Homebrew Cyclopsian Species Details

As time goes on, so does racial evolution. Nothing demonsrates this more than the recent discovery of an intelligent subrace of Cyclops. Adventurers from Fort Straidence recently came accross a Cyclopesian Scholar who called himself Steropes. Unbeknownst to them, he was one of the first Cyclopses that were intelligent enough to study and even control arcane powers like a Wizard, Sorcerer or Cleric.

As the Cyclopsian race evolved, they began to lose their large stature and size. However, as they grew smaller over time, they retained their strength and eyesight. This meant that even as a more evolved being, they still had poor depth perception and inability to use more intricate weapons line crossbows.

Unsophisticated Wanderers

Even though they are becoming more intelligent, Cyclopses still live simple and reclusive lives and raise their own cattle and animals for food and transportation. They prefer to live in small namadic family groups, living mostly in caves, ruins, or abandoned villages. A Cyclops lairs within a day's journey of other cyclopes so they can meet, trade, and barter.

Whenever an evolved Cyclops is seen by another intelligent species, they are treating just like any other giant or beast. It has been hard for them to fight this strereotype. However, they are slowly working to combat this prejudice and work their way into civilized society.

Cyclopsian Traits

Your Cyclopsian character has certain characteristics in common with others of it's same race

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

A cyclops mature faster, but life similar length lifespans as Humans

Alignment

Intelligent and evolved cyclopses tend to have a more lawful and neutral alignment due to their better understanding of nature and life. However, some of them do still have a predisposition for evil based on how they are treated by oother races.

Poor Depth Perception

Your cyclops has disadvantage on any attack roll against a target more than 30 feet away.