Homebrew Chickenfolk Species Details

The quill scribbled away as Dahnsin recorded his latest discovery. On his travels along the old Silent Road, he had filled pages upon pages with knowledge on the Cyverns of the far North. The sun glared down harshly, but his covered wagon pulled by his trusty mule Corncob kept most of the heat off his back as he wrote. The explorer whistled a happy tune as he idly passed the time, reviewing notes.

His mule, all of a sudden, came to a halt, nervously grunting. Dahnsin sat upright, looking to reprimand the animal, but he stopped upon seeing why it had stopped. What looked to be a chicken, but much larger than one found at a farm, strutted about the road, eyeing Corncob warily. Dahnsin hopped out of the wagon, instinctually drawing a quick rendition of the creature. As he walked towards it, the chicken thing whipped around to face him, strutting in the man's direction, raising its wings. To his shock, the creature began to speak.

--Findings of a Peculiar Race, Dahnsin Furlough

 

Chickenfolk are, without a doubt, the most queer of races. They speak in a language only native to them, and gather around in flocks. They behave much like chickens would, but have enough humanity within them to make cognitive choices. No one quite knows how they came to be, and yet most accept the fact that they exist. Chickenfolk are cautious, yet friendly creatures that quickly warm to those that show them trust.

Easy To Egg

Chickenfolk are along the same borders as kenku. They behave like chickens, but possess enough humanity to make their way in the world. They provide eggs far beyond the regular size a farmer can gather from his flock, and know of local dangers to wildlife. They are skittish, as is the nature of a chicken, but there are a few among them unafraid to make their way in the world. Most can be found in rolling grasslands, free of worry and care, greeting traveling passerby and minding their own business. Chickenfolk utilize their short and sturdy wings as hands, though they don't often have a use for them.

Flighty And Furious

While Chickenfolk have the demeanor of a common farm chicken, they go far beyond that. Since a Chickenfolk has an amount of intelligence similar to a human, they know well of predators and other threats to both each other and themselves. They will bond together to fight against collective threats, and have been known to pursue predators that have taken one of their kin. Chickenfolk are also easily frightened, however, by successful intimidation tactics. On their own, they can be easy to pick off, but in larger groups, would-be attackers think twice about going in, lest they suffer a thousand claw and beak strikes.

Chickenfolk Traits

Chickenfolk are incredibly fast and difficult to catch, light on their feet.

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Chickenfolk reach full maturity in their late teens, and live as long as 50 or so years.

Alignment

Chickenfolk unselfishly tend to themselves first and foremost, as well as others of their kin, making most Lawful Neutral.

Size

Chickenfolk reach upwards of 4 to 5 feet. Your size is Small.

Speed

Your base walking speed increases to 35 feet.

Fowl Nimbleness

You can cast the jump spell at will, without expending a spellslot, due to your natural agility.

Cocked Weapons

Your talons and beak are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage for your talons, or piercing damage for your beak, equal to 1d4 + your Dexterity modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike. In addition, you can make an unarmed strike with either as a bonus action on your turn.

Eggscellent Awareness

You gain proficiency in the survival and perception skills. Chickenfolk are always aware of their surroundings, and know of what dangers lurk in foul places.

Languages

Chickenfolk speak, read, and to some degree, write Common, as well as their native tongue, B'Gok. This is a low, warbling language evenly spaced between "words", and different tones and noises can mean hundreds of different words.