Homebrew Bix'rath Species Details

Appearance

Bix’rath have two antenna’s on the top of their head tipped with soft furs. In colder climates they can curl them to their head to keep them warm. Apart from this they have familiar features to humanoids; an extended nose, prominent ears, and hair on their heads. Their skin however is less so, instead appearing in various shades of blues, greens and purples. Their hair is shades of black and white, often times in patterns.

History

Bix’rath live in pods. Their world is massive, making their race nomadic to travel across long distances to find mates. Due to their pods being their family members they evolved antenna to read and understand the emotions and feelings of others. This allows them to quickly connect and understand one another, granting them the ability to form strong emotional bonds in little time as the chance of two pods meeting is small and unpredictable.

They evolved further to groups of three to ten families in their technological age, traveling in large moving cities (as they still needed to seek out other pods). These moving cities allowed for workspace and joint projects eventually leading to the combination of cities. Yet as scientific advancements were made they slowly started to discover their planet was dying. Unfortunately, it was too late for them to save it, so they applied the same technology they used for their cities to build space ships. They left their home in a massive fleet, making sure no one was left behind.

They would’ve settled on a new planet, but as they explored and developed their culture, they found living in massive ships beneficial. There were no predators, they could sustain themselves, and they could find mates easily. So they decided to stay in their ships.

Culture

Bix’rath live in pods of up to three partners and their children. The emotions of more than ten people can overwhelm them as they’re constantly sensing them. For this reason, they tend to have two partners on average as many hands make light work.

They reach maturity at age twenty-five. They find their partners quickly as they tend to gravitate towards people with strong past emotional bonds, such as childhood friends. They tend to have one or two kids, nothing too unmanageable as they do live on large ships.

Despite their small family units, they live in close quarters. They tend to have strongly bonded communities that host events together and are quite welcoming to those from other ships or even aliens. Gardens, childcare, and education are a shared responsibility within the community.

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Bix'rath Traits

Your character has the following racial traits.

House Keeping

Due to living in close quarters, Bix'rath have evolved to have a few magical traits to help with the keeping of their ships.

Antenna

Bix'rath have evolved antenna on their heads to better sense each other's emotions and feelings. You have advantage on insight checks with those of other races, however, with those of your race you do not need insight to know if their true feelings.

Ability Score Increase

Your intelligence score increases by 2.

Age

They live for three hundred years, reaching maturity at the age of 25.

Alignment

Bix'rath tend to be good-natured as they work together closely. They follow more lawful codes as they need them due to such close quarters.

Size

Bix'rath tend to be five to six feet tall. Those who are taller tend to have a harder time getting around their ships. They also tend to be on the skinnier side as they don't have the extra resources for exorbitant amounts of food.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common. Your native language is Iketi.