Racosa
A race made by Arron
Dwelling amongst the trees of certain dense forests, the semi-reclusive Racosa are Raccoon like humanoids focused on their own safety. Slow to trust those of other races if at all, they gather what information they may need by spying on wandering travellers through their territory. Some brave Racosa even daring to steal supplies from them should they think they can get away with it or are desperate enough to need them. Even then, they only take as much as they need, though some have a weakness for shiny objects. With the Racosa being mostly nocturnal (though it's not uncommon for some to be active during the day), it is best for one to keep an eye on their things at night in the forest territory of the Racosa.
Nimble Foragers
The Racosa are quite resourceful. They build their homes in the branches of strong trees, usually fruit bearing ones with wide branches, and even have small towns or cities in the branches with structures made completely of wood. Their hands are so skilled at working the wood that they don't even need to cut into the trees to affix their structures.
Racosa names
The Racosa don't tend to name their offspring, so they don't always receive a name. They usually call their family by their relation to them (i.e. always calling their father "Father", their cousin "Cousin" etc.) Any non-related Racosa are often addressed as simply "Friend". Their town's leader is referred to as either Leader or Mayor. If one does have a name it may be one taken for themselves after hearing it spoken by some passing creature or other humanoid. It's not uncommon for them to have a name borrowed or overheard from the travellers passing through their forest, and it's also quite common for some to name themselves after objects. (Corner, Haystack, Barrel and Glasses for examples.)
Racosan Religion
Racosan religion is not unlike many of the others. They have a central deity that they tend to worship beyond all others. She is the creator of the Racosan race. Her name is Ralia, but many simply refer to her as the Great Mother Ringtail. She is the goddess of luck, stealth and trickery. There's actually numerous stories that say at one time, the racosa's tails were bare with no rings upon them. While none can agree which is correct, they do agree it came about from something befalling Ralia herself, she and all racosa now having the rings raccoon tails are known for. The holy symbols Ralia is known for are a four leaf clover as well, an image of a raccoon mask in a cloud with three stars and a crescent moon shown behind it.
Mysterious Recluses
Not much is known of the Racosa to the outside world as they like to keep to themeselves. Their history is a closely guarded secret. And their way of life is mainly unknown, due them keeping to themselves within said forest homes. It is quite uncommon to see a racosa outside of it's town, and because of such, most who see one are either wary of them or curious and intrigued. Many may even find them as a 'person' of interest.
Symbol of Ralia
Racosa Traits
Ability score increase: Your dexterity increases by 2 and your Intelligence increases by 1
Age: Racosa have a lifespan equivelant to humans
Languages: You can speak, read and write Common, Racosan and one extra language of your choice.
The Racosan language is basically an assortment of chittering, growls and hissing, it's written language appears as surprisingly intricate clawmarks as the Racosa use their claws to write. Whether into a piece of wood or dipping a claw into some ink and writing upon a piece of paper.
Alignment: Racosa tend to be somewhat chaotic, unpredictable and almost always curious. They are rarely evil.
Size: Racosa average between 2 feet to 4 feet. Your size is small.
Speed: Your base walking speed is 30ft
FancifuL Forager: You gain proficiency with two of the following skills of your choice: Perception, Nature, Stealth, Survival and Medicine
Strong Stomach: When it comes to rotting food, nothing non-magical you eat can make you sick. However, it only gives half as much health/nutrition as it normally would. (Or less pending DM discretion.) Poisons still act as normal.
Trash Panda: Racosa have uncanny luck when finding food in a city or town. You have advantage on Survival checks for finding food when searching through refuse in a civilization. (As in bins, dumpsters and other trash containers/piles. )
Squirmy: Racosa are capable of slipping themselves into incredibly small spaces and as such, have advantage on acrobatics checks made to escape grapples or to escape bindings, and may move at full speed (instead of half-speed) while squeezing through small areas They gain advantage on dexterity saving throw to avoid being ensnared or entangled.
Darkvision: Racosa having a history of being nocturnal, you can see in dim light within 60ft of you as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Nimble Claws: Racosa spend their lives using their claws to climb trees. Because of your claws, you have a 20ft climbing speed. In addition, your claws are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to ld4 which can be calculated using either your Strength or Dexterity modifier for both the attack roll and damage bonus. You are proficient with your claws.
Character Art done by Myke Greywolf. Character belongs to me.
