The Chitine (5e Race)
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The Chitine[edit]
Physical Description[edit]
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| By Tom Baxa |
A chitine is a four-armed creature covered head to toe in dark hair that usually stands at about 4 feet tall. Its six eyes can range in color from bright white to a dull yellow, even orange in rare cases. Their scrawny appearance can sometimes cause others to consider them weak. However, this is never the case, and one should never turn their back on a chitine. Their four arms allow for a heightened ability to climb, as well as to lift objects. They secrete an oily substance on their limbs that renders them immune to their own webs' stickiness.
History[edit]
Chitine were originally created by drow priests in a failed experiment to produce a slave race. Despite this failure, they were inducted into forced labor nonetheless. Under the drows, chitine were inducted en masse into the cult of Lolth. Only a century later, however, they rebelled against their masters violently and escaped the drow city of the Underdark. Escaping the roving eyes of the pursuing hunters, the chitine gathered and founded the village of Yathchol as their haven. There, they continually repelled attempts from the drow to hunt them out of existence. They have been recorded to negotiate with driders to attack drow cities, as well as forge defense pacts for their villages. Under guidance from the choldriths, the chitines have proliferated the reaches of their villages and webs.
Society[edit]
In the caverns of the upper and middle northern Underdark, chitine weave complex web systems which nestle their villages at the heart. Some are located in the underground forests as well, while others remain slaves within certain houses of drow. These webs are often built with labyrinthine design so drow and other unwanted visitors may get lost or ensnared and starve to death or become a meal. At the center of every village is a temple to Lolth, a religion they inherited from the drows. Choldriths, which are seen to be Lolth's chosen and blessed with wisdom, usually lead chitines as their priests, as well as village leader. Despite the two being a different race, they have built some symbiotic relationship over the spider goddess.
Chitine Names[edit]
Chitine were created from rituals of the drow, and therefore follow common drow naming practices. However, Those who were born to a colony usually have names easily pronounced around their mandibles, mainly consisting of hard consonants and long vowels. They are mostly unable to pronounce vocal consonants such as g, b, d, or r. Due to the nature of these names, as well as their general applicability, it is theorized chitine do not differentiate in names by gender. They are given one name by their parent which is a unique series of clicks, this is a name difficult for other races to pronounce and so they often create a new pronounceable name upon meeting another race.
Chitine Traits[edit]
Monstrous, multi-limbed arachnid creatures
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 1, Dexterity score increases by 1, Intelligence score increases by 2 and your Charisma decreases by 3.
Age. Chitine are fully functional within 24 hours of creation, but only live around 20 years maximum.
Alignment. While younger chitine serve their masters faithfully, as they grow older they tend to deviate from their lawful standpoint towards that of a chaotic nature. However, they will continue to seek only to please their masters or themselves, keeping them firmly in the alignment of evil.
Size. Chitine tend to keep their elven roots in their stature, albeit a bit shorter. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 35 feet, and your base climbing speed is 30 feet.
Encumbered: Each level of encumbered causes -5ft movement speed with a minimum of 5ft movement
Tetrabachial. You have four arms: You can hold four objects. Shields can be wielded as such:
1-2 Shields - +2AC ,
3 Shields - +3AC, 25% vision reduction,
4 Shields - + 4AC, 50% vision reduction, encumbered +1
Insect. For each 10lbs (Round up) over carry weight – encumbered + 1
Nictitating membrane. Visible light counts as one stage higher for you. You can only see in black and white at all stages of brightness. You have a nictitating membrane that can be closed/opened as a bonus action – Reducing visible light by one stage. Being in or aiming at bright sunlight forces you on your next turn to use your bonus action to close your nictitating membrane.
Light Sensitivity. Sudden flashes of light cause blindness (As a bonus action each turn you can roll a con save to recover your sight) and on a failed agility save - you to stumble up to 15 feet, losing all movement on your next turn.
Distance stumbled is calculated using a d8-
1-2 – No distance
3-4 – 5ft,
5-6 – 10ft,
7-8 – 15ft,
Direction is calculated using a d8-
1 – North,
2 – NE,
3 – East,
4 – SE,
5 – South,
6 – SW,
7 – West,
8 – NW.
Hitting into anything causes 1d4 bludgeoning damage.
If it was a creature, the creature has to take a dexterity save – On failure: The creature takes 1d4 bludgeoning damage and has half movement for their next turn.
trait5=Small but Mighty
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Undercommon.
Random Height and Weight[edit]
| Base Height |
Height Modifier* |
Base Weight |
Weight Modifier** |
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| 4′ 2'' | +1d10 | 65 lb. | × (1d4) lb. |
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*Height = base height + height modifier | |||
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