Homebrew Concolor Centaur Species Details

Desert’s Apex Hunter: Concolor Centaurs have the upper bodies, down to the waist, of muscular humans, displaying all the human variety of skin tones and features. Their jaws and cheekbones are sharper than those of regular humans. Below the waist they have the body of a Puma, with a small range of coloration and patterns on their fur, most of them have black fur however albino varieties do exist and are seen as gifted individuals from birth with their stunning white coloration, their patterns might vary depending on the tribe from which they hail from, some of them have might have tiger stripes, ocelot circles or cheetah dots. Most Concolor Centaurs have long hair by default however some tribes might force their members to shave or cut their hair in a certain manner for religious reasons.


Affinity for travel: Concolor Centaurs love to travel and explore new areas, sometimes without a real goal in mind and are always surprised and rejoiced by the discovery of ruins lost to time or simply finding an oasis where they might stay for a couple of weeks, before starting an expedition once again. It is pretty rare for a Concolor tribe to settle down in a single place, however those migrating to Citivale for new beginnings see settling down in a city as a new adventure with thousands of things to discover, from a lifestyle that challenges many of the things they’ve been taught since birth.

 

Tribes and Community: Concolor Centaur tribes need to follow a very strict set of rules, schedule and codes of conduct in order to survive the harsh environment they are born in. Inside the tribes they see every member who can fend for themselves and provide to the community as a valued member, and those who can not, excepting young and sick ones, are seen as weak, often shunned and seen as a burden to the tribe as a whole, however they keep them inside the community because they are seen as family. They are very loyal to the tribes they are born in, and they more often than not disregard the member’s personal views in order to favor the community’s view on a certain topic, per example if a Concolor Centaur falls in love with a member of a rivaling community, they will shun said member and continue their views on the opposing community with very little room to change. However lately some Concolor Centaur tribes have started developing some rogue communities inside their tribes who might end up leaving them completely in search for a new life either in the desert or in new places, such as forests or cities and are seen as sworn enemies by their previous communities.

 

Concolor Names: Concolor Centaurs see names as the mark of their legacies once they leave their current plane, and as such rarely do the Concolor Centaurs give their newborns family names, opting to come up with something new for their child.

Concolor Centaur Traits

These are the traits you will earn by being born a Concolor Centaur, the nomadic lifestyle of the half Puma half Human people is one of harsh challenges, but great rewards.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1.
Your Puma lower half grants you the upper hand on Dexterity, and your nomadic roots grant you an extra on Wisdom.

Size

Your size is Medium, Concolor Centaurs average between 4ft and 6ft, your Puma lower half is a little bit shorter and smaller than the average Horse Centaur, reaching between 3.5ft and 4 ft at the withers.

Speed

30ft movement speed, climbing doesn’t cost you extra movement. 30ft climbing*. In order to make use of your climbing speed you must run for at least 30ft to gain momentum in order to climb using your feline claws, once you reach the apex of the climb you slowly start sliding down (5ft every second) unless you hold onto something, such as a branch or the other side of a wall, you are not able to make use of the climbing speed if you are dawning heavy armor.

Age

Concolor Centaurs age at the same rate as humans, however due to their nomadic lifestyle they rarely get to live over 50 years old. 

Alignment

Most nomadic tribes of Concolor Centaurs tend to lean towards Lawful Neutral. The need to stick to a strict code of rules is vital to survive in the desert where food and water are scarce. Few tribes can lean towards the good and evil of the moral scale depending on their size and how resourceful they are, some of them opting to help lost travelers and adventurers while some others might raid and rob traveling caravans to benefit themselves, however always sticking to the “Lawful” side, unless they are part of a rogue community of Concolor Centaurs which might stick to the “Chaotic” side of the spectrum, doing anything it takes to survive.

Claws

Your Puma claws act as natural melee weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them you deal Slashing damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed attack.

Muffled Step

Because of your Puma lower half when you are not wearing boots of any kind, such as normal boots, Winged boots or Boots of Speed, you have advantage on Stealth checks that require you to move silently, however this has no effect on situations such as when treading through a river or a bunch of leaves you might step on.

Nomadic Roots

Because of the nomadic lifestyle, you have proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Animal Handling, Medicine, Nature, or Survival.

Languages

You can speak, read and write Common and Sylvan.

Aversion to water

Due to your Feline nature, you heavily dislike your lower half being submerged in/or soaking in liquids of any kind, and such you have disadvantage in skill checks requiring use of your human hands until you spend the time to dry yourself up, as it heavily discomforts you and itches your very being, becoming way too distracting for you.