywhere from 5 to 7 feet tall and can range from 120 to 300 pounds 

Speed

You have a base walking speed of 35 feet

Darkvision

You have a cat’s keen senses, especially in the dark. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Feline Agility

Your reflexes and agility allow you to move with a burst of speed. When you move on your turn in combat, you can double your speed until the end of the turn. Once you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you move 0 feet on one of your turns.

Cat’s Claws

Because of your claws, you have a climbing speed of 20 feet. In addition, your claws are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

Hunter’s Instincts

You have proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Athletics, Perception, Survival, or Stealth.

Languages

You can read and write Common, Leonin, and a language of your choice.