Tiki-Taka (5e Race)

Tiki-Taka

“	The jungle crawled with life, movement, and music, yet no natives were seen. That was until we came upon small wooden totems lodged in the ground. The natives then began to crawl out from the trees and brush. They all started chanting in noises that sounded nothing like any language known to us. The totem in my hand began to animate, almost as if it had been only sleeping, move and come to life, just the same as the others, jumping about. It was then that we realized this island, and it's people, were not of the ordinary.	”
—Penjar and the Island of Karatosha

Physical Description

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Tiki-Taka are small humanoids with it's most defining feature being what appears to be a wooden mask that appears to be part of their bodies. Although they tend to be green skinned, most human tones are available to them. The mask and it's design are dependent on where the tiki-taka originates. The mask is removable, but those who view what is under the mask has lost memory of what it looks like after they lose eye contact with it. Seeing the faces beneath the mask also has a tendency to cause temporary blindness, nightmares, or insanity.

History

The tiki-taka were once a large and thriving empire of native people from the island of Karatosha. Their society had a downfall when they were pushed out of their homelands and exposed to elements other than the tropics, however, over the years, this also allowed them to adapt to their environment. This led to the creation of another subrace of tiki-taka other than the standard tropic, volcanic, and tidal tiki's.

Society

Tiki-taka are generally very social and talkative creatures that because of this tend to live in tribes among their own, and have conflict with other tribes as well. If a tribe begins to suffer in strength, resources, or stability, they will leave the tribe and live alone, chatting to themselves and keeping themselves company.

Tiki-Taka Names

Tiki-taka names generally consist of clicking noises and caws similar to that of birds. The names tend to be short, 2 to 3 syllables at most and also do not have a gender alignment to them, being their names are made up of their native tongue. They rarelly use nicknames or surnames.

General: Shaka, Kiru, Kiki, Naka, Caru, Quiquini, Lilule, Shilika

Tiki-Taka Traits

Small natives of the island of Karatosha, finding mischief and adventure around every corner.
Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 2.
Age. Tiki-taka tend to outlive many of those around them, living for as much as up to 3000 years old, but they do not die once they've exceeded their lifetimes. They instead change into small wooden totems or tikis, regenerating their energy over a 100 year span. They will then return to the world as spastically as they left it. They mature during the first 100 years. If they are killed, they just leave the mask behind.
Alignment. Tiki-taka being as mischievous as they are, tend to lean towards a chaotic alignment. As for morals, they tend to do what they must to continue to live on and support their own. This generally leaves them neutral, although evil is not besides them.
Size. Tiki-taka are a naturally smaller race, rarelly taller than 5 feet. You are small.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 25 feet.
Darkvision. 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.
Mimicry. The tiki-taka can mimic sounds they have heard, including voices. A creature that hears the sounds they make can tell they are imitations with a successful Wisdom (Insight) check opposed by the tiki-taka's Charisma (Deception) check.
Languages. You speak Tiki, which is a language of clicks, clacks and gutural sounds, written with the dwarven script. They can read and write common, but can't speak it.
Subrace. The tiki-taka have what would essentially be subraces in most scenarios, but instead, the only physical difference between each tiki-taka is the design of their mask, be it that it was carved in a different style or of different material. These differentials include the Tiki of the Volcano, Tiki of the Tropics and the Tiki of the Tides. Choose one.

Tiki of the Volcano

Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 1.
Mask of Stone. The mask that this subrace of tiki-taka have are carved out of stone, giving them a natural armor of 10 + your Constitution modifier. If an armor leaves you with a smaller AC, you can use your natural AC. Shield benefits apply as normal.
Way of Fire. You know the Produce Flame and the Firebolt cantrip. Wisdom is the spellcasting ability for this.
Hot-Headed. You have resistance to fire damage.

Tiki of the Tropics

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 1.
Friend or Foe. You know the Friends and the Message cantrips. Wisdom is your casting ability for this spells.
Natural Climber. You automatically succeed any saving roll to climb as long as you are not encumbered.
Natural Native. You are proficient in the Survival skill.

Tiki of the Tides

Ability Score Increase. Charisma increases by 1.
Ocean Dweller. You can breath air and water.
One with the Tide. You know the Shape water and the Ray of frost cantrips. Wisdom is the spellcasting ability for this spells.
Ocean heart. You don't need to drink, but you can if you want to. You can drink salt water with no penalties.

Random Height and Weight

Base Height	Height Modifier*	Base Weight	Weight Modifier**
3′ 00''	+2d12	45 lb.	× 1 lb.
*Height = base height + height modifier **Weight = base weight + (height modifier × weight modifier)

Suggested Characteristics

When creating a Tiki-Taka character, you can use the following table of traits, ideals, bonds and flaws to help flesh out your character. Use these tables in addition to or in place of your background's characteristics.

d6	Personality Trait
1	Curiosity can overwhelm my judgement.
2	The World spins in it's own way. As do I.
3	I tend to get twitchy when I'm excited about something.
4	I hate when I explain something, and no one understands.
5	I don't like other people, and prefer isolation.
6	"Do you want to see a shrunken head?"

d6	Ideal
1	Beauty can be found in something as insignificant as the sand. (Good)
2	The World spins as it does, I am merely an element of it. (Neutral)
3	The World would be beautiful aflame and I wish to be the cause of such beauty. (Evil)
4	I will not kill, unless I must, or it is deemed necessary. (Lawful)
5	The World spins, as do it's inhabitants, many would be wise to not fall behind. (Chaotic)
6	The Spirits are with me, as I am with them. Their desires are my own, and their will mine as well. (Chaotic)

d6	Bond
1	Tribe is family, family is everything.
2	My mask is what I am, it is me.
3	My tribe banished me, so now, here I am.
4	I wish to know how the world turns, and the balance that makes it.
5	I watched my tribe fall to another tribe. I will have my revenge.
6	I was found alone, and was taken in by another tribe. I owe them my life.

d6	Flaw
1	I tend to fidget with and break things that aren't mine.
2	Shiny things draw my attention very easily.
3	I'm very slow to trust those who do not give a gift first as a token of friendship.
4	I get carried away at times with my practices, such as almost sacrificing my friends.
5	I lose focus very easily, and will begin to daze off into nothingness.
6	"Do you want to become part of my shrunken head collection?"

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