Homebrew Chagrian Species Details

Chagrians are a social and cosmopolitan people, living in large underwater cities or in major coastal settlements. Mainly in tropical climates closer to the surface, colonizing archipelagos, large islands, or coral reefs.

The average Chagrian stands taller than a Human with blue skin ranging in tone from light blue to indigo. They are distinguished by two fleshy growths protruding from the sides of their heads, which are called lethorns. As they age, the lethorns thicken. Males also sport two horns growing from the top of their skulls. These are used in underwater duels to attract a mate, and are seen as a sign of the males’ strength and virility. Females lack the superior cranial horns, but have more pronounced and longer posterior head plates. These can reach halfway down their back. Chagrians also have very long black forked tongues.

Because of frequent exposure to Champala’s oceans, Chagrians lose their sense of taste by adulthood. As a result, they regard eating as an unfortunate nuisance rather than something to be looked forward to and enjoyed. As they have little interest in eating, Chagrians consume nutritional substances to replace meals. They carry sensors designed to scan for maximum nutritional value when forced to eat actual food.

Chagrian Traits

Chagrian traits are very much linked to their underwater habitats and their value of education.

Ability Score Increase

Your Intelligence score increases by 2 and your Strength score increases by 1.

Age

Chagrians reach adulthood at 17 years and rarely live natural lives longer than 75.

Alignment

Chagrians are a civilized people who have rarely known poverty or strife. Most chagrians are lawful in alignment, though good, neutral, and evil chagrians are equally known.

Size

Chagrians average 6 to 7ft in height but are known to go taller. Your size is medium.

Speed

You have a walking speed of 30ft and a swimming speed of 30ft.

Amphibious

 Chagrians are as at home above the waves as below them. You can breath both air and water.

Higher Education

Choose one Intelligence or Charisma-based skill and one set of artisan’s tool kit.  You gain proficiency in each.

Horns

You are proficient with your unarmed strikes, which deal 1d4 piercing damage on a hit.

Resistance

You gain resistance to poison damage, and advantage on saves against poison.

Languages

You speak, read and write Aquan (or Chagri if you wish to include it as a separate language) as well as one other language (typically Marine Trade or Common).