Coralian

Coralians are strange beings, straddling the line between construct and creature. Being made up entirely of coral, their rocky appearance can be off-putting, but is only the exterior shell of a species based in community.

Appearance

Animalian Coralians are hard to notice, being the only Animalian group that cannot speak. They live in reefs alongside non-sapient coral, sessile and comunicating through. Coralians are able to understand them with their Coral Sense feature, but all other species are unable to do so because of their non-reliance on language.

Hominid Coralians are tall and bulky, being covered in their vibrant calcium armor, which surrounds their softer bodies. Their calcium face plates, often shaped like crowned masks, are expressionless. Because of this, Coralians rely heavily on physical communication, being very animated in their movements while listening to others. It is possible to remove the calcium armor, though only a Coralian can remove their own. Underneath their armor is their Polypean body, hidden due to its vulnerability to attackers. Their skin can be many different colors, ranging from red, blue, and yellow to dark browns, blacks, and even whites. Under their skin, it is possible to see dots and lines that look like tattoos, but are actually parts of their bodies. In Coralian culture, it is extremely rare to show others your Polypean body, only being done on rare occasions or for medical purposes.

Statistics

ASI: When determining your character's ability scores, increase Strength by 2 and Constitution by 1.

Size: Coralians, despite their hulking stature, are smaller than one would assume. You are medium size.

Speed: Your base walking speed is 30ft. You also have a swim speed of 25ft when in your Innate Plate and 45ft when outside your Innate Plate.

Innate Plate: As a Coralian, you can secrete a calcium based substance while in seawater. This substance hardens around your body, creating a natural substitute for plate armor to surround your soft body. This armor has all the same attributes as Plate Mail, but can only be removed with your consent. If removed, the plate withers slowly, becoming blanched and brittle. To regrow the armor, you must spend a long rest underwater. You cannot wear armor over your Innate Plate, and it cannot be enchanted into a magical item like regular plate. It can, however, be infused by an artificer.

Amphibian: You can breath both water and air.

Coral Sense: You can communicate with Animalian Coralians as well as non-sapient coral.

Languages: You can speak, read, and write Common, Gourgle, and one language you and the GM agree upon.