Jawa (3.5e Race)

Jawas

Personality

Jawas are scrappers and hagglers by trade, and are often obsessed with finding, scrapping, and reselling technology. They are often seen riding across the dunes of Tatooine in Sandcrawlers, scavenging any technology they can find, even if it's still in use. They are shrewd and cunning, but when not searching for technology to resell, their personalities can vary greatly.

Physical Description

Jawas are short, humanoid creatures with black skin, black hair, and glowing eyes of either red, yellow, or orange. They are always clothed in an insulated, waterproof cloak that covers their entire body, from infancy until their death. As they grow older, this cloak is hemmed to match their new height. A fully grown Jawa often has between 5 and 6 hems in their cloak.

Relations

Jawa get along with most races, even the notoriously aggressive Sand People of their home planet Tatooine.

Alignment

Jawa can be of any alignment, but most favor neutral alignments.

Lands

They are native to the a sand dunes of Tatooine, but Offworld Jawas can be found almost anywhere, having migrated from Tatooine on some type of transport ship.

Religion

Jawas do not tend towards any religion in particular, but many revere the technology that they scavenge and resell. They don't worship it, but it becomes very much an important part of their culture.

Language

Jawas speak Jawaese, a language only available to Jawa, as it involves verbal and scent-based communication. Jawa can also fluently speak Jawa Trade Talk, a simplified, verbal-only form of communication used in trade. While very uncommon, Jawas can also learn other languages.

Names

Male names: Dathcha, Bith, Pribok

Female names: Bede, Twava, Bhesel

Racial Traits

• +2 Dexterity, +2 Intelligence, −2 Strength. Jawas are agile and intelligent, but their small size makes them physically weaker.
• Humanoid. Jawas are humanoids that always wear cloaks to cover their bodies.
• Small: As a Small creature, a Jawa gains a +1 size bonus to Armor Class, a +1 size bonus on attack rolls, and a +4 size bonus on Hide checks, but his lifting and carrying limits are three-quarters of those of a Medium character.
• Jawa base land speed is 20 feet.
• Born Scrapper: Jawas are experts at taking apart and repairing mechanical things; from droids to starships. Jawas may use the Disable Device Skill to disassemble or repair any piece of technology. They may only repair something in this manner if they have 1 hour to study the technology first. In addition, Disable Device is always a class skill for the Jawa.
• Masters of the Trade: Jawas are excellent hagglers, and know how to make any deal go their way, even if they're not selling exactly what they say they are. They get a +2 racial bonus to Diplomacy and Bluff checks.
• Automatic Languages: Jawas start the game speaking Jawaese and Jawa Trade Talk. Bonus Languages: Jawas with a high Intelligence may learn any other language, save for secret languages.
• Favored Class: Jawas favor any class that involves technology.

Vital Statistics

Table: Jawa Random Starting Ages

Adulthood	Simple	Moderate	Complex
16 years	+1d6	+2d4	+3d4

Table: Jawa Aging Effects

Middle Age1	Old2	Venerable3	Maximum Age
30 years	60 years	80 years	+100 years
At middle age, −1 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At old age, −2 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At venerable age, −3 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha.

Table: Jawa Random Height and Weight

Gender	Base Height	Height Modifier	Base Weight	Weight Modifier
Male	2’ 8”	+2d4	55 lb.	× (1d2) lb.
Female	2’ 4”	+2d4	45 lb.	× (1d2) lb.

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