Homebrew Forestguard Species Details

"From the forest floor was a great elevator, above that was a high city that melded with the great oaks. It's pathways extended out, holding up great towers that rose to the heavens. This was a city of the Forestguard, a city beyond comprehension."

 

— Sivlak Talorb, An Account of the Dragonborn Wars

The Forestguard are a race of huge humanoids with bluish skin, broad noses, and long furry ears. Despite their size, they are typically peaceful, diplomatic and kind, preferring to talk their way to peace rather than employing their notable size and strength. Both males and females are fuzzy but males can be distinguished by their thick facial hair.

 

Mysterious Origins and Societies

No one quite knows where the Forestguard came from, but some evidence points to an area beyond this plane. The ancient arcane technology suggests a people more advanced than once thought. The Forestguard live in anarchical collectives that exist high above the floors of forests. Only a select few outsiders are allowed into their cities, but those who are report elven like architecture with great crystal towers and humble dwellings

Forestguard Names

 

With their simple dialect of Sylvan, the Forestguard have simple names only having a first name, though occasionally taking a second name to celebrate some accomplishment.

Names: Zal, Kisa, Dular, Feir, Gula, Busk, Ilan, Wesu, Anu, Bre

Forestguard Traits

Your Forestguard character has a variety of natural abilities.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2.

Age

Forestguard live for decades if not centuries, they can't die from old age and rarely die otherwise. They reach what can be called adulthood at about 200. The oldest individuals are about 2,000 or older.

Alignment

Forestguard have reached an almost utopian state, valuing personal freedom and self expression above all else. They tend towards chaos and see the good in everyone.

Size

Forestguard range from 6 to over 9 feet tall and have large builds. Your size is Large.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

High Senses

You have proficiency in the Perception skill.

Extraplanar Ancestry

You have advantage on saving throws against being invisible, and magic can’t take you to another plane.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan. This dialect of sylvan is more simple and significantly different than the common version.