Homebrew Formian Of Nexus Species Details
Formians
Formians are a sentient race native to The Nexus that descend from the Cimexian people. Not much is known about the Cimexians besides that they were originally a very prevalent race of nomads in the central areas of The Nexus. Something happened that divided the Cimexians into two different tribes, one of those tribes eventually became the Formians. The Formians wanted to focus on the abilities of the collective, as opposed to the individual. The Formians defined themselves by the collective, and were comfortable as a cog in the mighty wheel that is the Formian Empire.
Isolationists and Wanderers
Formian consider all other living creatures as potential nourishment, and they love the taste of elf flesh in particular. If a creature might be useful for something other than food, the Formian aren’t likely to attack it on sight. Formian kill to survive, never for sport.
Limited Emotion
Formian experience the full range of emotions but aren’t as prone to emotional outbursts as humans.
Formian with psionic ability often demonstrate a wider range of emotions, particularly if they live near or interact with humans or other highly emotional creatures.
Formian Of Nexus Traits
Your Formian character has a variety of natural abilities, the result of thousands of years of Formian EvolutionAbility Score Increase
Your Dexterity score increases by 2.
Age
Formian are emotionally mature mere days after birth, but continue growing for their entire lives. Formian have short lifespans, with the average Formian life expectancy being only 30 years.
Size
Formian range from 5 to over 6 feet tall and have slender builds. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 40 feet, You also have a climbing speed of 40 ft, and a burrowing speed of 20 ft.
Darkvision
Accustomed to twilit deserts and the night sky, 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.
Chameleon Carapace
You can change the color of your carapace to match the color and texture of your surroundings. As a result, you have Proficiency in the Stealth skill.
Claws
You are proficient with your unarmed strikes, which deal 1d4 slashing damage on a hit.
Torpor
Rather than sleep, you enter a torpid state. In this state, you remain aware of your surroundings and only require 4 hours of torpor. After Resting in this way, you gain the same benefit that a human does from 8 hours of sleep.
Languages
You can speak Formian and communicate Telepathically.
To show emotion and reaction, a Formian clacks its mandibles and waves its antennae, giving other Formian a sense of what it is thinking and feeling. Other creatures find this manner of communication difficult to interpret and impossible to duplicate.
When forced to interact with creatures of other intelligent species, Formian employ alternative methods of communication, such as drawing pictures in sand or making pictures out of twigs or blades of grass.
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