Homebrew Giant Croisshark Species Details
“I've finally done it! I've made the perfect pastry,” the baker said. “I'm sure that I will never make a better version than this.”
“What makes you think he is the perfect pastry?” his wife said.
“He is simply the best.” the baker states, a wide grin on his face.
The giant croissharks were built as a companion for a lonely baker's children. The first croissharks were mindless pastries, but over time bakers took the recipe and tweaked it to make it their own. An unexpected breakthrough produced fully sentient pastries, blending different ingredients quite skillfully. Croissharks are made from flour and other ingredients, but they can feel pain and emotion. Built as companions, they must now find a purpose beyond the daycare. A croisshark can be a steadfast ally, a cold-hearted killing machine, or a visionary in search of purpose and meaning, depending on the recipe of it's maker.
Living Pastry
Croissharks are formed from a blend of flour and other ingredients. They have no internal organs or bones, instead being replaced with a warm bread core, made by the most expert of bakers. A thick hard crust provides natural armor, protecting the croissharks from danger. All croissharks share a common base shape, with fins and a simple shark-like face. A symbol is engraved into the center of the back; this is unique to each baker. Beyond these common elements of croissharks design, the precise ingredients and build of a croissharks vary based on the baker from who’s kitchen they were made.
While they’re formed from flour and other ingredients, croissharks are living entities. Resting, healing magic, and the Medicine skill all provide the same benefits to croissharks that they do to other party members. A croissharks can focus its mind on its body as it rests, adjusting its scent and color to disguise itself from threats.
Croisshark Personality
The croissharks were built to protect and entertain. For most of their existence, croissharks had a clearly defined function and were encouraged to focus purely on that role. The expansion on their recipe gave them freedom, but many croissharks struggle both to find a place in the new world and to relate to the bakers that created them.
The typical croissharks shows little emotion. Many croissharks embrace a concrete purpose — protecting allies, completing a contract, or other pursuits — and devote themselves to this task as they once did to companionship. However, there are croissharks who delight in exploring their feelings and their freedom. Most croissharks have no interest in religion, but some embrace faith and mysticism, seeking higher purpose and deeper meaning.
The typical croissharks has a smooth, sexless body shape. Some croissharks ignore the concept of gender entirely, while others adopt a gender identity in emulation of creatures around them.
Croisshark Names
Croissharks were assigned numerical designations for use in obligatory companion service. Many of them adopted nicknames, often given to them by their creators or their children. As free individuals, some have chosen new names as a way to express their path in life. A few take on human names, often the name of a fallen friend or mentor.
Croisshark Names: Michiko, Minoru , Gin ,Shina , Great White, Roseaux , Practix ,Thietesryr, Fenses, Xagrux, Leiko, Hiroki, Masa, Prossokoh, Cimzia Upru, Shusrez, Reazreko, Zoshia, Yuki, Michi, Haru, Aki, Zaucraz, Thakresh, Giausee, Runxea
Giant Croisshark Traits
Your croisshark character has the following traits.Ability Score Increase
Your Constitution score increases by 1 and your Charisma score increases by 2.
Age
A typical croisshark is between two and ten years old. The maximum lifespan of the croisshark remains a mystery; so far, croissharks have shown no signs of deterioration due to age.
Alignment
Most croissharks take comfort in order and discipline, tending toward law and neutrality. But some have absorbed the morality — or lack thereof — of the beings with which they protected.
Size
Your size is Tiny. Most croissharks are between 1 and 2 feet tall.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 10 feet. You have a climbing speed of 20 feet and a flying speed of 30 feet.
Watchful Companion
When you take a long rest, you must spend at least six hours in an inactive, motionless state, rather than sleeping. In this state, you appear inert, but it doesn’t render you unconscious, and you can see and hear as normal.
Defensive Crust
Your body has built-in crust, which determines your armor class. You gain no benefit from wearing armor, but if you are using a shield, you apply its bonus as normal.
| Mode | Prerequisite | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Light Crust | None | 11 + your Dexterity modifier (add proficiency bonus if proficient with light armor) |
| Well Baked Crust | Medium armor proficiency | 13 + your Dexterity modifier (maximum of 2) + your proficiency bonus. |
| Extra Crispy Crust | Heavy armor proficiency | 16 + your proficiency bonus; disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks. |
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common.
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