Homebrew Beastmen Species Details

Once beeing part of the comunity of their own races and the next moment beeing outcast because of a curse. Thats the story you most often hear about beastmen. They aren´t a race or a community, they are simply cursed people who were cursed by the same powerfull curse.

A Broad Curse

The curse comes in many varieties. From wolf to panthers to boars nearly all beast can be a form off the beast curse. One thing they have in commen is that they retain their intelect.
A beastmen can be decribed as a beast walking on two feet, as a beastmen takes on the apearence off the beast they are cursed to be in a humanoid fashion. They still have hands but mostly everything is beastlike.
Beastmen can have lifespan as longer than an elf or as short as a human.

Feared by Most

Many towns and cities won´t let beastmen inside while other towns may do but keep a close eye on them. It´s rare to find a town where beastmen are welcome and trusted.
Due to this beastmen don´t live in cities or town, they rather live in the wilderness and fend for themselves. Trust is a hard thing to come by.

Names and Ethnicities

With every beastmen once beeing a person from one of the races, many choose to keep their names, while other find new names that are inspired by the beast that they have become.
After many years most beastmen forget who they were before the curse.

The races that can be found in beastmen the most are the following.

Orcs and Halforcs.

Many Orcs and Halfocrs are foolish enough to think that they can fight against powerfull witches. Wich leads many dead and sometimes cursed.

Humans.

Humans can get into some dangerous situations when they´re looking for wealth or fame.

Elves and Halfelves.

Elves who wander to far from their homes can become easy targets.

Tieflings and Halflings.

With their more boisterous attitude tieflings and halflings can find some powerfull enemies.

Beastmen Traits

It’s hard to make generalizations about beastmen, but your character has these traits.

Cursed

You were cursed sometime in your life with a beast curse. It made you like the beast you cursed to be but with many downsides.
The curse is onlay reversable by the creature or person the cast it upon you.

Fluffy Fur

Your fur can keep you warm in cool temperatures while also offering some protection agaonst fire.

Surivor

Beeing outcast, you lived alone int the wilderness for most off your life. It has given you quite the skills.

Keen Hearing and Smell

You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.

Age

A cursed creatures lifespan can be as short as a humans or as long as an elfs lifespan.

Alignment

Cursed beeings tend toward no particular alignment. The best and the worst are found among them.

Size

Cuesed beeings vary widely in height and build. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and one extra language of your choice. Humans typically learn the languages of other peoples they deal with, including obscure dialects. They are fond of sprinkling their speech with words borrowed from other tongues: Orc curses, Elvish musical expressions, Dwarvish military phrases, and so on.