Homebrew Lepikari Species Details
Moth-Folk
A little scatter-brained those Moths, ehh? I often feel like we’ve gotta put our friend Sedna here on a leash when we travel to market. She says its her duty to experience, she says she’s “contributing to the song”. Quite cryptic that one. I asked her at camp what she meant by that once and she told me about her people.
“We’re all connected, my people. We find it funny you refer to it as the ‘hivemind’, when it’s more like we’re connected at our core, the heart or even the soul. The pure steam of information and emotion is beautiful, like music thus it’s name, the Song. It’s rare to see out kind outside od the comfort of ‘Verdant Grove’, so it’s up to the travelers such as myself to experience the wonders of the world so that my brothers and sisters can revel in it with me.”
“It’s easy to call me scatter-brained, a little manic, but I’d like to see how you’d function when you carry the collective consciousness, memories, and emotions of your entire race within your mind. Probably would be as ready and steady to nock those arrows of yours, huh?
The Song
The Lepikari, or Mothfolk in common tongue, are an insectoid race resembling various species of moths. Those who leave the comfort of the Broodmother’s domain, the Verdant Grove, live short and fast loves outside of it’s comfort. In exchange for their short lifespans, the Broodmother gifted all Lepikari with The Song. Unlike a hivemind, the Song shares emotions, simple thoughts, and muscle memory between every Lepikari. In addition, not only do Lepikari connect to the song but the memories of all those before them flow beautifully through it like a melancholy tune.
Physical Description
As their common name suggests, Lepikari or Mothfolk, resemble humanoid moths. Standing as tall as dwarves, though much more slender, Lepikari’ vary wildly in coloration and patters along their fluffy, fur-like scales. They have long, feathery antenna set above large compound eyes. Many Lepikari have feathery ruffles around their neck, like a collar, that rests atop their massive powder wings and fur-covered exoskeleton. Outside their domain, their powder wings are too heavy for practical use, however they’re able to be used to descend slowly or glide.
Like other insectoid races, Lepikari have a secondary set of arms. Though weaker, they are able to manipulate objects and hold light items. Due to their impracticality outside of their domain, they are often adorned with copious amounts of jewelry. As their personalities would suggest, Lepikari love bright colors and intricate patterns, it’s common practice to wear beautiful robes and gowns to match.
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Lepikari Traits
Your lepikari character has an assortment of inborn abilities, part and parcel of lepikari nature.Ability Score Increase
One ability score increases by 2, and another score increases by 1.
Age
Lepikari mature into adulthood at a young age, and they live short lives outside the Broodmother’s domain. They have a lifespan of about 30 years.
Size
Lepikari are of short stature, standing about as tall as a Dwarf. They weigh between 80lb-120lbs, however the majority of the weight is attributed to their powder wings. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your movement speed is 25 feet.
Powdered Wings
You are permanently under the effects of the Feather Fall spell. Your falling rate of descent is 60 feet per round. You take no falling damage and can land on your feet.
Exoskeleton
You have thick, chitinous exoskeleton beneath your feathery scales. When you aren’t wearing armor, your AC is 12+ your Dexterity modifier. You can use your natural armor to determine your AC is the armor you wear would leave you with a lower AC. A shield’s benefits apply as normal while you use your natural armor.
The Song
You are connected to an emotional hivemind know as The Song. Whenever you finish a short or long rest, you can choose to focus on one person, place, or thing and connect to the song. Your DM will describe what emotions are associated with your focus. For example, if a previous Lepikari was swindled by a merchant you may feel anger or a sense of mistrust. If a previous Lepikari narrowly avoided death while traversing a dungeon, you may feel anxious or be unwilling to travel further.
Multiple Limbs
You have a second set of smaller arms. You may interact with an additional object or feature of the environment on each of your turns. You cannot use these extra arms to initiate grapples or wear shields. These hands can be used for simple tasks, such as opening doors, carrying torches, using tools, or performing the somatic components of spells when you are not holding any objects.
Ancestral Guidance
Whenever you finish a long rest, roll a d20 and record the result. You can replace any attack roll, saving throw, or ability check you make with your recorded roll. You can choose to use your recorded number after you roll but prior to knowing if you succeed or fail.
Inherited Skill
You are proficient in one skill of your choice.
Broodmother’s Boon
Your connection to the Broodmother and her Verdant Grove allows you to cast certain spells. You learn the Dancing Lights cantrip. Additionally, at 3 level, you can cast the Feather Fall spell once per long rest using this feature. Wisdom is your modifier for these spells.
Languages
You can read, write, and speak Common, Swarmtongue, and one language of your choice. Swarmtongue is a language comprised of clicking, chirping, and snapping noises created through the use of mandibles.
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