Homebrew Frost Tabaxi Species Details

I WAS UNLOADING MY CATCH ONE MORNING ON THE shores of Lac Dinneshere when I was approached by a Frost Tabaxi. I'd never seen one before but he was unmistakable with his dappled blue grey fur and his piercing yellow eyes. He proceeded to engage me in conversation describing the service he had performed for the town and the fishing fleets in defeating a knoll vampire that had been stalking the docks that very morning. I took his story with a pinch of salt but it was nonetheless an entertaining and engaging tale when before I knew what was happening he was confidently walking away with five of my best knuckle head trout. I chased him down and demanded payment. When I caught up with him he proceeded to apologise profusely for the misunderstanding and convinced me to hand over my tinderbox aswell so as he would have a means to cook his meal. I didn't dare press him furthur for fear that I would freeze without a shirt on my back.

 

Boer Trefnigier - Fisherman

 

The Frost Tabaxi appear in small family groups around the spine of the world. Similar to their cousins of Maztica they are driven by curiosity and the acquisition of experience. Because of the scarcity of food in these mountainous regions Frost Tabaxi usually break from the family group upon reaching adulthood, to travel and explore eventually returning having met a fellow Tabaxi to establish a family group of their own.

 

 

 

Isolation Through Nessesity 

Most Frost Tabaxi leave the family group as soon as they are able to support themselves. This tradition has stemmed from nessesity as it is far easier for a single adult to hunt for and sustain an individual rather than a group on the harsh slopes and tundra surrounding the spine of the world. Not that many of the tabaxi of this region remain in the mountains for long. The boons offered by civilisation can be a significant draw factor for a young Frost Tabaxi providing a multitude of new situations and experiences not available to them within their family group in the mountains. 

Adapted For Survival

Frost Tabaxi vary physically from their tropical cousins. living in the spine for generations and traveling alone has bread into them a hardiness and tolerance for the fridged conditions found in their mountainous home. Their fur is noticeably thicker, with the hairs themselves being hollow and laying in a double coat to trap air layers close to the skin providing its own natural insulation,  keeping them warm in the heavy snows of the spine. The structure of the veins and arteries in their hands and feet are significantly larger promoting greater blood flow to stop their extremities from freezing. Their ears and muzzles are usually shorter also so as to suffer a lesser exposure to the chill winds and harsh conditions they find themselves exposed to. 

THE CAT LORD AND AURIL

The Frost Tabaxi have somewhat moved away form their worship of the Cat lord. Ever the opportunists they see far more benifit in aligning themselves with a goddes of winter and so though Frost clerics are rare they will commonly access the Tempest Domain.

Rogues And Raconteurs 

The Frost Tabaxi are rare amongst civilised society but when they are present they are often unforgettable. They will regale groups they meet with tales of adventure expecting this entertainment alone to be sufficient payment for any food or shelter they require. They exude an air of confidence second to none firmly believing that the people should be grateful for their mere presence and often this confidence pays dividends ad they are highly persuasive and accomplished negotiators. Frost Tabaxi retain the stealth and grace of their feline traits meaning they can move almost silently and their natural camouflage amongst rock and snow provides them with a great deal of advantage in comparison to less well adapted races. They will often dress in pale greys whites and blues to assist in matters of stealth. Unfortunately in warmer climates this stealthy nature can be somewhat counteracted. Frost Tabaxi do not deal well with heat and have a habit of shedding profusely in warm environments leaving a trail of downy white and grey fur wherever they go.

Frost Tabaxi Names

As Frost Tabaxi live in smaller groups than the tabaxi of the Maztica jungle they have dispensed with the need for clan names instead settling for family names. They still uphold the tradition of nicknames as often their full names are long and cumbersome and their first names are still based around geographical and meteorological features found around them at birth, though once again these features are hugely different from those of their jungle dwelling kin.

Frost Tabaxi personality

Frost Tabaxi are forever curious creatures who struggle to focus on any one particular thing for a prolonged period of time. Their need to explore and experience the world leads then to show a great deal of interest in a particular thing for a short period of time before needing to switch their attention to something else having in their mind fully explored the possibilities which one particular interest may provide. 

Roll on the below table every few days to determine the new goals and motivations which are driving the Frost Tabaxi's current interest or obsession.

FROST TABAXI OBSESSIONS

d8    My curiosity is currently fixed on

1      A god or planer entity

2      A heard of creatures 

3      A the politics of the local civilised population

4      An abandoned or mysterious building

5      A religious group or cult

6      A story about a lost treasure

7      A mysterious object

8      A game or challenge

 

 FROST TABAXI QUIRKS

d10       Quirk

1           You can not stand heat and humidity, you complain                  constantly about the shedding and will always seek                out a cool or shady area.

2           You are very particular about what you wear and are               always well groomed and well turned out.

3           You distrust the water and the people who make                     their lives on it.

4          Your tail betrays your inner thoughts.

5           If you see a small fury creature you have an                               overriding urge to kill it.

 7         You prefer to sleep curled up on a chair but a fire                       rather than in a bed

8          When thinking about your Obsessions you often fade               out of the conversations you are supposed to be                     concentrating on

9          you will take any opportunity to tell a story and                        always exaggerate your own deeds

10        you can't help but pocket interesting objects you find

Frost Tabaxi Traits

Frost Tabaxi Traits

Ability score increase

Your dexterity score increases by 2 your charisma score is increased by 1

Age

Frost Tabaxi have a life span equivalent to humans 

Alignment

Frost Tabaxi are are rarely inherently evil but can be oblivious to the thoughts and feelings of others in their irratic focus on their latest thoughts or Obsessions. 

Size

Frost Tabaxi are taller than an average human but often slightly shorter than other Tabaxi. They usually stand between 5'8" and 6'6". Your size is medium.

Cat's Claws

You can use your claws to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d4 + your strength modifier instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

Cat's Talent

You have a proficiency in the perception and stealth skills. 

Cold resistant

Heavy fur gives The Frost Tabaxi a resistance to cold and so they do not suffer exhaustion in cold conditions as other races would. However should a Frost Tabaxi become submerged in water they will take d4+1 hours to dry in clement weather d8+1 hours to dry in poor weather and d12+2 hours to dry in fridged weather. 

In frigid weather Frost Tabaxi who have been immersed in water are treated as still being immersed in the water until dry. They must make a DC10 constitution saving throw or gain one level of exhaustion for every minute until they dry or they find shelter out of the fridgid weather. 

Feline agility

When you move on your turn in combat you can double your speed until the end of the turn. You must spend one turn without moving before using this ability again.