Homebrew Human of Ebbot Species Details

 

Long ago, two races ruled over earth. HUMANS and MONSTERS.

— Beginning of an old Ebottian tale

In Ebbot, unlike many other places, humans are the dominant race, only outmatched by the MONSTERS, whom they eventually sealed underground. Humans of Ebbot are born with a body part known as a SOUL, and it's colors may tell the human's personality.

SOULS and Colors

Humans of Ebbot are as diverse as humans from anywhere else, but they have something more diverse: their SOULs. The most well-known SOUL is red, signifying Determination, but a human SOUL could just as easily be orange, sky blue, ultramarine, orchid, yellow, or green. SOULs can appear lighter or darker, but either way, it's still the same trait, i.e. two humans, one with a lighter red SOUL and one with a darker one would both have the Determination soul.

 

Fallen

Rarely, humans fall down Mt. Ebbot, the largest mountain in the eponymous city. Those that do are fabled to never return, most likely because the Monsters murdered them. This is just a myth however; most monsters are kind and accepting, though others may try to kill humans that fall in order to shatter the human-made barrier. You can think about this for your character: Did they fall down? Are they friends with the monsters, or one to fear?

A GUIDE TO SOUL COLORS

No matter where you are in Ebbot, you're bound to have either a red soul (seen above) or one below:

Orange, signifying Bravery

Yellow, signifying Justice

Green, signifying Kindness

Sky Blue, signifying Patience

Ultramarine, signifying Integrity

Orchid/Purple, signifying Perseverance

 

The War Years Ago

A long time ago, humanity and monsterkind were at war. Humans won said war, and strictly advise against children falling into Mt. Ebbot. Those that do either die or make peace (see Fallen)

 

Human Names

The humans of Ebbot traditionally have names you may see in real life, therefore you may take inspiration from those around you for the name of your Ebbotian character.

 

Human of Ebbot Traits

It’s hard to make generalizations about humans, but your human character has these traits.

Ability Score Increase

 Your ability scores each increase by 1.

Age

Humans reach adulthood in their late teens and live less than a century.

Alignment

 Humans tend toward no particular alignment. The best and the worst are found among them.

Size

Humans vary widely in height and build, from barely 5 feet to well over 6 feet tall. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and one extra language of your choice. Humans typically learn the languages of other peoples they deal with, including obscure dialects. They are fond of sprinkling their speech with words borrowed from other tongues: Orc curses, Elvish musical expressions, Dwarvish military phrases, and so on.