Homebrew Fungen Species Details

The Fungen, a curious race of mushroom-like oddities. Their awkward appearance and skeptic minds are what make them such a strange kind. However, their knowledge of the surrounding nature is impeccable, and is a good source for research. However, their reclusive and introverted nature make them quite shy to strangers.

The knowledge of a Fungen is quite broad. An expression comes from it saying how one has "A Fungen's cap"; however, the shyness of most Fungen lead to them being quite elusive to other creatures. Their know-how of their environment is a big part of why this kind is so hard to find.

The appearance of the Fungen race is also quite peculiar. Their stubby, grey body is accompanied by a large mushroom cap, being blue, purple, or in rare cases, green. Their caps hide much of their face, and their arms are a bit longer than their legs. Quite a conundrum of appearance, indeed.

Fungen names tend to favor awkward-sounding names, as of their quirky accent
Male Names: Qwrx, Frhein, Wyrden
Female Names: Lyrhha, Mallico, Jima

Fungen Traits

Your Fungen character has these traits:

Ability Score Increase

Your Intelligence score is raised by 2, and an ability score of your choice is raised by 1.

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 gray.

Re-root

After taking a long rest, you cannot become lost in your current environment, except by magical means. You also have Advantage on your next Nature (INT) check.

As an action in combat, you can bury yourself underground so that only your cap is exposed. All creatures have Disadvantage on attack roll against you, but while in this vegetative state, you cannot move nor attack with weapons. As an Action, only when you're buried, you can deal 1d4 piercing damage to any creature 10ft away from you, and as a Bonus Action, you can rise out of the ground. In order to use this action again, you must take a long rest.

Alignment

The Fungen are a skeptic, yet curious race. They tend towards a True Neutral alignment.

Size

Your size is Medium, ranging from 4' to 5' in height.

Speed

Your base Walking speed is 30ft.

Languages

You speak, read, and write Common.