You have proficiency in the Athletics and Persuasion skills.

Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1.

Gekkotai are considered adults by age 10, and have a lifespan of roughly 100 years.

Gekkotai tend to be good aligned, but there are exceptions.

Gekkotai do not grow larger than three feet tall. Your size is Small.

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Your base climbing speed is equal to your walking speed.

You have a cat’s keen senses, especially in the dark. 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.

Due to your sticky finger pads, you have advantage on checks to grapple another creature, and may choose to use your dexterity modifier in lieu of your strength modifier for such checks.
You also have advantage on slight of hand checks.

When grappled, you may use a bonus action to drop your tail, allowing you to slip free from the grappling creature's grasp without needing to roll a check. Once you have used this ability you must wait 1d4+4 days for your tail to grow back before you may use the feature again.

A lifetime of living in treetops, coupled with your sticky finger pads, has made you an adept climber. You have the ability to move up, down, and across vertical surfaces and upside down along ceilings, and your climbing speed is equal to your walking speed.

You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language of your choice.