Homebrew Artic Slothfolk Species Details

Friendly Loners

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Like Goliaths, most Artic Slothfolk live in the mountains.  Unlike Goliaths, Artic Slothfolk lives exclusively in cold places.  They live by themselves, though will welcome travelers. Some of them come down from the mountains to civilization, though often complain about the temperature.

 

Slow But Steady

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The Artic Slothfolk race are not known for their erratic movement or their blistering speed, rather they live life at a much slower pace, taking the world in and concentrating on what matters rather than letting opportunity pass it by due to being on the move all the time like other races.

Due to their slow lifestyle, they tend to grow much larger than the average humanoid as they do not burn off the food they consume easily, this leads to many sloths being seen as overweight or fatty, in reality, they are mostly muscle under a thick layer of fat giving them a hearty constitution. You can expect the average Artic Slothfolk to reach a height of 7ft, not something an unsuspecting traveler would expect when they look into the artic they inhabit.

 

Artic Slothfolk Names

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Artic Slothfolk are often given short names, to waste as little time as possible speaking it. Because they are so rare, gender patterns in their names haven't been common enough to be considered.

Though they are few and far between, their unique method of inter-species telepathy has allowed them to form enough of a social hierarchy to where a longer name is a sign of respect. Because of this, the name of an artic slothfolk can be extended upon gaining more prestige. An example is the folk tale of apprentice Adoc, who learned from her master to become a powerful wizard and was renamed Adozena after protecting her village from the siege of a dragon.

Birth Names: Foos, Adoc, Eg, Meri, Ogog, Ooli, Enna, Pano, Allon, Rugo

Name Extensions: -Aka, -Ena, Boli, Ana, -Lo, -Sy, -Ola, -Son, -Ani, -De

Artic Slothfolk Traits

As an Artic Slothfolk you live in and are able to survive the harshest conditions.

Ability Score increase

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

Age

Coming from the lineage of timeless beings, slothfolk age incredibly slowly, and can live up to a millenium. They reach maturity at around 30 years of age..

Alignment

Artic Slothfolk have no ambitions for rule, or heroism. they take after this, tending toward neutral alignments, however the humanoid half often does its part in offsetting the balance.

Size

Artic Slothfolk are long and overshadowing, standing on average 7ft tall with a heavy mass averaging 265lb. Your Size is Medium

Speed

Your base walking Speed is 20 feet, and your set of claws grant a base Climbing speed of 20 feet.

 

Natural Weapon

Artic Slothfolk are born and grow rather large claws from their hands, these are usually used for climbing or hanging from trees and mountains, although in combat they have been seen to disembowel targets, leaving festering wounds from the mass of bacteria on their claws. Their unarmed strikes deal 1d4 Slashing damage and 1 Poison damage.

Artic Survivor

Your time in the artic has hardened you against even the coldest conditions. You are immune to cold damage. You’re also acclimated to high altitude, including elevations above 20,000 feet.

Language

You can speak, read, and write Common, Terran, and Slothic. Artic Slothfolk speak with each other through a special version of telepathy called slothic. This can be used to communicate over large distances. Slothic transfers information incredibly fast, giving them an ability to discuss strategies and plans with each other in mere seconds. While using their mouths to speak however, slothfolk often speak very slowly, in some cases to the frustration of most around them.

Sleepy Boi

Due to your Sloth nature, there are two things that pertain to sleep for Artic Slothfolk

• Goodnight Sweet Prince: Sloths require 10 hours of sleep for a full rest.
• Power Nap: They gain the benefits of a short rest in 30 minutes.

Slow Metabolism

You have an incredibly slow metabolism and a low need for food, due to the little energy you spend. You only need to eat every three days.