Homebrew Girtablilu (Scorpionfolk) Species Details

Girtablilu, also known as Scorpionfolk, are desert dwelling monstrosities. They resemble humans, but similar to centaurs, instead of human legs they have the body of a scorpion, pincers and all. They can usually be found guarding things lost to history far from civilization, but occasionally a young girtablilu will instead get the itch to travel and adventure, and so they set out into the world, often being exiled from their tribes because of this desire.

All girtablilu share a zeal for religion, although the objects of veneration vary from tribe to tribe. Some girtablilu tribes still serve long-forgotten deities, preserving the divinities' names and holy rituals. Others embrace religions derived from prehistoric worship, devoted to the idea of gods that once were or might never have been.

Girtablilu leaders are often clerics or oracles, and are responsible for the tribe's religious observances and laws. Tradition and service to the group are important. Those who violate tribal beliefs are killed or exiled into the harsh wasteland. Girtablilu believe that no sacrifice in life (including death in the service of the gods) goes unrewarded in the hereafter; this belief makes them fierce and fearless fighters.

Girtablilu can live for several centuries and grow to be over 10 feet long and weighs about 800 pounds.

Girtablilu (Scorpionfolk) Traits

Your girtablilu heritage manifests in a variety of traits you share with other girtablilu.

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Young girtablilu grow quickly, able to walk as soon as they hatch, attain the size and development of a 10-year-old human child by the age of 3, and reach adulthood by 15. They can live to be around 180.

Alignment

Girtablilu tend to follow the teachings of the deity their clan worshiped, allowing for alignments across the spectrum, and will usually still be devote followers, even if exiled.

Desert Dweller

Girtablilu has advantage on saving throws to avoid exhaustion caused by heat or dehydration

Size

Girtablilu are heavier than humans with their additional body parts, averaging almost 250 pounds, and while they are usually at eye level with dwarves and other shorter races due to how close to the ground their lower half stands, they can rear themselves to be standing well over 6 feet tall when fully extending their legs, although they aren't built to maintain that height for long periods of time. It is also not uncommon for more aggressive Girtablilu to hold their stinger above their head at human's eye level. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 40 feet.

Pincers and Stinger Weapons

You can, as a action, use your Pincers and Stinger to attack. Both are finesse weapons that Girtablilu have natural proficiency with. Pincers have a range of 5ft and on a hit deal 1d6 bludgeoning damage as well as grapple a target, which has an escape DC that equals 8 + your Strength modifier + your proficiency bonus. The Stinger has a range of 10 ft and on a hit deals 1d6 piercing damage, and the target must make a DC saving throw that equals 8 + your Constitution modifier + your proficiency bonus, taking 1d10 (2d10 at 6th level, 3d10 at 11th level, and 4d10 at 16th level) poison damage on a failed save, and half damage on a successful one. Each Pincer and the Stringer can only be used once in a multi-attack.

Blindsight

You have Blindsight out to 60 ft.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Girtablilu. Girtablilu sounds coarse, rough, and irritating to most other creatures, and you may feel that it gets everywhere.

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