Homebrew Bariaur Species Details

Bariaurs are centaur-like beings of the Feywild, combining humanoid features with those of goats. Roughly human-sized, a bariaur has the body of a large goat and the torso and arms of a human. The head is a mixture of human and ovine features. Males and females both have horns, varying in size and amount of curl. Their skin is pale tan to dark brown, while their hair ranges from brown to golden.

Bariaur tend to be fussy about their appearance. They usually wear shirts, jackets, blouses, vests, and leather girdles, but this is a matter of personal taste rather than decorum. They also dye, cut, and shave their pelts to make themselves look more attractive, at least to each other. The look is often finished with jewellery hung from horns or woven into their woolly hair.

Bariaur are normally social and outgoing, though they keep wary of strangers until such have earned the bariaur's trust. They have a love of games both physical and social, from racing and wrestling to singing and storytelling. In combat, bariaur have a reputation for ferocity and fearlessness.

Bariaur are a carefree lot. Most possess a powerful wanderlust that makes them appear irresponsible and unsettled to some. They rarely establish towns, and few bariaur even have permanent homes. They often congregate in herds of their own kind. Less adventurous bariaur favor a pastoral life of tending sheep herds, watching over meadows, and acting as guardians of the wilderness. The more dauntless are driven to range far and wide by boundless curiosity, and can be found anywhere from the forests of the Feywild to the plains of the prime material and the streets of Sigil amid the Outer Planes. They are culturally herbivores, with most considering the eating of meat to be revolting. Some bariaur living wild as rangers have been known to eat the animals they hunt.

Bariaur Traits

You are well adapted to a hardy life in the wild and on the road.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength or Wisdom increases by 2, and your Constitution or Intelligence increases by 1.

Age

Bariaur mature and age at about the same rate as humans.

Alignment

Bariaur are most often good, and their carefree nature tends towards chaos.

Size

Bariaur average just over 6 feet tall and about 300 lbs. Your size is Medium. Use the following to determine your height and weight randomly.
Size modifier = 2d8
Height = 5'6" + your size modifier in inches
Weight in pounds = 200 + (10 x your size modifier)

Speed

Your base walking speed is 35 feet.

Fey

Your creature type is fey, rather than humanoid.

Darkvision

You have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. 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.

Horns

You have ram-like horns that you can use in place of one melee weapon attack once in a round. If the attack is successful, you deal bludgeoning damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier.

Ram

If you move at least 30 feet straight toward a target and then hit it with a horn attack on the same turn, you can spend your bonus action to deal an additional 2d6 bludgeoning damage and the target must succeed on a Strength saving throw or be knocked prone if it is your size or smaller. The DC for this saving throw equals 8 + your Strength modifier + your proficiency bonus.

Keen Senses

You have proficiency in the Perception skill.

Languages

Bariaur do not have a unique language, but instead speak Sylvan in addition to the Common tongue.