Homebrew Aqua-kohl Species Details

Aqua Kohl are an interesting under-sea and deep-sea people identifiable by their different colored shells covering the back of their bodies and their unique blood. The females are said to have clutch births but  the female chooses when to inseminate the eggs by storing the seeds from the male until it is time.  You can tell male from female by there size. A male tends to stand around 4 foot 11 inches while the females stand 5'5 and over. Blue, green, yellow, brown and dark red natural shades to their shells are the most common though depending on the region, you'd likely see one or the other, not both. They are polyamorous. They can be cannibalistic in ties of major famine.  Recently they have taken to talking to local sailors. Some of the Aqua-kohl bare items they are connected to on their body. Those who practice this are often referred to as the shamans of their kind. They are often used as the pawns of sea-dragons, Aboleths, and other large ocean creatures of legend. Because of this they make sure to live symbiotically with the Sharko so that they have a better defense against such beings. Coastal cities often pair up with the Aqua-Kohl as a method of trading their trash to the Aqua-kohl in exchange for something. Since the Aqua-kohl know how to make use of materials many others don't know how to; this is very beneficial for both parties. Tending to be more Matriarchal in their tribes they have females guide in times of peace, and males to guide in times of conflict.

Blue-bloods

 While the majority of the population is made up of those with blue blood( the most common blood color for them) there are cases of Aqua-kohl who have either translucent blood, or white blood. When one of these rare-bloods is found within the society, they often are treated differently, said to be "closer to the primes of their race." They are relived of their duties to clean if they so choose and instead go out into the world to either settle a new home for the next generation, or return once they deem appropriate after they have experienced what they feel was their purpose to bring back to their people. If they do so, they are often put into a more powerful position within the society. In reality, the different colors of blood are attributed to how the magic of the world interacts with them giving them a unique ability to act as funnels for certain magical aspects that manifest as spells. The study of these rare bloods has given many magic practitioners access to ways of manipulating magic in certain ways.

Servants made self-sufficient

 Aqua-kohl's have always been willingly functioning as the cleaners of the ocean, knowing that if they had stopped, that the ocean would become worse and they would cease to have as many resources and security as they do now. They make use of whatever they can and seek refuge from the larger creatures of the ocean when their friendly Sharko tribes are not around to trade or deal with. They are a generally very dirty, but content people. When a Aqua-Kohl breaks away from the duty of cleaning, they are often looked down upon for the rest of their lives as they are seen to have abandoned their job and purpose of preservation. Recently the more friendly settlements have been sending trade teams up to random boats in order to broker deals or just spend some time with people of a different culture .

Lowest of the Cycle

While they know that they are weaker than other races, they accept that nature has it's path and see themselves in it. In the cycle death and life is inevitable as a means of preserving the natural order. They se there own deaths and the deaths of others as an event meant to happen to keep the world fertile and displace the positions of power. They interpret the ways of nature deities in such ways as well. Nature is both beautiful in it's savagery and chaotic in it's order. They protect nature as best they can while knowing that if they die, they will be returned to the earth to serve as a source for new life to grow. They have been preyed upon by many of the other denizens of the ocean, but that does not mean that they are weak. They see it as a natural process but when they can fight and see a chance to repel or even kill those who are hunting them; they see the kill as part of nature as well as all things change. Whether they are the lowest of the food chain, or the highest, they find comfort in nature's embrace and serve it in any manner they know how. For this reason it is common that an Aqua-kohl can swear an oath to become a paladin or find their faith given form as a cleric to a number of deities tied to nature, power, death, or life.

Names

Male: Gowl, Fwibblethwip, Ert, Urgh
Female: Burble, Glubl, Plupplup, Coral

Aqua-kohl Traits

As an Aqua-kohl you have a hardy body, and an amphibious nature

Amphibius

You can breathe on land and in water.

Ability Score Increase

+2 Constitution and +1 to Wisdom or Strength

Age

Your kind often live until they are 70 years old and reach maturity at 10 years old.

Alignment

The Sara-qol tend to be Neutral or Chaotic Good

Bottom Dweller

You are Immune to Poison damage and the Poisoned condition.

Speed

You have a walking speed of 20ft and a swimming speed of 30ft

Darkvision

You have Darkvision up to 30ft.

Language

You can speak Common and Aquan

Size

You are medium

Multi Blood

You can have one of three types of blood, each giving a different effect that happens when you become Bloodied once per Long Rest.

Blue-Blood: Melee attacks against you have Disadvantage until the end of your next turn.
Translucent-Blood: Cast Dissonant Whispers at 1st level without components instantly.
White-Blood: Cast Magic Missile at 1st level without components instantly.

Natural Armor

While you are not wearing armor, you have an armor class of 12 + Constitution modifier + Dexterity Modifier.