Homebrew Druseshi Species Details

Strength through the community. Hardy survivalists that travel in hordes of people, the Druseshi live to protect the frozen wastes they call home, fending off impending pressure from the northern Kabales and southern Slanzends. 

Communal Warriors

The key to survival is the community, each Druseshi strives to protect their friends and loved ones. Living in Drusesh is harsh, the cold wastes bring challenges constantly and only through working as a community do the Drusesh survive. Everything a Druseshi does is in pursuit of furthering the goals of the horde, whether it is gathering furs to be made into clothes, meat to feed your family or gathering herbs for medicine, everything serves the community at large.

Fierce Protectors of Nature

For the Druseshi, protecting what you have is the core of their ethos, as such, they do whatever they can to preserve the frozen wasteland they call home. Many tribes travel in order to seek out what they believe as threats to the ecosystem such as invasive species or external threats. Sects of Drusesh hordes are dedicated to "kybrats", shamanistic healers who dedicate their lives to restoring nature in places where it has been damaged, these kybrats have been pivotal in minimising the spread of corruption in Drusesh

Druseshi Names

Druseshi have four names. Their first name is given by their parents, and is what they are referred to as. The second is the name of their tribe, used by other Druseshi from other tribes. The third is that of their family, which they swear upon when under trial. The fourth is that of the region of Drusesh they pledge to protect, this is used by outsiders.

Druseshi are a egalitarian society, both men and women serve the same purposes within society and as such, names are generally unisex, not necessarily indicating the sex of a person rather the value they embody within Drusesh culture.

Birth Names: Kaverin, Shursha, Silvestrov, Gusev, Ponchikova, Bagrova, Ubysh, Gerasimova, Sukachyova

Family names: Agasha, Andreevna, Vasilievna, Sofya, Olegov, Konstantina, Nikito, Artemima

 

Druseshi Traits

Druseshi share a number of traits in common with each other.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.

Age

Druseshi live for an incredibly long time, tending to their horde and their lands for hundreds of years. The oldest Druseshi can live for 400 years. They mature at around age 30.

Alignment

Druseshi society is loose and fluid however there are rarely evil drusesh, and those that are evil are quickly ostracised and exiled. Lawful/Chaotic good is highly recommended.

Size

Drusesh rarely grow past 7ft tall but also are rarely shorter than 6ft tall.. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Natural Survivalist

You have proficiency in the Survival skill.

Winter's Embrace

Having survived in the Drusesh wastes, you are capable of survinvg the harshest of winters with little need for equipment. You gain both a resistance to cold damage as well as the ability to survive in harsh cold conditions without cold weather gear.

Powerful Build

You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.

Communal Warrior

Because of their strong familial connections, Druseshi have learned to heighten the fighting spirit of their allies, when fighting within 5ft of an ally, they can add your proficiency bonus to their attack rolls. Lose this trait until the end of combat if hit by an attack and after failing a DC 10 Constitution check. This DC increases by 1 every time that you succeed it, resetting on a long rest.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Giant.