Sanyassan
Visual Characteristics
Skin Color Gray, green, pink, purple Hair Color Black, white Eye Color Yellow, blue, gray Distinctions Simian faces, four-fingered hands
Physical Characteristics
Height 6'5" +1d4" Weight 187 lb. x(2d12) lb.
Sociocultural Characteristics
Homeworld Sanyassa IV Language Sanyassan
Biology and Appearance
The Sanyassans are a reptilian, humanoid species from the stormy world of Sanyassa IV, located in the Inner Zuma Region. They have ape-like faces, scaly skin, and a tall stature. They often engage in piracy as the scourge of their native Moddell sector since ancient times. In the wider galaxy, the sentients have the reputation of being fierce fighters with short tempers and minimal intelligence, which has led many Sanyassans to become bodyguards and mercenaries.
Society and Culture
The Sanyassans were thought to have had an advanced society and culture, but those days are long gone by the time of the Galactic Civil War. In its better known form, the Sanyassan society is divided into clanic structures—united groups of households tracing descent from a common ancestor. There exists a form of aristocracy, but social standing is gained by force, rather than birthright. The Sanyassan upper class consists mainly of the strongest and tallest individuals and shows strong social prejudices against dwarfs. Their culture is brutal, based on warfare and exploitation of the weak. These fierce brawlers are renowned for their bad tempers and low intellect. Despite their aggressive nature, the Sanyassans are social beings and do not feel comfortable while alone. They prefer to be in large groups. They also enjoy having arm-wrestling contests, playing cards with each other, feasting in banquet halls, and drinking alcohol while clinking their cups together with loud guffaws.
Names
Sanyassan names are typically one word.
Names. Dranjat, Jorak, Krenna, Kresho, Luryk, Maygo, S'Zingo, Terakaya, Urkreg, Vortek, Zaykul.
Sanyassan Traits
As a Sanyassan, you have the following special traits.
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.
Age. Sanyassans reach adulthood in their late teens and live for about 70 years, with some known to live over a century.
Alignment. Sanyassans have a brutal culture rife with warfare; as such many Sanyassans lean towards a Dark alignment by other culture's standards.
Size. Sanyassans typically stand between 6 and 7 feet tall and weigh 187 lbs. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Aggressive. As a bonus action, you can move up to your speed toward an enemy of your choice that you can see or hear. You must end this move closer to the enemy than you started.
Grim Humour. Sanyassans display a grim and sadistic sense of humor, laughing when they witness another creature's pain. Once per round, when a creature you do not consider to be an ally takes more than 20 damage from a single source, you can choose to gain advantage on the next attack roll you make against that creature before the start of its next turn.
Menacing. You gain proficiency in the Intimidation skill.
Savage Attacks. When you score a critical hit with a melee weapon attack, you can roll one of the weapon’s damage dice one additional time and add it to the extra damage of the critical hit.
Weapon Training. Sanyassans are skilled in the art of close combat. You are proficient with two martial vibroweapons of your choice.
Languages. You can speak, read and write in Galactic Basic and Sanyassan. Sanyassan is a deep, guttural language that causes sentences to sound like barked orders.