Homebrew Arborer Species Details

The first Arborers came from the elven forests about 200 years ago although it is unkown if they were living among the secretive woodelves for longer than that.

The first recorded sightings of these up to 8 foot tall, lanky trees were in the high elven capital and from there all over the world. Curious and kind they explored finding joy and childlike wonder in everything they came across absorbing knowledge like a sponge only to return to their place in the forest eventually. 

As years went on patterns started to emerge. Many people witnessed that years after an Arborer had visited a similar one would come imbued with some of the knowledge the pervious had aquired, eager to build upon it. It seems they are able to pass on knowledge and skills through generations.

Nowadays they often tske on the mantle of the teacher rather than the student. Many seek advice and tutoring and the passing through of an Arborer is widely seen as a blessing. Some even go as far as too build a following around the kind wanderers and accompany them on their travels.                         - Seren the Seeker on Arborer in her Almanach of    Everything

 

Arborer come in all forms of tree from acacia to zelkova. They are usually between 7 and 8 feet tall. Strong low branches are used as arms. The face sits about the height of the armbranches before the tree splits into the thinner branches of the crown. The crown spreads above and behind the head not so much in front. Could be to not impedevision or to emulate hair. Some walk with thick roots as legs, others slither on smaller roots without lifting of the ground much. Arborers are still effected by seasons like regular trees depending on the species. They are not the most flexible but evolved something akin to a hipjoint that lets them bend down and get up if prone. 

 

               

Arborer Traits

Arborers are imbued with skills and experiences their predecessors counterbalancing their comperatively short time roaming the lands before taking root again in their home.

Ability Score Increase

The collective experience of the forest and the natural hardines of the bark gives them physical and mental fortitude. +2 Wisdom +1 Constitution

Different Anatomy

Your anatomy differs vastly from all other races granting you immunity to poison unless it is designed to harm plantlife. 

Tool Proficiency

Your ancestors imbued you with the knowledge of a craft they learnt on their journey. Choose one artisan's tool you are proficient with. 

Distant family

The forest and nature in general being your home, you know your smaller cousins like flowers, bushes and mushrooms like you know yourself. You are considered proficient in the Nature skill, regarding plantlife. You can cast Speak with Plants once a day.

Languages

Since your people can use Common to communicate with each other noone saw the need to create a seperate language. Elvish is picked up to be polite since Arborers usually start their journey from elven lands. 

"Falling" Branches

Your branches are a natural weapon that can cause quite a headache. Unarmed attacks deal 1d4 + your strength modifier.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Size

Arborers are between 7 and 8 foot tall and weigh about 900 lbs. Your size is medium

Alignment

Most Arborer are Neutral Good or Neutral. 

Taking root

To take a long rest Arborers have to take root in earth or something similar. You can rest without taking root but will take a point of exhaustion for every consecutive rest after the first without taking root. As long as you are rooted your movement speed is 0 and you have to take an action to uproot and gain access to your movement.