Triton
Hailing from the Elemental Plane of Water, Tritans are warriors that defend the world from the threats of evil creatures that slip from their home plane. They are stalwart, if prideful in their role as they see themselves as the guardians of the world.
Prideful and Pretentious Protectors
Tritons are a very proud people, with many biases and preconceptions as a result of their way of life. Having spent centuries protecting the world from supposed great evils under the sea, they believe they are entitled to a certain amount of fealty and respect from other races, something that is rarely acknowledged due to the lack of awareness many people hold for the Triton. Their isolation from the rest of the world also leaves them ignorant of the grand achievements of other civilizations or struggles the rest of the world have dealt with. When they are aware of such things, they consider them minor compared to the Tritons' attempts to protect the world.
Despite this, the Triton are noble and kind-hearted people who value the world and other races. Their arrogance aside, they will readily sacrifice themselves to protect others, willing to fight and die for the other races of the world. They harbor a sense of guilt over allowing the evils of the Elemental Plane of Water to threaten this world, and feel a need to make up for this crime. The fact that their name, "Triton", translated to "Guardian" in their language, is an example of their heroic nature.
Noble Aquatic Warriors
Tritons are a humaniform race, notable in their many underwater adaptations that rendered them visually distinct from other humanoid races. Their skin is most commonly a deep-blue but has also been known to appear as pearl, light green, or in rare cases, other mutant colors. Their hands and feet are webbed, and they have minor dorsal fins that run from their mid-calf and end at their ankles. They are notably shorter than humans, averaging around 5 ft tall. Triton hair tends to be dark blue or dark green and is worn in the form of long, flowing "manes".
Triton men typically cut their hair around five inches past their shoulders, braiding it to keep it out of their eyes. While Triton women occasionally follow this rule, they have also been known to let it flow free. Triton hair does not grow within two inches of the base of their pointed ears, giving the appearance that it had been shaved there. When heading into combat, they often bind their hair into styles such as tight ponytails, so as to maintain visibility. They are also known to weave pieces of coral or metal into their hair for emergency use as bludgeons. Triton eyes typically seem to vary between brilliant shades of green or blue. If seen in standard lighting their eyes appeared similar to a human's. In dim lighting, their pupils expanded greatly to allow for better sight in the dark, sometimes turning the entire eye black.
Revolving Around the Sea
They originate from the Elemental Plane of Water and their lives revolve around the sea. Their clothes and weapons are made from resources found in the sea so that they can withstand great pressure and not rust due to seawater. They cook and refine metal in volcanic vents and source all they need from the sea. Their dedication to fighting for good has earned them boons from many powerful creatures and deities of the deep who will go out of their way to empower especially mighty and heroic Tritons.
Hailing from the Elemental Plane of Water, Tritans are warriors that defend the world from the threats of evil creatures that slip from their home plane. They are stalwart, if prideful in their role as they see themselves as the guardians of the world.
Prideful and Pretentious Protectors
Tritons are a very proud people, with many biases and preconceptions as a result of their way of life. Having spent centuries protecting the world from supposed great evils under the sea, they believe they are entitled to a certain amount of fealty and respect from other races, something that is rarely acknowledged due to the lack of awareness many people hold for the Triton. Their isolation from the rest of the world also leaves them ignorant of the grand achievements of other civilizations or struggles the rest of the world have dealt with. When they are aware of such things, they consider them minor compared to the Tritons' attempts to protect the world.
Despite this, the Triton are noble and kind-hearted people who value the world and other races. Their arrogance aside, they will readily sacrifice themselves to protect others, willing to fight and die for the other races of the world. They harbor a sense of guilt over allowing the evils of the Elemental Plane of Water to threaten this world, and feel a need to make up for this crime. The fact that their name, "Triton", translated to "Guardian" in their language, is an example of their heroic nature.
Noble Aquatic Warriors
Tritons are a humaniform race, notable in their many underwater adaptations that rendered them visually distinct from other humanoid races. Their skin is most commonly a deep-blue but has also been known to appear as pearl, light green, or in rare cases, other mutant colors. Their hands and feet are webbed, and they have minor dorsal fins that run from their mid-calf and end at their ankles. They are notably shorter than humans, averaging around 5 ft tall. Triton hair tends to be dark blue or dark green and is worn in the form of long, flowing "manes".
Triton men typically cut their hair around five inches past their shoulders, braiding it to keep it out of their eyes. While Triton women occasionally follow this rule, they have also been known to let it flow free. Triton hair does not grow within two inches of the base of their pointed ears, giving the appearance that it had been shaved there. When heading into combat, they often bind their hair into styles such as tight ponytails, so as to maintain visibility. They are also known to weave pieces of coral or metal into their hair for emergency use as bludgeons. Triton eyes typically seem to vary between brilliant shades of green or blue. If seen in standard lighting their eyes appeared similar to a human's. In dim lighting, their pupils expanded greatly to allow for better sight in the dark, sometimes turning the entire eye black.
Revolving Around the Sea
They originate from the Elemental Plane of Water and their lives revolve around the sea. Their clothes and weapons are made from resources found in the sea so that they can withstand great pressure and not rust due to seawater. They cook and refine metal in volcanic vents and source all they need from the sea. Their dedication to fighting for good has earned them boons from many powerful creatures and deities of the deep who will go out of their way to empower especially mighty and heroic Tritons.
Traits
Emissary of the Sea
You can communicate simple ideas to any Beast, Elemental, or Monstrosity that has a Swimming speed. It can understand your words, though you have no special ability to understand it in return.
Guardian of the Depths
Adapted to the frigid ocean depths, you have Resistance to Cold damage.
Amphibious
You can breathe air and water.
Innate Spellcasting
You can cast the following spells using your WIS score as your Spellcasting ability without requiring material components or expending spell slots. 1/Long Rest: Fog Cloud, Gust of Wind At 3rd level 1/Long Rest: Water Walk
Favored of the Sea
You can trade an ability score improvement for one of the following items as many denizens of the sea including deities favor Tritons: 4th level- Mariner’s Armor or Cloak of the Manta Ray 8th level- Trident of Fish Command or Javelin of Lightning 12th level- Bowl of Commanding Water Elementals or Tentacle Rod 16th level- Staff of Thunder and Lighting or Conch of Teleportation 19th level- Ring of Elemental Command: Water
Language
Aquan, Primordial