Homebrew Westerner Species Details

Evolutionary Adaptation

    A fierce, strong people, the inhabitants of Lashan go by no national demonym, but rather by the description once hurled as an insult: Westerners.

     Humans left to survive in the harshest environs on Uarach, the humans once comparable to today's Easterners took to their savannas and badlands, devoid of shade from the harsh, ancient sun, and made a slow but steady work of their lives, dedicating themselves to strength and progress while under constant threat from terrifying wildlife and unforgiving terrain.

    In a land where a single bad hunt might spell the end of one’s village, weakness died out over the course of generations. A warrior people and warrior spirit was thus born, the Westerners themselves diverging somewhat from typical humans, growing taller and fiercer over millennia of savage existence. When the villages grew plentiful, they invaded their neighbors, who did the same. Thus, the great and vast savannahs of Lashan were consumed by tribal warfare for hundreds of years. 

    Westerners are given a placeholder name upon birth - typically a short, descriptive element: “Boy,” “Girl,” “Dark,” “Fair,” for example. They are named simply so to encourage moments of strength and virtue - “naming moments” - wherein the person’s true name is unveiled by Noyondayan, the Golden Wolf - or wherein they return to the mud.

 

Westerner Traits

Only the strong survive.

Languages

You are fluent in the Western dialect of Common, in addition to one language of your choosing.

Apex Predator

The great stature of a Westerner lets him function in many ways as if he were one size category larger. Whenever a Westerner is subject to a size modifier or special size modifier for an opposed check (such as during grapple checks, bullrush attempts, and trip attempts),  the Westerner is treated as one size larger if doing so is advantageous to him. A Westerner is also considered to be one size larger when determining whether a creature's special attacks based on size (such as improved grab or swallow whole) can affect him. A Westerner can use weapons designed for a creature one size larger without penalty. However, his space and reach remain those of a creature of his actual size. The benefits of  this racial trait stack with with the effects of powers, abilities, and spells that change the subject's size category.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.

Age

Westerners have lifespans comparable to Eastern humans. They enter adulthood in their late teens and usually live less than a century.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Unless you're wearing heavy armor, your speed penalties while climbing are halved.

While swimming, gain disadvantage on all saving throws.

Noyondayan's Boldness

You are immune to the frightened condition.

Size

Westerners are between 8 and 10 feet tall and weigh between 270 and 400 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Powerful Build

You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.