Homebrew Barri Species Details

"Does that one ever stop?" "Nah, he's from up North" "Mirabar?" "Nah, the NORTH North." The two stared in relative awe as Nuniq hauled his hundredth log down the trail, cold breath passing his chipped tusks. His large form hunched beneath the weight of the wood, but trudging forward, always trudging forward."
-Tracy Fillmore, Journal of a Working Man

The comforts that most take for granted: ample food, childhood fun, and warmth are luxuries that the Barri can't afford to believe in. They lay claim to the Frozen Wastes deep in the Sea of Moving Ice, where there is nothing that is given. Everything must be earned. In this way they live lives on the precipice of disaster. Every winter promising to take more lives than the last, but they have peace. Theirs is a land no one wants, few can even reach, but that every Barri takes pride in. It is a land that they survive in, and every summer it is one that they conquer.

Large and Stubborn
The hulking Barri stand at 6-7 feet, and their wide, blubbery bodies can fill a room with ease. They are hard to miss because of this size, because of their rarity outside the Frozen Wastes, and because they make no effort to hide themselves. Coyness and passiveness halt work, delay progress, and cost valuable time when your goal lies in front  of you, only manners standing in the way. Those who attempt to dissuade a Barri from their paths will find their forms difficult to impede. One track minds with legs like a mule, their visible determination moves most out of their way.

Arctic Fishermen
While life is rare above the ice of the Frozen Wastes, their is a world teeming with food just beneath. Every Barri learns a role to help them hunt these underwater resources, whether
it be sailing, spearing, fishing, or navigating. Each member of a Barri crew must fulfil their role to attain precious resources: meat, fish oil, crystals.

Barri Adventurers
Barri Adventurers are rare as few ever leave the Frozen Wastes. Every person is needed to carry their own weight and more. Adventurers come only from the traders who sail south for supplies unavailable in the tundra. These traders get a taste of a world much bigger than their isolated home. Leaving the Wastes is frowned upon, but honourable Barri can receive a reluctant pass if they finish their year's work early and muster the resources and a boat to leave by themselves: a difficult task to be sure, but Barri are raised in difficulty. Less honourable Barri slip away from their trading crews leaving lethal slack for the rest to pickup. These Barri are not welcomed back to the Wastes.

Barri Names
A Barri has the name of their family when they are born. Only those who survive to adulthood earn the privilege of a personal moniker.
Male Names: Amaq, Inuk, Kuma, Nuniq, P.uk, Pilip, Qimm, Sills, Tarkik, Tokio, Tonraq, Tukk., Tulin, Tulok, Ukim, Umia, Yosk, Yuka, Yutu
Female Names: Ahnah, Alasie, Amka, Anji, Aput, Aquak, Atiq, Cupun, Elise, Hitty, Jissik, Kallik, Nanu, Nuni, Qimmiq, Tapeesa, Tritu, Oki
Family Names: Aariak, Anawak, Angola, Barnabus, Caubvick, Enook, Etok, Havio,Imiq, Ivalu, .otook, Kusug, Maksag, Pangnak, Qulaut, Simail Teewe, Tootoo, Uvavnuk, Watta

Barri Traits

Your Barri character has a variety of natural abilities, the result of hundreds of years of desperate survival.

Ability Score Increase

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

Blubber

You have resistance to cold damage, and are naturally adapted to cold climates as described in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master's Guide.

Arctic Fishermen

You gain proficiency in your choice of navigator's tools, vehicles (water), or survival.

Weapons of Survival

You have proficiency, with the light hammer, spear, net, and trident.

Resilient Determination

If you are suffering from the effects of exhaustion, you can use an action to focus your mind and body on the task at hand. You ignore the effects of exhaustion for the next hour. Once you use this trait, you cannot use it again until you have finished a long rest.

Age

Barri mature slower than humans, reaching adulthood around age 25. They rarely live longer than 60 years but this is more a result of their environment than their biology.

Alignment

Barri tend toward law knowing that order is necessary for survival. They will accept any costs to maintain this order.

Size

Barri are larger and much bulkier than humans averaging 6 to 7 feet tall. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

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