Homebrew Darfellan Species Details
The darfellans were once a peaceful race of hunter-gatherers who lived among the surf and sea stacks of forbidding coastlines. Then the Sahuagin discovered them, beginning a century-long struggle that almost ended in the extinction of the darfellan race. The remaining darfellans are brooding wanderers who crave the chance to exact a final measure of vengeance against the sahuagin who wiped out their kin.
A typical darfellan has a hulking, muscular build with a broad back, powerful arms, and a wide neck and head. A Darfellan stands not much over 6 feet tall and weighs nearly 200 pounds.
A darfellan's most striking feature is his or her jet black skin, glossy and hairless, broken by varied white markings. The size, shape, and location of the white areas distinguish family groups and quickly identify an individual's heritage to other darfellans and those who know how to read darfellan markings. Occasionally, individuals are born who are entirely black or, much more rarely, wholly white. Such births are always seen as portentous, and the children are destined to hold positions of importance among the people--whether they are so inclined or not. The appearance of an entirely white darfellan is taken as a sign of great events, and the people's history is filled with upheavals that followed such births.
Darfellan Traits
Darfellan are built for water, and are powerful worriers.Strong Seas
Navigating the waters of the sea and ocean currents take a level of strength and nimbleness that Darfellen has in heeps. Gain a +2 to both Dexterity and Strength modifer scores.
Swimming Experts
A darfellan's base land speed is 20 feet. Darfellan webbed feet are more suited for moving through water than on land granting them a base swim speed of 40 feet. A darfellan has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard. A Darfellan can always choose to take 10 on a Swim check, even if distracted or endagered. A Darfellan can use the dash action while swimming, provided he swims in a straight line. In addition, darfellan can hold their breath for a number of rounds equal to 8 x his Constitution score before he risks drowning (96)
Natural Attack
A darfellan has a natural bite attack that deals 1d6 points of damage. If fighting without a weapon a darfellan uses his bite as a primary attack. If armed with a weapon, he can use his bite or weapon, as he chooses. When making a full attack, a darfellan normally uses the weapon as his primary attack along with the bite as a natural secondary attack.
Echolocation
In the water, a darfellan can emit a series of whistles, then instinctively pinpoint nearby creatures by hearing the echo. This grants advantage on any Investigation and Perception checks made while in water.
Inherited Hatred
A darfellan exudes a brooding calm, but the mere presence of a sahuagin is enough to send a darfellan into a blood-mad fury. Darfellans gain a +2 racial bonus on attack rolls and damage rolls when fighting sahuagin.
Speaker of the Sea
Darfellan being a race that lives both on land and in the sea is able to speak both Common and Aquan. They do have their own language they speak among themselves named for their race - Darfellan.
Weapons of Waves
You hunt and fight in the waters of the deep, and so you are proficient in weapons that lend themselves to being used in and underwater. You are proficient with Spear, Trident, Nets, Harpoons, and Daggers.
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