Homebrew Kithkin Species Details

“If a boggart even dares breathe near one of my kin, I’ll know. And I’ll not be happy.”

-Kinsbaile Skirmisher

The kithkin reside in small villages called clachan, lead by a Cenn. They are pastoral villages with an emphasis on springjack, their source of wool and meat, as well as friend. The kithkin are connected through an empathic web called the thoughweft, allowing them to have a deeper connection within their community compared to other races. Because of this extra connection, the communities are tight-knit, and allow for easy, and even non-verbal communication between themselves. This ability tends to be useful when avoiding confrontation, or when forced to, winning in battle.

Small and Practical

The diminutive kithkin survive in a world full of larger creatures by avoiding notice or, barring that, banding together. Standing about 3 feet tall, they appear relatively harmless and so have managed to survive for centuries in the shadow of the elves. They are inclined to be stout, weighing about 50 pounds on average.

Kithkin’s skin ranges from pale to ghostly, and their hair is usually brown or black. They have large, sometimes glowing eyes. They like to wear simple, comfortable, and practical clothes, made from leather and wool.

Kithkin practicality extends beyond their clothing. They are community driven, lending a hand to others as often as they ask for help. They have a knack for finding the most straightforward solution to a problem, and have the community to get the job done quickly.

Kind and Curious

Kithkin are an affable and cheerful people. They cherish the bonds of family and friendship as well as the comforts of hearth and home, harboring few dreams of gold or glory. Even adventurers among them usually venture into the world for reasons of community, friendship, wanderlust, or curiosity. They love discovering new things, even simple things, such as an exotic food or an unfamiliar style of clothing.

Kithkin are easily moved to pity and hate to see any living thing suffer. They are generous, happily sharing what they have even in lean times.

Blend into the Crowd

Kithkin are generally unnoticed while fitting into a community of humans, dwarves, or elves. The combination of their inherent stealth and their unassuming nature helps kithkin to avoid unwanted attention.

Kithkin work readily with other kithkin, and they are loyal to their friends and clachan. They can display remarkable ferocity when their friends, families, or communities are threatened.

Pastoral Pleasantries

Most kithkin live in small, peaceful communities with large farms and secure pastures. They rarely build kingdoms of their own or even hold much land beyond their quiet clachans. They typically don’t recognize any sort of kithkin nobility or royalty, instead looking to family elders and their Cenn. Families preserve their traditional ways despite the rise and fall of empires.

Exploring Opportunities

Kithkin usually set out on the adventurer’s path to defend their communities, support their friends, or explore a wide and wonder-filled world. For them, adventuring is less a career than an opportunity or sometimes a necessity.

Kithkin Names

A Kithkin has a given name, a family name, and possibly a nickname. Family names are often nicknames that stuck so tenaciously they have been passed down through the generations.

Male Names: Alton, Ander, Cade, Corrin, Eldon, Errich, Finnan, Gaddock, Lindal, Lyle, Merric, Milo, Osborn, Perrin, Reed, Roscoe, Wellby

Female Names: Brigid, Jillian, Kithri, Lavinia, Lidda, Nedda, Paela, Portia, Seraphina, Shaena, Trym, Vani, Verna

Family Names: Baeli, Goodbarrel, Greenbottle, High-hill, Hilltopple, Leagallow, Teeg, Thorngage, Tosscobble, Underbough

 

Kithkin Traits

Your kithkin character has a number of traits in common with all other kithkin.

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution and Intelligence both increase by 1.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common.

Age

A kithkin reaches adulthood at the age of 16 and generally lives into the middle of his or her third century.

Alignment

Most kithkin are lawful good. Generally, they are good-hearted and kind, give others a helping hand, and have no tolerance for oppression. They are a tight-knit community and develop deep bonds within their clachans.

Size

Kithkins average about 3 feet tall and weigh about 50 pounds. Your size is Small.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 20 feet. You have short little stumpy legs.

Darkvision

Because of your large, glowing eyes, you can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in Darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in Darkness, only Shades of Gray.

Thoughtweft

The thoughtweft connects all kithkin, giving +1 Constitution and +1 Charisma to saving throws while at least one other kithkin is within 20ft of you.

Kithkin Nimblness

You can move through the space of any creature that is of a size larger than yours.