Homebrew Fishman Species Details
These were the stories of a race of fish that took on a human appearance who were shunned and terrorized, first to be called monsters, then to be slaves. Yet there was an energy, a eir of hope, that sang from every page. Long into the night Liriel read, lighting candle after precious candle.
She’d never given much thought to fishmen, but these stories fascinated her. In these yellowed pages were tales of mistreated individuals, strange and fierce animals, mighty pirates, and intense battles.
In the reckonings of most worlds, fishmen are the youngest of the common races, late to arrive on the world scene. Fishmen are often pretty aggressive. Perhaps it is because of their past or they are just like that. Whatever drives them, fishmen innovators, achievers, a superior race to humans.
A Broad Spectrum
Fishmen are more fish-like than merfolk, usually looking like a combination between a man and a fish or other aquatic creature, such as an octopus, manta ray, or sawshark; however, they still have legs (in fact some have four). They also have gills between their shoulders and necks, sometimes covered by their clothing, as well as often having webbed hands. Depending on species, they may have multiple limbs ( mainly extra arms).
Size may also differ greatly between individuals as some may be much taller than any of their crew members.
For fishmen Pirates in a pirate crews that are primarily fishman based it appears customary to have the crew's jolly roger tattooed somewhere on the person's body, showing allegiance to a crew.
Beliefs
Their view of life under the sea is dominated by their views that they should rule over all other fish in the sea. They also hate humans for the years of oppression and slavery that they suffered. This is not shared among all fishmen though.
Exemplars of Ambition
Fishmen who seek adventure are the most daring and ambitious members of a daring and ambitious race. They seek to earn glory in the eyes of their fellows by amassing power, wealth, and fame. More than other people fishmen champion causes rather than territories or groups.
Fiishmen Names: (Male) Ander, Blath, Bran, Frath, Geth, Lander, Luth, Malcer, Stor, Taman, Urth; (female) Amafrey, Betha, Cefrey, Kethra, Mara, Olga, Silifrey, Westra; (surnames) Brightwood, Helder, Hornraven, Lackman, Stormwind, Windrivver
Fishman Traits
It’s hard to make generalizations about fishmen, but your fishman character has these traits.Ability Score Increase
Your Strenght increases by 2 and you Dexterity by 1.
Age
Fishmen reach adulthood in their early teens and live less than a century.
Size
Fishmen vary widely in height and build, from barely 5 feet to well over 6 feet tall. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet. Your base swimming speed is 40.
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