Lapicentaur (5e Race)

Lapicentaur

“	All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you...	”
—Richard Adams, Watership Down

Physical Description

A lapicentaur also sometimes called "Bunny centaur" are similar to centaurs having the upper bodies, down to the waist, of muscular humans, displaying all the human variety of skin tones and features though they can be easily depicted as they tend to have rabbit-like muzzles, complete with whiskers, bucked teeth, large, highly sensitive ears, and rabbit eyes along with soft fur on their rabbit's lower half. The majority of their bodies are covered in a coat of short fur, most commonly in shades of brown, black, grey, and white. Lapicentaurs may grow to a height of five to six feet as adults, with females typically being bigger and more powerfully built than males. A Lapicentaur warrior prefers light or medium armor and takes pleasure in being powerful, quick, alert, and cunning. Although the average weight of a large female is closer to 770 pounds or more, although the average can weigh close to 730 pounds. Lapicentaurs, like their rabbit relatives, have excellent senses, notably hearing, and they frequently adopt a vigilant attitude even while at rest. They are therefore frequently seen by other humanoid races as jittery or scared.

Warrens

Lapicentaur communities known as warrens, which are often made up of several families with intricately entwined lineages, are the core of lapicentaur existence. Since each warren is essentially a clan, the few lapicentaurs that communicate with outsiders frequently use their warren names as surnames.

Warrens are constructed partially underground, much like traditional hobbit dwellings, frequently underneath small hills or downs. lapicentaur settlements, in contrast to hobbit villages, are connected underground, sometimes resulting in a baffling tangle of tunnels and corridors. Most warrens have just two entrances to the outer world, and all of the public areas are underground. Individual homes frequently have their entrances/exits, windows, etc. in wealthy warrens. More covert warrens could be concealed or even booby-trapped.

Unity, Order, and Strength

Lapine culture has a hierarchical collective leadership and is extremely strict and regimented. A council of elders, with a chief at its head, governs each warren. Chiefs prefix their names with the honorific -rah, which can be loosely translated as "prince" or "leader." The chief's position might range from civilizer to military dictator, although most warrens favor a more consultative, ad hoc democratic style.

In the majority of warrens, the council is in charge of the Owsla, or military caste, which is in charge of upholding the law and preserving the warren's security. As the most daring type of lapine, owsla place a high importance on discipline, courage, and honor. They are also the most likely to interact with outsiders.

Lapicentaur Names

Lapicentaur names had originated from Lapine names tend to reflect the natural world and are often unpronounceable by other races. For this reason, Lapine's usually give their names in Common when dealing with outsiders.

Male: Blackavar, Buckthorn, Campion, Celandine, Charlock, Chervil, Hawkbit, Hlao-roo, Hrairoo, Laburnum, Nightshade, Orchis, Sainfoin, Scabious, Speedwell, Thlayli, Threar, Vervain

Female: Anflellen, Betony, Clover, Flyairth, Hyzenthlay, Nelthilta, Nildro-hain, Nyreem, Thethuthinnang, Thrayonlosa, Vilthuril, Violet

Lapicentaur Traits

Sleek, fast, and alert, lapicentaur traits reflect their leporine ancestry.
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 1, and your Wisdom score increases by 1.
Age. Lapicentaurs mature and age at about the same rate as humans.
Alignment. Lapicentaurs may be any alignment, but tend to gravitate toward lawful and neutral alignments. Lapicentaurs are rarely chaotic.
Size. Adult lapicentaurs stand between 5-6 feet tall and weigh between 690-770 pounds. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 45 feet.
Darkvision. Accustomed to life in the warren. You can see in dim light within 60 feet 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.
Keen Senses. All lapicentaurs have proficiency in the Perception skill. In addition, you have advantage on all Perception checks that involve hearing.
Survivor. You have proficiency in one of the following skills: Animal Handling, Medicine, Nature, or Survival.
Language of the Hedgerow. Through a combination of body language, gestures, and sounds you can communicate simple ideas with Small or smaller creatures native to forests, woods, meadows, grasslands, deserts, wetlands, and any other habitats to which rabbits and hares are native.
Fey. Your creature type is fey, rather than humanoid.
Powerful Jumper. Lapicentaurs have extremely powerful leg muscles. You can use your Dexterity score in place of your Strength score in regards to jumping.
Claws. If your feet are unshod, you can use your claws to deliver an extra 2d4 slashing damage on a kick.
Obligate Vegetarian. Lapicentaurs cannot eat meat. If you do so you must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until you take a long rest.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common, and Sylvan. Other languages frequently spoken by Lapines include Elvish, and Draconic.

Random Height and Weight

Base Height	Height Modifier*	Base Weight	Weight Modifier**
5′ 0''	+2d6	690 lb.	× (1d6) lb.
*Height = base height + height modifier **Weight = base weight + (height modifier × weight modifier)

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