Yautja (5e Race)

Yautja

Physical Description

By Alejandro Olmo

Yautja are physically distinguished from humans by their greater height, arthropod-like mandibles and long, hair-like appendages on their heads that are set into their skulls. Their bodies are resilient to damage, capable of recovering from multiple gunshot wounds and radiation doses which would be fatal to humans. They are also capable of enduring excruciating pain. Yautja are much stronger than humans, having the ability to easily outmatch a conditioned adult human male and shattering solid concrete with their bare hands. They are also skilled climbers, and will readily move through trees or across rooftops in pursuit of prey. Though capable of surviving exposure in Antarctic temperatures for an extended period of time, Yautja have a preference for hot equatorial climates. Their blood is luminescent phosphor green in color. Their vision operates mainly in the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum

History

Yautja made contact with early human civilizations such as the Ancient Egyptians, the Khmer Empire, Aztecs, and Bouvetøya. Upon arriving on Earth, the Predators were worshipped as gods by humans, and they taught many of the civilizations how to build pyramids, but in return expected sacrifices of humans for use as hosts for huntable Xenomorphs the ultimate prey for initiates. The Predators returned to Bouvetøya every century to consummate the bargain, until, at one point in the ritual, the Xenomorphs spread out of control, resulting in the Predators detonating a bomb that obliterated the entire civilization. Relations between humans and Predators deteriorated from that time on; the Predators then viewed humans as little more than another quarry to hunt.

Society

Yautja culture revolves around the hunting and stalking of dangerous lifeforms. After making a kill, Yautja typically skin or decapitate the carcass, converting it into a trophy. If immobilized or at the brink of death, a hunter will activate the mass-explosive self-destruct-mechanism in his wristband, honorably erasing any trace of its presence to its prey. It is often alluded to that the reason Yautja hunt is not for sustenance or elimination of threats, but as sportsmanship or rite of passage, as they will normally attack only life forms that have the ability to provide them with a challenge. There are at least two different Yautja tribes, which are engaged in a long-lasting blood feud. The Yautja females are rare but are good warriors and respected hunters.

Yautja Names

Yautja birth names are virtually impossible for common pronunciation so Yautja are typically named after an action or something they have done.

Yautja Traits

The Predator. The Yautja known colloquially as the Predators or Hunters, are an extraterrestrial species characterized by their hunting of other dangerous species for sport and honor, including humans. The Yautja are a sentient, humanoid race that breathe an atmosphere similar to that of Earth's, but possess a level of technological advancement far in excess of anything available to humans. Super Predator. At character creation, if your dm permits it, roll a 1d100, if you get a 85 or higher you are allowed to become a Super Predator (Or Berserker Predator) a subspecies of the Yautja race. They are typically larger, stronger, and more aggressive than their smaller cousins, this effects certain aspects of the race.
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength or Dexterity and Constitution score each increase by 2. If you are a Super Predator your Strength or Dexterity and Constitution score increase by 3 and your Charisma decreases by 2.
Age. Yautja mature at 200 years old and, while the upper limit for age is not known, some have been known to live for hundreds or even thousands of years, though they are considered old at around 900 - 1500.
Alignment. The innate obsession with the hunt causes any lawful alignment to be difficult to maintain leading most yautja to be chaotic neutral.
Size. Yautja stand anywhere from 6'6" to over 7 feet tall, with some exceptional individuals passing 8 feet, and can weigh anywhere from 400 to 500 pounds. Your size is Medium or large.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 40 feet.
Unarmed Strikes. Through training and powerful build allows you are never unarmed. If you hit with your fists, you deal bludgeoning damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier. If you are a Super Predator you deal 1d6 + your Strength modifier.
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.
Relentless Endurance. When you are reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 hit point instead. You can’t use this feature again until you finish a long rest.
Massive Frame. Your size category is considered Large when calculating your carrying, lifting and weight capacity.
Mimicry. You are able to remember and mimic Simple sentences from other languages even if you do not understand them. You are able to Mimic any sentence you've heard within the last week.
Languages. You can speak, read and write Yautja, additionally you may read and write Common along one other language of your choice.

Random Height and Weight

Base Height	Height Modifier*	Base Weight	Weight Modifier**
6′ 6+''	+2d10	520 (with armor) lb.	× (2d6) lb.
*Height = base height + height modifier **Weight = base weight + (height modifier × weight modifier)

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