Mukha-vale (5e Race)

Mukha-vale

“

Peril from the skies comes from us above, from sea, from the blue yonder!

”

Physical Description

The mukha-vale are described as humanoids having four long arms and long-fingered hands, such that they reach past their hips. They are lanky creatures, able to move about a ships masts with relative ease and speed, similar to how a monkey scales trees. Their bodies are covered in a thin layer of hair. The truly defining feature, however, of any mukha-vale is the mask that is bound to their face. It is described to be something like metal, attached to their very flesh. Removing it means death. The design of these masks vary from individual, and some have designs like horns, fangs, and so forth.

History

Mukha-vale claim ancestry from a god named Alf-Wahid. The god gave them masks to designate them as his own people. These masks are therefore sacred to the mukha-vale. To remove a mask from a living mukha-vale is death, whether from the grievous wound or some divine punishment as is ordained by their accounts. It is said that after Alf-Wahid granted them their masks, they became able to speak and think higher thoughts. This implies that mukha-vale descended from bestial creatures before being granted sapience by the god of the mask.

Society

All mukha-vale have a desire to travel. They are known to live as nomads of the sea, in large groups that command ships from when they are young. These floating mukha-vale shanties, as their groups are called, raise their families aboard rigs that vary based on the size of the shanty. Shanties can grow as large as 30 members aboard a barge. From a young age, mukha-vales raise their children to be well-versed in the art of seafaring and travel. They are known to stop and hop along islands and coasts, sometimes staying on land for months, before heading back out to sea and moving on.

Worship for the mukha-vale is based on habit and daily life more so than special behaviors. Since Alf-Wahid granted them intelligence, the mukha-vale believe that the pursuit of mental prowess is proper worship and gratitude to the god. Thus, mukha-vale are often curious and eager to learn new things. The pursuit of knowledge befits them as worldly explorers very well and they are avid learners of new cultures and languages.

Mukha-vale Names

Names for the mukha-vale are very varied due to them taking snippets of many cultures that they have learned from. The original base for their name is a form of Common practiced by dwellers of deserts and jungles.

Male: Al'Abrak, Libor, Khan, Senkah

Female: Sendra, Dhaki, Il'Atha, Akeh

Mukha-vale Traits

Four-armed islanders born of a masked god.
Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 2 and one other score of your choice increases by 1.
Age. Mukha-vale are a slow aging race, reaching full maturity at almost 30, and some elders reach upwards of 250 years old.
Alignment. Their adventurous spirit and open attitude often mean they are neutral, good, or chaotic. They are rarely evil.
Size. The mukha-vale are long-limbed, reaching upwards of 7 feet tall. However, their frames are lithe and skinny, and even the heaviest among them is rarely 200 pounds. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet. In addition, you also have a swimming speed of 25 feet.
Four-Armed. You have four arms instead of two; these additional limbs can hold objects and wield weapons as normal. Your arms get in each other's way at times; while wielding a two-handed weapon, you cannot benefit from a shield or wield a second two-handed weapon.
Seafaring. You have proficiency with Vehicles (Water), as well as one of the following skills: Nature, Acrobatics, Insight, or Animal Handling.
Able Agility. Living on both land and sea makes you quite pliable and able to withstand many things that try to knock you over. You have advantage on Dexterity saving throws against magic.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language of your choice.

Random Height and Weight

Base Height	Height Modifier*	Base Weight	Weight Modifier**
5′ 0''	+2d12	100 lb.	× (2d4) lb.
*Height = base height + height modifier **Weight = base weight + (height modifier × weight modifier)

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