Homebrew Nephrokind (Lobster Lads) Species Details

Nephrokind are hulking beasts. Tall, wide and bearing giant claws, they are challenging foes. Although they seem threatening, many are actually relatively peaceful. At least those who are alongside other Nephrokind. Those who are exiled, or leave to other lands, such as Triton cities will often take jobs as warriors, adventurers or criminals.

Their armoured shells range from brown to green, and their eyes are black. All Nephrokind have a small pocket of water in their underbelly, which, when mixed with chemicals causing it to become searing hot, can be released as a defence mechanism.

Nephrokind names are mostly made of bubbling and clicking sounds:

Nephrokind Male Names: Weklek, Whucalk, Brukol, Rrucoak, Breclik, Barlalkle

Nephrokind Female Names: Klebrul, Karbulk, Brudkloc, Kleruk, Candwue, Wiklu

Nephrokind (Lobster Lads) Traits

Your Nephrokind character has these racial traits.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength and Constitution scores both increase by 2.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Aquan

Age

Nephrokind age very slowly, reaching maturity at 30, and they can live up to 500 years.

Alignment

Nephrokind are a very varied race, and it’s not uncommon to find one being lawful, chaotic, good, evil or anything in between.

Size

Nephrokind can reach up to eight feet tall, and the shortest are just below seven feet.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30. Your swimming speed is 20.

Lobster Claws

You can perform an unarmed attack (d6) as an extra action on your turn.

Natural Armour

Due to your strong shell, when you have 0 HP but are not killed, you can instead drop to 1 HP. (Can be used once after a long rest.)

Watery Grave

In the event your character dies, jets of steaming water doing 4d4 damage are released in a 20 foot diameter around you.