Gallade (5e Race)

Gallade

Physical Description

Gallades possess an overall knightly appearance. Like their Gardevoir cousins, their skin is white, save for their arms and the upper half of their torso which is green. Their legs are very thick, and their waist is strangely egg-shaped. Their upper arms are thin, but their forearms, although rather thin themselves, are wider, ending in 3 fingers. Their elbows contain a retractable blade, causing their arm to double in length when retracted, which is used to fight off their enemies. They, like Gardevoir, possess a chest horn. They have red eyes and feather-like ears on either side of their head. Their hair is green and curves down the front of their face ending at their nose. A strange horn in the shape of a half-circle rests atop their head, teal in color, with a strip of that same color extending to the front of the hair where it curves.

There specimens of Gallade known to exist that have an altered coloration similar to their Gardevoir cousins. Their hair is a darkish blue coloration instead of green, their head-horn takes on a grey color, and their chest horn and eyes are instead orange.

History

The region of Sinnoh, where the mysterious Dawn Stones were discovered, is where Gallades were first discovered. The radiation emitted from the stones caused juvenile Gardevoirs, known as Kirlias, who got near them to develop into Gallades. Strangely enough, the only ones affected were male Kirlias. Although many plausible theories have been developed, no one has managed to come up with a concrete reason as to why this is the case.

Society

Gallades live primarily in the forest. Like Gardevoirs, they have an undying loyalty to those they care for.

Gallade Names

All Gallades are male, and thus have male names. This has given rise to the idea that all Gardevoirs are female, which is untrue. Their names are usually Elven, Sylvan, or Common.

Gallade Traits

Courteous creatures with an undying loyalty to those whom they share a close bond with.
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength, Dexterity and Wisdom scores each increase by 1.
Age. Gallades have a lifespan similar to humans.
Alignment. Gallades are almost always lawful good, with evil gallades being an extreme rarity.
Size. Gallades usually stand a little above 5 ft tall. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Indomitable Heart. When you are reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 hit point instead. You can’t use this feature again until you finish a long rest.
Heart of Justice. You are proficient in the Insight skill.
Elbow Blades. You have retractable blades that extend from your elbows and can use them to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength or Dexterity modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.
Psycho Cut. When you make a melee attack against a target, you may, as a bonus action, deal extra damage equal to your level + your Wisdom modifier. This damage is psychic. You may only use this trait a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier. You regain expanded uses of this feature when you complete a long rest.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and your choice of Elven or Sylvan.

Random Height and Weight

Base Height	Height Modifier*	Base Weight	Weight Modifier**
5′ 3″	+2d8	114 lb.	× (2d6) lb.
*Height = base height + height modifier **Weight = base weight + (height modifier × weight modifier)

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