Pallina (palˈli.na)
The Pallina are a race of wildcats that live in the dark, generally in the forested mountains of the Pallina Tribes. They are normally nocturnal but those who travel outside of their homeland will usually adapt to better fit in with the rest of society. However, living in the light never becomes natural leading to a stressful life and often to them moving back to the tribes.
Most of the Pallina's societies are matriarchal societies where the males leave the tribe as they come of age and roam individually between tribal areas. This leads to a very dynamic nature of the tribes as there is no rules that are followed. If a female Pallina is ready, she will go to the outskirts of the tribes to find a suitable mate, and then either chooses to take her litter back to the original tribe, to the tribe of the male Pallina, or start her own tribe with her litter. There is no single known authority on which tribes exist.
DND 5e Statblock
Pallina
The Pallina represent predation and hunting, especially during the nighttime. They are especially good at scouting ahead and covering tracks behind due to their affinity to nature. While they don’t seek out power, once they have a goal in mind, they are ruthless in how they achieve that goal and don't accept any other way for an answer.
race features:
Darkvision: You have a cat's keen senses, 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. Scout: Your keen senses lend themselves well to scouting. You have proficiency in Insight, Perception and Survival skills. Cat’s Claws: Your claws are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike. If you do, you may use your bonus action to make an attack with a second claw. You don’t add your ability modifier to the damage of the bonus attack, unless that modifier is negative. Climbing: Your claws are sharp which allows you to climb with a speed of 20 feet. Jumping: Whenever you make a long or high jump, you can roll a d8 and add the number to the number of feet you cover, even when making a standing jump. This extra distance costs movement as normal.
Darkvision: You have a cat's keen senses, 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. Scout: Your keen senses lend themselves well to scouting. You have proficiency in Insight, Perception and Survival skills. Cat’s Claws: Your claws are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike. If you do, you may use your bonus action to make an attack with a second claw. You don’t add your ability modifier to the damage of the bonus attack, unless that modifier is negative. Climbing: Your claws are sharp which allows you to climb with a speed of 20 feet. Jumping: Whenever you make a long or high jump, you can roll a d8 and add the number to the number of feet you cover, even when making a standing jump. This extra distance costs movement as normal.
Size: Small - 3 ft length, 2.5 ft height, 10 lbs weight, 1.5 ft tail length
Feats
Dextrous Strikes
Pallina
You have trained with your claws such that you can make precise attacks with them.
- Increase your Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
- When you attack with your claws you can choose to use your Dexterity modifier for both the attack roll and the damage roll instead of the normal Strength modifier. When you make a bonus attack using Dexterity, you add your Dexterity modifier to the damage of the bonus attack. You may also choose to deal piercing damage instead of slashing.
Bite Attack
Pallina
You have learned how to use your teeth as a weapon.
- Increase your Strength score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
- Your jaws are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal piercing damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier, instead of the normal bludgeoning damage for an unarmed strike. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a Strength saving throw (DC 8 + your proficiency bonus + you Strength modifier) or be knocked prone.
Basic Information
Anatomy
The Pallina are a race of Wildcats. Generally those to the west of the Settentrionale Mountains and Meridionale Mountains are closer to European Wildcats and those to the east are closer to African Wildcats, however, there is so much in fighting and changes to the tribes that this is not a hard or fast rule.
Their fur is coloured and can be patterned in various ways. Common colours are white, black grey and orange, but many other colours also exist. Common patterns found are spots, stripes and circles, and their bellies are often a different colour. Their fur is normally on the shorter side, especially since shorter fur helps hide their precense when hunting prey or when they are being hunted.
They are generally smaller creatures, averaging 3 ft in length and 2.5 ft in height with a 1.5 ft long tail. Average weight is around 15 lbs. However, their size and weight varies about 50% in each direction. They are usually long and lanky but can bulk up with specifc workout routines and diets.
European Wildcat
African Wildcat
Genetics and Reproduction
They have spiral penises, like ducks.
Dietary Needs and Habits
The normal food supply of the Pallina is small game that lives around them, however, Pallina that have better adapted to civilization have found diets of cooked foods complimenting meats to be just as nutritious, and often much cheaper. The larger tribes that live on arable land have also discovered this and have setup farms to help keep a consistent food supply for a larger population.
Additional Information
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
Pallina excel in both sight and smell. They are able to see in the dark, though it is harder for them to see colour the darker it is. Their keen sight and smell allows them to excel in their hunting role as they are very proficient at tracking prey and covering their tracks incase they are being tracked.
Average Height
2.5 ft
Average Weight
15 lbs
Average Length
3 ft / 1.5 ft tail
Geographic Distribution
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