Homebrew Hylotl - Revised Species Details

The Hylotl are a semi-aquatic race with trinocular vision, highly-adaptable genetics and a relatively short lifespan, which over the generations has led them from being a strictly land-based species to one that can live comfortably in aquatic environments.

They have a long and rich history of art, science, and philosophy, with reverence for tradition and meditation. Despite their highly-advanced technological level, most of their structures are still made of wood bedecked with ornate carvings. This leads to an interesting clash of Hylotl cultures in their massive underwater cities, with hand-painted calligraphy next to bright neon signs advertising the latest fashions, and quiet paper-walled garden rooms not far from the heavy bass thumping of a "bubbstep" dance club. The Hylotl-owned Letheia Corporation is one of the largest companies in the galaxy, providing everything from entertainment to space stations and starship fuel to people across the stars.

Hylotl pride themselves on seeking peaceful solutions to problems, though they recognize that sometimes their side of a philosophical debate on the merits of not dying carries a little more weight when backed up with a sharp enough blade. Thus, the ability to use weapons with skill and proficiency is similarly a fine-honed art passed down through the generations.

Some find the Hylotl to be stuffy, arrogant, and passive-aggressive, which the Hylotl deny and figure you'll see the error of your ways once you've become a bit more enlightened like they have.

The Hylotl have a long and ugly history with the Floran. Though the "why" and "how" has been lost to history, the two races were effectively at war with each other for a long time. It was a war the Hylotl fared poorly in even with their advanced technology, as a massive Floran invasion of their homeworld forced the Hylotl to settle under the oceans. Though open hostilities have been over for a long time, there is still plenty of animosity between the two races, though the average Hylotl will claim there really isn't and they've totally forgiven the Floran for being a bunch of bloodthirsty murderous brain-dead savages.

Hylotl - Revised Traits

Here are the Racial Traits for the Hylotl

Ability Score Increase

Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma and Dexterity increase each by 1
Strength decreases by 2

Age

Hylotl aren't much different from Humanity when it comes to age and the effects of ageing, they will generally tend to live for roughly 70 years, and have a maximum lifespan of about 120 years

Alignment

Hylotl are most commonly found in Lawful Good settlements, and treat alignment almost as a religion, tending to stay near LG outposts and other races with a similar alignment. But that isn't to say that there haven't been the rare savage Hylotl sporting a Chaotic Evil motive. While most Hylotl are Lawful Good, there is no restriction of Alignment for the Hylotl.

Size

Hylotl are very similar to Humans in Size and Height, but with slimmer and ever so slightly frailer bodies.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet. With the Hylot's aquatic nature, they are also able to swim at a base speed of 20 feet

Languages

The Hylotl are almost religious about the beauty of language and would consider it as a form of art to be the pinnacle of evolutionary science. Almost every single Hylotl begins play speaking Hylotl and Common, and can read and write it too. Due to the love for language, learning others is quite popular amongst the Hylotl, and there are even tales of Hylotl devoting their entire existence to perfecting every language available. 

Amphibious

Due to their gills and Aquatic nature, Hylotl are capable of breathing in water.

Trinocular Vision

One of the most striking features of the Hylotl is undeniably their third eye, this not only assists in depth perception, but the Hylotl have excellent vision overall. Due to this, they are able to see beyond the normal spectrum, being capable of catching UV and Infra-red waves in their retina.