Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1.
Aqualish
SpeciesExpanded Content
At a glance
- Size
- Medium
- Homeworld
- Ando
- Language
- Aqualish
- Ability increases
- Strength +2, Charisma +1
- Distinctions
- Tusks, belligerent personalities, brawny stature
- Average height
- 5'5"
- Height modifier
- +2d10"
- Average weight
- 140 lb.
- Weight modifier
- x(2d4) lb.
- Skin colors
- Black, blue, green, or red
- Hair colors
- Black, brown, or gray
- Eye colors
- Black, blue, red, or brown
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Biology and Appearance
An amphibious species native to the planet Ando, the Aqualish people have two facial tusks which curve down over their mouths; a trait which added to their appearance as arachnids. These facial tusks are highly sensitive to heat and cold and are used for cracking open the hard shells of shellfish or burrowing through the swampy loam of their homeworld. Having finned hands and two bulbous black eyes, Aqualish are unable to manipulate most machinery or equipment developed by the galaxy's many species which designed these tools for beings with digits. As a result, Aqualish tend to remain on their homeworld. Aqualish are well known for their hair-trigger tempers that flare without reason.
While Force-sensitive Aqualish are rare, members of the species have trained as both Sith and Jedi, though they typically gravitate toward the former.
Society and Culture
The Aqualish hate the image they have in the galaxy as thugs, regardless of its veracity, and blame it on any- and everyone else. Because of this, the species are considered pariahs on Ando, which has a lower population of Aqualish than the galaxy itself. All Aqualish speak mutually intelligible dialects of the same language. Quarrelsome and thug-like, the Aqualish culture revolved around aggression and toughness, with diplomacy being one of their weakest attributes.
Names
Aqualish names are intended to sound strong. Surnames are not familial, but are chosen by each individual Aqualish.
Male Names. Bung, Gu, Opege, Soni, Tubop
Female Names. Cestirki, Duni, Iftu, Sifre, Umi
Surnames. Dogomurra, Julo, Kronem, Nidoal, Utix
Traits
- Ability Score Increase
- Age
Aqualish reach adulthood in their late teens and live less than a century.
- Alignment
Aqualish' aggressive personalities cause them to tend toward the dark side, though there are exceptions.
- Size
Aqualish stand between 6 and 7 feet tall and weigh around 190 lbs. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Medium.
- Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
- Arms Dealers
Whenever you make a Charisma (Persuasion) check related to buying or selling weapons, you are considered to have expertise in the Persuasion skill.
- Aggressive
As a bonus action, you can move up to your speed toward an enemy of your choice that you can see or hear. You must end this move closer to the enemy than you started.
- 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.
- Menacing
You have proficiency in the Intimidation skill.
- Swim
You have a swimming speed of 30 feet.
- Languages
You can speak, read, and write Galactic Basic and Aqualish. Aqualish is a harsh, guttural language. It's rare that other species bother to learn it unless they regularly interact with Aqualish.