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Chagrian

Medium species · Champala
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New in SW5eBrand-new SW5e trick: a medium amphibious race that breathes water and air, with acute low-light vision. You thrive underwater and on land, with distinctive lethorns, horns, and a forked tongue as flavor rather than crunch.✨
Chagrian
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Breathe underwater, 30-foot swim speed, darkvision, and advantage plus resistance against poison on a Dexterity-Wisdom frame.
Born as tadpoles and raised in water-filled tubs, Chagrians grow into stoic, law-abiding amphibians who wear red when they expect bloodshed.
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●●○weight · Amphibious, poison resist, swim
Ability focusDexterity-first with a Wisdom bump — a mobile, perceptive aquatic combatant.
Standout traits
  • Amphibious — breathe both air and water with no restriction
  • Natural Resistance — advantage on saving throws vs poison and resistance to poison damage
  • Swim — 30-foot swimming speed
!Outside of aquatic environments or encounters involving poison, three of four traits contribute very little — the kit is situationally narrow.
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Pairs witha Dexterity-based scout or operative class · an aquatic or amphibious campaign setting · a poison-resistant frontliner role

Biology and Appearance

Chagrians are born as tadpoles in clutches of three or more and raised in tubs of water in a family's private home. During this time, their arms, legs, and air-breathing lungs develop. Adult Chagrians are truly amphibious, retaining their ability to breathe underwater while also able to function without difficulty in air. They also possess acute low-light vision.

The average Chagrian stands taller than a Human. They are distinguished by two fleshy growths protruding from the sides of their heads, which they call lethorns. As they age, the lethorns thicken. Males also sport two horns growing from the top of their skulls. These were once used in underwater duels to attract a mate, and are seen as a sign of the males' strength and virility. Females lack the superior cranial horns, but had more pronounced and longer posterior head plates; these can reach halfway down their back. Chagrians also have very long black forked tongues.

Society and Culture

As a species, Chagrians are generally peaceful and law-abiding to the point of becoming stoic and obstinate. Many Chagrians are motivated only by basic desires such as sustenance, shelter, and healthcare. Chagrian government ensures that every citizen is cared and provided for, so the standard of living for the poorest Chagrian is high compared to the members of other species. Chagrians who expect violence often wear red.

Names

Chagrian names have a very melodic tone. Male names are typically shorter than female names. Surnames are familial.

Male Names. Bom, Chen, Fiet, Nedd, Touk

Female Names. Chavik, Dabai, Fisil, Oolya, Tinto

Surnames. Kassin, Molya, Nigna, Onirali, Treen

Distinctions. Horns (male), lethorns, black forked tongues

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1.

Age. Chagrians reach adulthood in their late teens and live an average of 75 years.

Alignment. Chagrians' peace-loving nature causes them to tend toward the light side, though there are exceptions.

Size. Chagrians typically stand between 5 and 6 feet tall and weigh 150 lbs. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Medium.

Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Amphibious. You can breathe air and water.

Darkvision. You have a keen eyesight, especially in the dark. 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.

Natural Resistance. You have advantage on saving throws against poison, and you have resistance against poison damage (explained in chapter 9).

Swim. You have a swimming speed of 30 feet.

Languages. You can speak, read, and write Galactic Basic and Chagri.