Homebrew Pandakin Species Details

Peace and serenity, balance and nature, most do not understand these things. The Pandakin are ones who do.

Finding peace is the most difficult thing for most races but for the Pandakin, they born with it. They strive to keep that peace and find true balance within themselves. This is due to them originating from the continent of Bambaratt, a place that is very spiritual in nature and very close to the Pandakin's gods - Atume: the god of balance, Seratum: the god of peace, and Zoalem: the god of spirits.

Physical Description

They stand at an average 5-6 ft tall, and can be white and black, the most common colors, white and red, and even albino. They have large bodies and usually have trouble getting through doorways built for the more slender races. Their fashion depends on how in tune with their culture of origin they are. Some Pandakin found in the more southern eastern continents are found to wear the clothing native to those regions as they have adopted some of the cultural norms, while other in the more northern and western continents closer to their continent of origin, Bambaratt, are found wearing more mid-asian dress.

Culture

Pandakin are a very ritualistic people and pray to their gods of nature and balance by sacrificing crop and bounties of their hunts to these gods. The Pandakin strive for pure inner balance and will do what they think will bring them that balance, such as hunting, farming, writing, cataloguing, and even adventuring/exploring. When pure inner balance is found, the Pandakin will be met by one of the three gods of their pantheon and blessed. This blessing depends on the god and what brought the Pandakin inner balance.

Old in Their Ways

Due to this races emphasis on nature and balance, they get along quite well with the races of Firbolgs, Loxodon, and Tortles, often found taking comfort in the company of these races. On the other end of this spectrum, they do not get along with Genasi, due to their trickeresque natures, and Kenku due to how mysterious they may seem. Tieflings and dragonborn not allowed within Pandakin settlements as they see them as descendants of terrible races or creatures. Pandakin are somewhat fond of humans as well, seeing them as flawed creatures but knowing their hearts and minds are usually in the right place and will, at times, take on young humans as apprentices in order to guide them down a path of balance, or sit down and learn from elderly humans as to gain wisdom and understanding.

Temperate Homes

Pandakin originate from the continent of Bambaratt, but have spread through most of the world, which resulted in the variants of Pandakin. Bambaratt is most Alpine and Temperate Forests, the Pandakin's favorite biome and terrain. This land is covered in mists and deep fog that the Pandakin have adapted to easily traverse, sensing the spiritual energies within the area to guide them. Bambaratt is very close to the gods the Pandakin worship and pray to, so it is filled with spiritual energies and places where you may even meet these gods. There are very few "big cities" like you would find on most continents where many races live together. The settlements are not small nor large, but what the Pandakin see as reasonable. Each settlement is run by a somewhat republic like government and they answer to the settlements chieftain, the oldest and wisest Pandakin among them. This Pandakin has most likely found pure inner balance as well as kept his inner peace and such has been blessed by one of the Pandakin gods.

Pandakin Names

Pandakin with one human parent will have human names. Pandakin with two Pandakin parents will have names that end with -me, -um, or -em.

Pandakin names: Kalem, Farume, Markatum.

Pandakin Traits

Pandakin are granted special racial traits due to them finding inner peace and even inner balance.

Ability score increases

Your ability score increases by +2 Wisdom, +1 Constitution

Age

Pandakins mature at the age of 18 years and live to be about 75-80 years old

Alignment

Pandakin usually fall within lawful good, lawful neutral, true neutral, or chaotic good. Some that have been cast out from Pandakin society fall under lawful evil, chaotic neutral, or chaotic evil.

Size

The average male Pandakin is 5 1/2 - 6 ft tall and weigh about 270 - 330 lbs

The average female Pandakin is 5 - 6 ft tall and weigh 220 - 260 lbs

Darkvision

Due to the Pandakin's ability to sense spiritual energies, the can use that to see through mists, fogs, and in the dark. You cannot truly see, but can sense what is around you like echo location.

Resistance

Due to the mental fortitude of a Pandakin's mind, they are resistant to mental and psychic damage

Language

The Pandakin can speak, read, and write Common and Bambarattin