Homebrew Fu Species Details

Pride and Honor

Often compared to creatures of legend, the Fu are a sight to behold with their animalistic features and proud mane of fur. Although most colors can and will be seen among them, the most sense of pride a fu can have is when there cubs are born in golden or reddish hues. Muted fur coloration such as whites, greys and browns is viewed as a muddling of lower class breeding. Standing at roughly 7 feet tall and 300 pounds or more, even the average citizen cuts an imposing form compared to the sleeker races. Boasting clawed hands and feet, much of the clothing of their people is tailored to accommodate that and there long luxurious tails.

Devotion to Zhàn Nushén

Times not spent in refining one's skills are spent in prayer to the Zhàn Nushén, the god of storms. A powerful god, her worshippers view her as a beacon of strength as her power is shown in every rain cloud and gale of wind. Fu scholars believe that early on the art of combat was used as a way to appease the god and as such it has pervaded much of the early history of the Fu people.

Power Through Force The Fu’s long standing history of conquest and violence has created a sense of awe and fear in most races. But to the Shere centuries of bad blood and warfare led to deep seated grudges and hatred between the two races.

Fu Names

Fu names favor virtues of strength and nobility, often times in reverence to their proud military history. The names are two-fold with the given name for the individual and the family name which is how they often prefer to be referred to.

Male Names: Jin, Jun, Rongyu, Tanxing, Wei, Xiùyīng,Ying, Zihao

Female Names:  Bai, Bao, Jié, Li, Min, Shu, Xinyi, Xi

Family Names: Jiang, Jyun, Shen, Song, Sun, Yu

Fu Traits

Your fu character has an array of forminable abilities, dutifully bred by millennia of warfare.

Ability Score Increase.

Your strength score increases by 2 and your wisdom score increases by 1.

Age.

Fu mature at a similar rate to humans, reaching adulthood in their late teens. They can live to be around 200 years old.

Alignment.

The Fu tend to lean more towards a lawful alignment, although there are some who stray from this.

Size.

The Fu stand around 7 feet tall and weigh roughly 300 pounds. Your size is medium.

Speed.

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

The Art of War.

You have proficiency with weapons of the fu culture; the bladed fan, guandao, jian and meteor hammer.

In addition you have advantage on history checks concerning warfare.

 

Heavy Bladed Fan	1d8 slashing	heavy, two-handed
Light Bladed Fan	1d6 slashing	light, finesse, concealed
Guandao	1d8 slashing	heavy, versatile (1d10)
Jian	1d6 slashing	versatile (1d8)
Meteor Hammer	1d6 bludgeoning	two-handed, special

Children of Zhàn Nushén.

You gain a proficiency in religion.

Languages.

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