Homebrew Water-Dweller Viashino Species Details

The water dwelling viashino

This type of viashino is a lot more relaxed compared to their fiery and passionate cousins. Still quick to laughter and friend making, this variant has a bit more of a "cool head"  

Scaled Skin and Tail Propellers

Water-Dweller Viashino resemble their green cousins, but are blue and have less spike protrusions. More streamlined for the water. Their heads jut forward from their slender necks and bear huge mouths full of sharp teeth. Their tails, instead of being long and whiplike, are instead thicker and used to propel them through water. 

Cool but passionate 

Water dwellers are less emotional but just as violent as their cousins, and their wizards and sorcerers favor water spells that reflect their favored terrain. Just like the sea and how it's always different, They’re also easily distracted, jumping from one idea to another in an instant. Likewise, they’re easily bored, and if nothing captures their attention, they’ll do something interesting.

Viashino Names

Viashino accept, collect, and discard names freely, choosing names that fit their current sense of self or whim. Sometimes they’ll string two or more names together, because they like the sound or because all the names feel meaningful and relevant at the time. As a result, members of other races often have a hard time keeping track of a viashino’s name.

Viashino Names: Aun, Bay, Bassisk, Cresh, Din, Essek, Fiksh, Gyan, Hsiska, Illati, Izka, Kyri, Liszik, Maush, Nyoser, Ossanash, Shekess, Skellek, Szil, Tenk, Tzia, Villi, Wyoryn, Yom, Ztash

Water-Dweller Viashino Traits

Amphibian

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Amphibian

Ability to breath water and air

Darkvision

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 blue. 

Clawed webbed appendages

Because of your clawed webbed appendages , you have a swimming speed of 30 feet. In addition, your claws are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Viashino mature quickly, reaching adulthood in their early teens. They live violent lives and rarely die of old age, but they would rarely live past 60 anyway.

Alignment

Viashino strongly tend toward chaotic alignments. They have no particular inclination toward good or evil.

Size

Viashino are about as tall as humans, but they have lithe, wiry frames. Your size is Medium.

Bite

Your fanged maw is a natural weapon, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with it, you deal piercing damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

Wiry Frame

You gain proficiency in the Acrobatics or the Stealth skill (your choice).

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Aquan and Draconic.