Atoan
Visual Characteristics
Skin Color Light to dark tones Hair Color Black, Red, Brown, Blond Eye Color Blue, Brown, Green Distinctions Thousands of small heart-like organs
Physical Characteristics
Height 4'8" +2d10" Weight 110 lb. x(2d4) lb.
Sociocultural Characteristics
Homeworld Atoa Language Atoan
Biology and Appearance
Atoans possess an outward appearance that resemble baseline Humans, though their internal structure lack a heart, rather having thousands of "hearts" throughout their bodies. This feature makes them faster and stronger, but also causes them bleed to death quickly. However, like Humans, they had lungs and a sternum.
Society and Culture
The Atoans are a sentient Near-Human species from the Atoan system in the Ghost Nebula. Atoan civilization is ruled by a theocracy, where head figures are known as High Priestesses. They believe in the Twenty-nine Atoan gods. Despite being native from the same sector as Umbara, Atoans speak their native language rather than Galactic Basic Standard on Atoa. This language is untranslatable even for protocol droids. They practice religious rituals considered unusual by others in the galaxy. Atoans are an advanced species, having at their disposal blasters, starfighters and floating cities.
Names
Atoans names are typically duosyllabic, with each syllable following a consonant-vowel pattern. There are no particular distinctions between masculine and feminine names. Surnames are not commonly used.
Names. Voca, Saro, Maru
Atoan Traits
As an Atoan, you have the following special traits.
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 2, and your Strength score increases by 1.
Age. Atoans reach adulthood in their early teens and live about 70 years, though some live to be over 100.
Alignment. Atoans are loyal to their theocratic state and see outsiders as expendable. Many follow a Lawful Balanced alignment, though there are exceptions.
Size. Atoans typically stand between 5 and 6 feet tall and weigh 130 lbs. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 35 feet.
Thousand Hearts. When you are reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 hit point instead. You can’t use this feature again until you finish a long rest.
Vitality. Your unusual biology gives you greater endurance compared to those with a single heart. You have advantage on Constitution saving throws.
Faster & Stronger. You have proficiency in the Athletics skill.
Faithful. You are considered to have expertise in the Lore skill when making checks related to religion.
Bleeder. Your decentralized circulatory system makes you susceptible to bleeding out. You have disadvantage on death saving throws.
Languages. You can speak and write in Galactic Basic. Addtionally, you can read and write in Atoan, a language that only you, other Atoans, and creatures that can speak and understand all languages understand. Atoan is not considered a "registered language" that protocol droids can understand.