Homebrew Acypa Species Details
A new race that is starting to appear in faerun, descendants of the demi-god Asuras. Asuras were an old race created by Erathis goddess of civilization and invention, to serve her bidding but the Asuras had other plans. The Asuras waged war on the humanoid races of Faerun, but in the end, the Asuras were all but wiped out. They hid away from the other races, but now their descendants, the Acypas, have started to pop up all throughout Faerun.
Physical Appearance
Acypa's are a human-like race that can be distinguished by their six arms and light brown skin. They are often human-sized if not slightly larger. They tend to have black hair and black eyes. Not much is known about the Acypas because they have only recently appeared.
Society
Acypas are generally despised by most other races, making it hard to get by. They tend to live in secluded areas away from other people, no one knows exactly what life is like in their society. Most of them live in mountains to avoid the other races, thriving in seclusion.
Acypa Names
Male names: Hisgim, Norlen, Zenric
Female names: Holika, Thea, Selima
Acypa Traits
It’s hard to make generalizations about Acypas, but your character has these traits.6 Arms
You have a total of six arms granting you several benefits. You have a climbing speed equal to your walking speed and armor must be tailored to fit you due to your unique frame, this does not affect starting equipment, but does make it harder to get armor any other way. When buying armor from an armorsmith it costs an additional 1/4 of the original price. Due to the proximity of your arms, you cannot wield more than two weapons at a time that do not have the light property. As for shields you can only use a maximum of 1 at a time.
Natural advantage
Due to the Acypas many arms, they can impose an advantage on one of their melee attacks once day.
Improved Grapple
Due to their many arms, Acypas are able to grapple up to two creatures at once, and gain advantage on attempts to restrain a grappled creature.
Ability Score Increase
Your Str., Dex., and Con. scores each increase.
Age
Acypas mature at the same rate as humans but can live up to 800 years old.
Alignment
Acypas tend to be more chaotic, but not necessarily evil. They value freedom over most.
Size
Acypas vary widely in height and build, though like humans they range from only 4"10' feet to well over 6 feet tall. Weighing anywhere from 114 to 270. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet. Due to your six arms, you have a climbing speed equal to your walking speed.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common. Being a very despised race, Acypas don't get too many chances to speak with foreign races.
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