Homebrew Owl People Species Details

Beauty and Danger

Soft feathers along their arms, legs, and crown of their head, along with the sharp talons that they wield, the Owl People are as elegant as they are fearsome. The Owl people have eyes of that resemble their bird counterpart, that allow them to see very well in the dark; as well as their incredible sensitive hearing they can easily sense and hide from any dangerous creatures that may be hunting them or their companions, as well as the Owl People can use these natural senses to become the hunter on their prey for a variety of purposes. The Owl People have even been able to partially mimic the ability to rotate their heads, much like their animal counter part, however; due to the natural limitations of the humanoid form, the Owl People can Only rotate their heads 180 degrees in both directions, instead of the full 270 degrees.

The Owl People much resemble Halflings in appearance, body structure, anatomy, and even their natural kind and curious nature, with the exception of the addition of Owl-like features such as their feathers, eyes, pointed nose, incredible hearing, size, and bird-like feet with talons equipped. This has lead many to question if the Owl People and Halflings, were at some point connected in the distant past as the Owl People's origin appears to have been lost to the test of time, with much speculation and theorizing gone into this subject with not much known as a result. 

Kindness and Cruelty

Owl People have been loved by some as kind, caring, and generous by providing those in need with what the Owl Person can provide and asking for nothing in return. These Owl People can live safely in a mixed race society and intermingle with other races with one exception. However, this is not the case with other Owl People from separate Owl People tribes, as some Owl People have been known to be cold, ruthless, merciless killers that will attack those on sight, especially when they feel threaten. The type of Owl Person and their behavior depends on their upbringing, Flock, and elder teachings. 

Unknown Rivalry

It is unknown to anyone, even those within the Owl People community, for the reason of the existence of the killer hatred and rivalry between Owl People and Kenkus. The moment that an Owl Person and a Kenku spots one of the other, the result has been known for one of both parties to be either seriously injured through grievous bodily harm, or even death. During this fight between the two races, if fellow Owl People hear the cries of a member of their community engaged in combat with a Kenku, as many able Owl People will immediately rush in to aid as back up, often resulting in a combat in the Owl People's favor by number of combatants. 

Birds of a Feather

Much like Kenkus, the Owl People often live together as a "Flock", with the eldest members of the community serving as the leaders and provide guidance for their Owlets. Owl People often live in small communities of 1,000 - 2,000 members per Flock, however; the size of these Flocks can range based on a number of circumstances, and have been known to be as small as 200 members, to as large as 10,000 members living in a small town or city. 

Among the World

Many Owl People communities live in various regions across the realm, and in some cases have adapted to their surroundings. Such as Owl People that have lived in snowy environments grow white feathers and pale skin to blend in with the sleet, while Owl People that live in the mountains have learned to easily map out their surroundings and find suitable locations for resources.

Owl People, despite their animal counterpart are often prone to exploration, and have been known to naturally curious of the world around them. This leads some young owlets to seek permission from their elders, and go off and explore the world outside of their Flock for the purpose of knowledge, finding a suitable mate, resources unattainable to the Flock, to plain curiosity. After an Owlet's "grand adventure", they always return back to the flock and recall tales of their travels, to share the spoils for the betterment of the community as a whole.  

Owl People Traits

Your Owl Person character has the following racial triats.

Darkvision.

Owls are widely believed to have the best night vision in the animal kingdom. Because of this, you can see in dim light within 120 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 grey.

Owl's Talents.

You have proficiency in the History and Stealth skills. 

Owl's Talons.

Your talons are considered natural weapons, which use can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d6 + your Dexterity modifier, instead of bludgeoning damage for a normal unarmed strike.

Ability Score Increase.

Your Dexterity score increases by 1, and your Wisdom score increases by 2.

Sensitive Hearing.

Owl People have extremely sensitive ears. It is believed that some Owl People can hear up to 10 times better than humans can. With this, you gain Advantage on any Perception skill check that relies on hearing.