Homebrew Feral Triton Species Details
Feral Tritons are usually found in the territory of their aberrant masters, but sometimes break free of their influence or captured while young to serve some other entity. Unlike their more elegant cousins, the Feral Triton has been bread for generations to be more aggressive and stronger.
Aquatic Bullies
Feral Tritons often live short brutish lives that involve doing as they told by entities they scarcely understand and frequent threats from allies and enemies alike keeping them on their toes. In this environment, many are prone to subjugating anything smaller than themselves. Whatever isn't desired as a servant often becomes food.
Triton Quirks
| d6 | Quirk |
|---|---|
| 1 | You keep a collection of small stones, if any go missing you go looking for them and a fight. |
| 2 | You have highly reflective scales and use them to lure your target closer. |
| 3 | Seeing creatures larger than you makes you uneasy, you pace or swim in circles in their presence. |
| 4 | You assume smaller things will do as you tell them. |
| 5 | The surface world is full of interesting items you wish to hoard back in your lair. |
| 6 | You mistakenly assume that aberrations run the affairs of the surface world. |
Feral Triton Names
Most triton names have two or three syllables. Male names typically end with a vowel and the letter s, and female names traditionally end with an n. Tritons use their home protectorate as a surname, with the name formed by adding a vowel followed by a “th” to the end of the protectorate’s name.
Female Feral Triton Names: S'Ledsha, Magdapluz, Duetrimach, Koatgola, Vesstagia
Male Feral Triton Names: Garkon, Krolmorth, Vhargsar, Sardmal, Jorduth,
Feral Triton Traits
Your feral triton character has the following racial traits.Savage Bite
Your elongated, toothy jaw is capable of a vicious bite attack. Attacks made in this manner will use your strength and proficiency modifiers. On a successful attack deal 1d4 + STR damage. An attack made in this was is a bonus action.
Ability Score Increase
Your Strength increases by 2 and your Constitution increases by 1.
Age
Tritons reach maturity around age 15 and can live up to 200 years.
Alignment
Feral Tritons tend toward chaotic neutral, opposing any hierarchy or order except the one they may be bound to.
Size
Tritons are slightly shorter than humans, averaging about 5 feet tall. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet, and you have a swimming speed of 30 feet.
Amphibious
You can breathe air and water.
Control Air and Water
You can cast fog cloud with this trait. Starting at 3rd level, you can cast gust of wind with it, and starting at 5th level, you can also cast wall of water with it. Once you cast a spell with this trait, you can’t cast that spell with it again until you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
Darkvision
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.
Tyrants of the Sea
Aquatic beasts fear your people. They have the ability to understand your commands and you have advantage on intimidate skill checks against non-monstrous sea life.
Guardians of the Depths
Adapted to even the most extreme ocean depths, you have resistance to cold damage.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and Primordial.
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