Homebrew Garif Species Details

 

This race of large-framed, well-muscled humanoids have bodies covered in thick fur.

The Garif adorn themselves simply with ornaments of stone and bone, preferring natural objects over those crafted or otherwise unchanged from their original form. The one exception is their masks: each is unique, and is worn for the duration of the owner's life.

The Garif worship magicite as a sacred substance, and possess deep cultural knowledge of the stones.

— The Gong

The Garif are generally a peace-loving people, albeit physically very capable of fighting and hunting thanks to their muscular bodies, thick fur and incredible hearing and sense of smell.

They Inhabit the continent of Kerwon.

The Garif have no interest in material goods or money , but choose to live in harmony with nature instead. Unlike the Humes to the north, the Garif see no use in machinery, and as such, choose not to utilize them. In fact, they abhor all manufactured things, with the exception of their masks. Instead, their material culture is based on the usage of wood and stone. Their houses are made of grass and strips of leather and they adorn themselves with animal bones and stones.

 

Garif Traits

Your half-orc character has certain traits deriving from your orc ancestry.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.

Age

Half-orcs mature a little faster than humans, reaching adulthood around age 14. They age noticeably faster and rarely live longer than 75 years.

Alignment

The Garif are generally a peace-loving folk, appreciative of the natural world. As such, they tend to be good people.

Size

The Garif are somewhat larger and physically stronger than humans, and they range from 6 to well over 7 feet tall. Your size is Medium or Large.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

Thanks to your orc blood, 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.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Orc. Orc is a harsh, grating language with hard consonants. It has no script of its own but is written in the Dwarvish script.