Homebrew Acra Species Details
Tall and Steadfast
The Acra are a tall, silvery-colored race of four armed creatures native to rocky deserts and cliffs. They can also often be found wandering the dunes. Their courage in the face of a harsh world is unmatched. The skin color of the Acra has no variation, always being found in state of dull silver. The four arms they use to scale the rocky faces of their homeland and travel path are strong and know no equal in the interest of climbing. They are also known for the odd, bone-like spikes that protrude from their backs in a single row.
Clans
The Acra are known for 2 things: Their piety and their distinct clans. There are four distinct types of Acra that rarely interact which leads to many rumors of wart or conflict. However, Acra are a pious and unwarlike people who care very little for conflict.
Godly Devotion
The Acran culture is deeply rooted in its faith. They pray day in and day out hoping for many things be it bountiful crop or rain.
Acra Names
An Acra's name is chosen by its mother exclusively. Should a mother pass before gifting her child a name, the child will name themselves when they come of age at twenty-five. Until that day they will live under a title given to them by their clan elder. These temporary names are often the first thing an elder sees upon looking into the desert.
Temporary Names: Sand, Wind, Dust Devil, Sky, Eagle, Rock, Cliff, Canyon
Male Names: Anderan, Absirkhan, Bilorin, Britylus, Crezgyr, Cwexil, Dreco, Drugo, Ethilok, Epsilon, Fraxinak, Firviles, Grevchil, Glitvar, Haderak, Hezteg, Ithilin, Igfar, Jibnath, Jorah
Female Names: Akana, Abvire, Beatrix, Bora, Chel, Clore, Dea, Dilvi, Edsa, Eheal, Frio, Fezha, Gili, Gholo, Hindt, Hext, Indanal, Iure, Jhery, Jebgel
Acra Traits
Your Acra character has many innate abilities depending on which clan you belong to.Lots of Climbing
Your base climbing speed is equal to your walking speed.
Never tired
The Acra are a hearty people who are resistant to exhaustion.
Size
The Acra lay on the larger side of the medium range being between 7 feet and 8 feet tall.
Age
An Acra reaches adulthood at the age of 25 and lived to the age of 200. Although; in some cases, elders have well surpassed that age to live to almost 400 years old.
Acragulo
Acragulo live upon the walls of the canyons that divide the desert wastes. The largest of the Acra races with two horns that protrude from their foreheads adorn their body with purplem leaflike patterns and swirls.
Darkvision
You can see in the dark as clear as day up to 30 feet.
Acrajira
The Acrajira are the only nomadic tribe of the Acra Race. They can often be seen wandering the deserts and camping beneath the stars. They have no horns, fins or any head ornamentation to speak of. Their only distinct feature are their thin, jagged, swirling tattoos that compliment their silver body with a golden hue. They also color every inch of their fingers in gold.
Resistance to Light and Cold
Due to many centuries in the hot sun and freezing dark, the Acrajira have a natural immunity to Radiant and Cold damage.
Acramako
Around the oasis or laying in the waters, the Acramako live in the desert oasis where they can swim and forage for fruit. Atop their heads they have a fin-like sail which is used to regulate temperature in the heat of the desert.
The Acramako adorn their bodies with red tattoos comprised of splotches and lines that lack discernable meaning which doesn't imply that there isn't any.
Life in the Oasis
You have an increase swimming speed 15 feet faster than your walking speed.
Acrasora
The Acrasora sit among the clouds at highest points in the desert, atop cliffs, mesas and plateaus. Their distinct crown of backward-facing horns sets them apart from all other Acra. They cover their bodies in tigeresque green stripes. They are also the only Acra that are willing to tattoo their face.
Bird's Eye View
High up where the birds live, the Acrasora have a deep connection with birds of all kinds. Able to speak, command and see through birds you can either converse, dispatch or even use the eyes of your winged companions.
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