Troig
Visual Characteristics
Skin Color Pale, brown, black, yellow, orange, green, red, pink Hair Color Brown, green, pink Eye Color Brown, yellow, orange, green, red Distinctions Two heads, long tail, four arms
Physical Characteristics
Height 6'5" - 6'7" Weight 250-300 lb.
Sociocultural Characteristics
Homeworld Pollillus Language Troig
Biology and Appearance
Troigs are a two-headed, multi-limbed, sentient species. The majority of Troigs have two heads and four arms, with one head controlling one set of arms independently of the other; nevertheless, most Troigs have only one primary hand and three off hands. Each head exhibits its own personality and volition.
Troigs with more than two heads are rare but celebrated in Troig culture. Heads remain constantly aware of one another, a circumstance that affords members of the species great awareness of their surroundings.
Each of a Troig's heads can exhibit radically different features, their faces are generally narrow with a roughly humanoid structure of two eyes, a nose, and a mouth. The eyes are wide-set and featured slit pupils.
The necks that support each head are long and agile and split from a common source at the top of the torso. There they meet a sunken chest that supports the four shoulders, each attached to an arm. The two pairs of arms are situated one before the other such that the Troig has a frontmost and rearmost set, the forward pair situated slightly closer to the ground than the back pair. The arms are attached to three- or four-fingered hands with gray claws.
The chest meets a plump abdomen whose flesh comes to a protruding crest at the median that extends from the sternum and down to the groin. A wide posterior and hips lead to two relatively short, thickset, digitigrade lower limbs with knobby ankles at their midpoints and conical, three-toed hooves at their extremities. A long, whiplike tail with a spiked, knobby bulge at its end grows from the posterior.
Troigs sport several possible skin colorations. Often each of a Troig's heads displays a different color scheme; one green head and one red head is the most common pattern for two-headed Troigs. Even on the body, a single individual couls have skin that varies in hue from one body part to another, like a dominant skin tone with a paler shade on the underbelly and the insides of the arms and legs. Alternatively, a Troig might have one primary color mottled with another. Wrinkles cover the hide, often forming complex patterns. For instance, the skin of the necks and arms is striated with bands of deep-set creases.
Society and Culture
Troigs are thought to be unique in the galaxy for having separate personalities that share the same body. Still, the degree of the heads' individuality is a matter of debate in medical and philosophical circles. On the one hand, the heads act together to create a single sense of identity for a single Troig. A Troig's heads have a symbiotic relationship of mutual interdependence; they look out for one another such that it is extremely difficult to surprise a Troig. Indeed, certain personality traits are common among Troig heads, such as outgoing conviviality and curiosity. On the other hand, the heads exhibit personalities that are unique from one another, and each thinks independently to the point that a Troig might even have an argument with itself.[4] The complexities of their multiple heads and personae give problems to grammarians as well, since discussing Troigs brings up issues of whether to refer to a single entity with multiple personalities with singular or plural pronouns, and whether to refer to the entity as one Troig or as multiple Troigs. In general, however, common Basic practice is to count as one entity and use singular forms of words for the complete biological entity rather than the individual heads or personalities.
For a two-headed Troig, the left head is referred to as Saprah. The head is considered to be the source of "blood humors" that regulate powerful emotions such as anger, love, and passion. The right head, meanwhile, is called Saprin. It is thought to be the source of "breath humors," which controll the Troig's senses of cunning, faith, and loyalty. The rare Troigs born with more than two heads are highly revered in their society to the point of becoming celebrities.
On their homeworld, Pollillus, Troigs hold standard occupations, such as that of a diplomat. They have access only to relatively primitive technology. Nevertheless, their natural ability to multitask supports thriving crafts industries on Pollillus. Some Troigs eschew most clothing and go about nude. Others wear clothing, such as trousers and vests. Hairstyles are equally varied, with some Troigs wearing their locks in topknots and growing out mustaches and beards with beads strung over them. Troigs live together in population centers. Those Troigs who emigrate from Pollillus are able to adapt to galactic-standard technology.
Troigs are talented linguists. If one head learns a language, all heads can instinctively understand what the partner said.
Names
Each head has its own name; the full being takes their name by joining the heads' names with the infix sin. For instance, a Troig with heads named Fode and Beed becomes Fodesinbeed when referred to as a single entity.
Male Names. Fodesinbeed, Androosinliann, Dwuirsintabb
Female Names. Bla Bla Bla
Troig Traits
As an Sanyassan, you have the following special traits.
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 2, and your Dexterity score increases by 1.
Age. Unknown
Alignment. Troig culture depends on harmony between individualism and unity, causing most to tend toward the light side, though there are exceptions.
Size. Troigs typically stand at about 6 and a half feet tall and weigh around 250 lbs. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Natural Diplomats You are proficient in Persuasion.
Four-Armed Troigs have four arms which they can use independently of one another. You can only gain the benefit of items held by two of your arms at any given time, and once per round you can switch which arms you are benefiting from (no action required).
Two Heads. You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and on saving throws against being blinded, charmed, deafened, frightened, stunned, and knocked unconscious.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Galactic Basic, Troig, and one more language of your choice.