Homebrew Penguin Species Details

A penguin is a black and white bird about 3 ft. tall. They have little legs and flightless wings. On land they move a little slower than a human, but underwater they can swim at fast speeds. They are used to the cold of their homeland, and are used to the dark winters also. Penguins used to be normal animals, until a mad wizard decided to make them sentient beings. They live in massive tribes that huddle up to keep warm in the freezing winters. In the winter where the live the sun does not rise until spring comes, so the penguins have adapted to the darkness. Penguins reproduce by laying eggs, and they also mate for life. 

Penguin Traits

All penguins have these traits

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.

Age

Penguins have short lives, maturing at the age of 1, and living up to 20 years.

Alignment

Penguins are commonly neutral in alignment.

Size

Penguins stand around 3 ft. tall in size, and weighing about 30 lb. Your size is Small.

Speed

You have a base speed of 25 ft., and a swimming speed of 40 ft.

Darkvision

Accustomed to the dark winters where you live, you have darkvision out to 60 ft.

Cold Resistance

As you are used to your cold homelands, you have resistance to cold damage.

Languages

You speak Common and Aquan.