Homebrew Emnessi Species Details
Trapped in disgusting bodies, horrific amalgamations of odd body parts which they can only wish to be free of, the emnessi always yearn for freedom and for the chance to be seen by society normally.
Many legged, spider resistant, bird repelling, friendless beings
Many emnessi can only find friends among their own kind, ridiculed by the other races for their appearances. Those who do accept an emnessi for what they are quickly become the best friend of an emnessi, and they would place their lives into this friend's hands.
Origins
Many emnessi believe their existence to be a cruel joke played by some sort of divine creator, while others believe they were given special gifts from their creator. Others believe that their existence was a strange glitch in a line of evolution. Whatever the case, much confusion arises from their origins.
Homelands
The emnessi strive in any lands due to their strange versatility.
Emnessi Names
To put it simply, emnessi attempt to replicate the names of whatever culture they are a part of as if it might integrate them into it in an adequate way.
Emnessi Traits
As an emnessi, you gain various traits shared by your kin.Ability Score Increase
One ability score of your choice is increased by 2.
Age
Emnessi reach maturity by age 5, and live to about 300 years.
Alignment
Most emnessi either reject the laws of those who hurt them, or accept them in an attempt to be more like them.
Size
Emnessi are about 2-4 feet tall. They have round, squashed bodies that weigh between 80 and 100 pounds. Your size is Small.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Stomach Legs
You have dozens of legs covering your torso. When you crawl, your speed is not halved. You cannot use this trait if you are wearing medium or heavy armor.
Bird Repellent
Your body odors are strangely unpleasant to birds. If a hawk, owl, raven, or vulture are within 60 feet of you, they will immediately become frightened of you until they are 300 feet away from you.
Extra Eyes
You have two extra pairs of eyes. One pair is on the back of your head, and the other is in a position of your choice.
Scorpion Resistant
Your skin is of a thin material somehow, perhaps magically, resistant to everything about scorpions. Any attack rolls made against you by a scorpion have disadvantage, and you have resistance to any damage inflicted by scorpions.
Bubble Pods
Instead of water, your sweat takes the form of small pods 1/4 the size of a fingernail which can be harmlessly removed. Any creature which consumes one of these pods must make a DC 8 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for the next 30 minutes.
Cup Neck
There is a small pouch on the back of your neck, which can hold up to 5 pounds of items.
Mild Luck
When you roll a d20, you may choose to add an extra +1 to whatever number you rolled. You must take short or long rest before you can use this trait again.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common, and one other language of your choice.
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