Homebrew Atalef Species Details

In the caves of the deepest jungle came the Atalef. According the origin that they believe in, they are not originally from this world. The original parents, Ata, the peaceful mother, and Lef, the warrior father, they came from a world where the ground was an incredibly dangerous place, full of colossal monstrosities. So most creatures lived on floating islands, coming down to the ground long enough only to harvest food.

When Ata and Lef were in their youth, they were taken away from not only their separate villages, but from their world. The one that took them told them they would be safe in this world, and would become a powerful people. The origin has mixed feelings about this person, so some call him the Savior and Protector, others, the Slaver and Kidnapper, for he charged Ata and Lef to protect the "day-walkers."

According to stories passed down from Ata and Lef, they were from a small people, but they both were the tallest of their entire regions, for Ata was far away in a land full of fruit while Lef was in a land where they were forced to hunt the giant beasts on the ground, according to the origin. However, many Atalef believe it is silly that they could have ever been small and were only large because their parents were carefully selected, and is considered myth.

Sanguivores

This peaceful people are feared and misunderstood. They embrace their relation to vampire bats, but consider vampires murders just as meat eater would be disgusted by cannibals. They keep flocks of animals, but they do not eat them. Instead they milk them, for their blood. They do this slowly, only taking a little bit from several beasts as not to take too much from any one creature. They do this, because that is what they drink. They are a peaceful but widely feared people. Because of this fear, they tend to live in far off plains away from other civilizations.

Carnivores

Following the teachings of Lef the warrior father. This group became far more tribal and eat meat, going out together to hunt down their prey. These tribes tend to fight each other and are very territorial. They say they follow the example carnivorous bats, but are really just tribal warriors that live in caves.

Frugivores

Frugivores are the followers of Ata the peaceful mother, who taught them to follow the example of fruit bats. They became the most peaceful people. They eat only fruit and some vegetables, and are the most likely to trade with other people. They are very friendly, and tend to be the most liked. The live in incredibly dense forests where the canopy blocks out the sun.

 

Night Guardians

Atalef see themselves as the night guardians, as they are one of the few nocturnal races. They take it upon themselves to guard other "more vulnerable" races from the horrors of the night.

 

Atalef Names

As they have higher pitched voices, there names tend to lack most guttural sound, being more able to flow.

An atalef of either gender may have one of these names: Yara, Uwa, Eona, Hela, Oyo, Weio, Iwe, Uyoa, Oweho, Ouha, Waha, Yohei, Ayi, Uhoha, or Ouwey. 

 

ATALEF BACKGROUNDS

Backgrounds that are most appropriate for atalef include the outlander, the city watch, and the far traveler.

The small communities of atalef are quite and peaceful, but are defenders of "day walkers". Some take this duty so far as to go out and become adventures, despite the difficulty of dealing with people who oddly choose to be up in the day. Those that do are usually rangers or fighters, constantly patrolling for outside threats.

 

 

Atalef Traits

Being amazing flyers, they see through the darkness of the night and pierce that darkness with their ears.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1.

Age

Atalef reach maturity by age 13. Compared to humans, atalef usually have a similar life span of 60 years.

Alignment

Being a more tribal people, they tend to be chaotic, but are rather peaceful and good, except for the Carnivore tribe.

Size

Atalef are about 8 feet tall. They have thin, lightweight bodies that weigh between 220 and 240 pounds. Your size is Large.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Flight

You have a flying speed of 40 feet. To use this speed, you can’t be wearing medium or heavy armor.

Darkvision

You can see 60 feet in the the complete dark.

Echolocation

120 feet of blindsight and advantage on perception checks with hearing. Blindsight is activated and makes as high pitched noise that creatures with acute hearing con perceive.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Undercommon, and Auran.