VOIDJAMMER 5E: Hurwaeti

HURWAETI (WIGGLES)

The hurwaeti are an ancient humanoid race distantly related to both sahuagin and lizard men. In space, they usually function as mercenaries, common crewmen, or occasionally as pirates, traders, or salvagers operating their own ships. The hurwaeti were once a great spacefaring race that had colonized many systems, spreading art, civilization, morality, and and philosophy favoring altruism and discipline throughout the spheres. But an ancient war broke up their empire and killed the brightest and most energetic individuals. The destruction stranded the hurwaeti colonists, leaving them to degenerate into the swamp and salt wiggles. The remaining spacefarers became impoverished wanderers, content to simply earn a living for themselves and their tribes.

Hurwaeti have dark olive-green hides and long limbs, webbed fingers and toes, and gnome-like faces with large ears, noses, and long, sharp chins. Adult hurwaeti often have short, sparse beards and tufts of coarse hair atop their heads. Venerable adults tend to have long beards, thicker tufts of hair, and bushy eyebrows. Hurwaeti favor simple clothing, usually long, brightly colored loin cloths, and belts and packs for carrying equipment.

Hurwaeti tribes are made up of clans, each ruled by an elder. The senior clan head – usually the oldest and wealthiest – governs the tribe. All disputes within the tribe are settled by appealing to the tribal chief. Priests are usually Druids or Clerics dedicated to Cosmos (especially his pessimistic aspects) and are often chiefs of clan-heads.

Hurwaeti Names

Hurwaeti tend to use lizardfolk names, with inflections of their own ancient cultures. Male Names: Aeia, Mitvia, Puddleglum, Vuella, Ida. Female Names: Simin, Oiert, Tuess, Aedo

Hurwaeti Traits:

The hurwaeti are an ancient humanoid race distantly related to both sahuagin and lizard men.

Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom increases by 2 and your Dexterity increases by 1.

Age. Hurwaeti mature at 30 years and live for 300 years.

Alignment. Most hurwaeti tend towards self-interest, and rarely develop the extremes of alignment.

Size. Adults are between six and seven feet tall and weigh from 190 to 230 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet, and you have a swim speed of 30 feet.

Leaper. You can long jump or high jump twice the normal distance.

Fog Cloud. You can cast fog cloud as a 1st-level spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. When you reach 5th level, you can instead cast it as a 2nd-level spell.

Spacefaring. You have proficiency with Vehicles (Spelljamming)

Hold Breath. You can hold your breath for 15 minutes.

Scales. If you are wearing no armor, your AC is 11 + your Dexterity modifier.

Languages. Common, Draconic