Homebrew Zvikae (small wasp race) Species Details
Zvikae are a race of small anthropomorphic waspfolk native to forests, jungles and other woodland areas.
Many farmfolk and uneducated individuals may think of Zvikae as little more than monsters, but they fail to realise the pest control potential of a hive colony of 4ft wasps. For that reason they often enjoy a symbiotic relationship with the farmers and adventurers who do take the time to befriend them, pollen and trade in return for a forest with culled monster populations, and survival for both parties.
Zvikae tend to live in hive kingdoms formed of stone-hard wood pulp, their hives are matriarchal. Approximately 5% of Zvikae are not duty-bound to the kingdom and instead wander the land and either try to integrate with other societies as ambassadors or live their lives adventurers. These Zvikae are exclusively female, the males are always duty-bound and subservient to the Queen.
Zvikae (small wasp race) Traits
Visually seen as either fearsome or alluring to most, they have a +1 to charisma, and their insectoid composition grants them a +1 to perception and their carrying capacity is that of a medium creature. They can climb as fast as they can walk, and fly faster than that, and they are equipped with a stinging ovipositor.Wasp movement
Zvikae have the ability to fly, and while flying they can carry a creature of around half their ground carrying capacity.
They can also walk along any surface as if it were ground.
Zvikae Sting
Zvikae have a stinging ovipositor, which are a natural weapon attached to the abdomen.
This stinger automatically has advantage when grappling a target.
Pheremones
Once per day, the Zvikae can use discreet pheremones to gain advantage on their next persuasion, intimidation, or deception roll.
Additionally, the Zvikae passively gains advantage on animal handling checks for arthropods of any kind, and you can communicate with language-like fluency with any mundane or monstrous wasplike creature.
Racial Bonus
Zvikae are oddly enchanting and highly perceptive. +1 to Charisma and +2 to Wisdom and perception.
Spawn Wasplings
The stinging ovipositor isn't just for venom.
Once per day, a female Zvikae can cast a Find Familiar like effect as a ritual, using a log, a corpse or a creature making death saving throws as the component.
The creature making death saving throws is stabilised and conscious for the ritual, but dies at the end, after the hour of gestation. The ritual only takes a minute to activate, but the wasplings only hatch after an hour.
The effect of the spell is a swarm of tiny pixie-sized young Zvikae.
Roll 2d6 for their combined health as a swarm, they have an AC of 18, no bonus to saving throws, a flying speed of 30ft and otherwise work like a familiar comprised of nearly a dozen venomous pixies.
They can carry up to 15 pounds, and can make an attack with their stingers for poison damage equal to the remaining health of the swarm.
The young Zvikae recognise their mother as authority and follow her orders and lead telepathically.
Language
Zvikae learn one language, usually from the first civilisation they come across.
Exoskeleton
zvikae have a tough exoskeleton, when not wearing armour your AC is 13+Dex mod.
When wearing armour, use whatever AC would be higher.
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