I must admit that I only opened this thread to find out about the rainbow hippo girls....
Greetings!
Yes, very cool.
The Rainbow Hippo humanoids are known as the Paamnah. The Paamnah Harthak are a sub-race of the Khammah Harthak. There is another sub-race of the Harthak, known as the Rhaanu Harthak. The Khammah Harthak live far to the south, while the Rhaanu Harthak are mostly found in eastern and south-eastern lands. The Paamnah Harthak are generally found in western and northern regions, mostly in temperate or semi-tropical areas. Within the current campaign area, there are several Paamnah communities scattered about along various river networks, and also forming smaller communities on the fringes of large marshlands. The Paamnah Harthak greatly prefer to make their homes close to rivers, lakes, and other coasts, as well as near marshes, bogs, or swamps. The Paamnah are universally rainbow-coloured, and have vivid, brightly-coloured skin. Paamnah have eyes of a wide variety of colours, much like humans.
Paamnah Harthak (Harthak Sub-Race; Rainbow-Coloured Hippo Humanoid)
Medium Sized
Speed: 30-ft.
Alignment: Most are Lawful Neutral
Religion: Paamnah Animist Paganism; though other religions are also popular.
Natural Attacks: Unless using a weapon, a Paamnah may make one bite attack and one fist strike or kick per round. If using a weapon in melee, the Paamnah can make a bite attack, in addition to a number of appropriate melee weapon attacks, depending on the Paamnah's Charaacter Class.
Lifespan: 140 Years. Paamnah have similar life-cycles to humans in regards to childhood, adolescence, and aging in general. Paamnah have a somewhat extended early and middle adulthood, however.
Paamnah Harthak Height and WeightAverage Paamnah Height: 6'8"
Average Paamnah Weight: 360-lbs.
Height: Paamnah height is determined with 5'8" +2d12 inches. Thus, Paamnah are 5'10" to 7'8" in height. Average Height: 6'8". Weight: Paamnah weight is a base weight of 240-lbs +10-lbs X number of inches from the height modifier roll. (2d12). Thus, Paamnah are 260-lbs. to 500-lbs. in weight. Average Paamnah Weight: 360-lbs.
Paamnah Racial Attribute ModifiersStrength: +3
Dexterity: -2
Constitution: +2
Intelligence: -2
Wisdom: +1
Charisma: +2
Paamnah Food Consumption and DietPaamnah Harthak consume three to five times the standard food rations for a Human. Routinely, Paamnah must purchase or otherwise consume approximately 3-5 pounds of food per meal. Paamnah are also vegetarians, and eat primarily plants, grains, fruits, grasses, nuts, and vegetables. Three days of lesser food results in the Paamnah suffering a level of Exhaustion, which becomes progressively more severe, bringing death if not countered appropriately.
Semi-Amphibious: Paamnah are able to hold their breath while submerged for up to three hours.
Powerful Limbs: A Paamnah may attack in melee combat with either a strong fist strike, or a powerful kick. With either form of strike, the attack is a Natural Weapon and does 1d6+Strength modifier in damage. (Bludgeoning).
Acute Hearing and Smell: Paamnah have superior senses of hearing and smell. The Paamnah character gains advantage when making Perception Checks based upon hearing or smell.
Crushing Bite: The Paamnah have a large, broad mouth. Paamnah possess prominent teeth, and are able to bite opponents with a devastating, crushing bite. The Paamnah's Crushing Bite is a Natural Weapon, and does 2d6 +Strength Modifier (Bludgeoning or Piercing Damage), as appropriate. The Paamnah's powerful jaws and strong, tusk-like teeth can cause deep, terrible piercing wounds against an opponent. Likewise, the Paamnah thrash their large heads about, gripping and shaking an opponent, or simply bashing them with their snout and strong teeth, much like being struck by a hammer. The Paamnah's mouth has four prominent tusk-like teeth, with the rest of their mouth being filled with strong, grinding teeth. The Paamnah can partially retract their tusks into their mouths, so that when their mouths are closed or moving to speak, or other simple movement, their tusks are concealed.
Aquatic Rhythms: Paamnah are strong swimmers, and are very comfortable in aquatic environments. Paamnah heal wounds at a +25% bonus if submerged in water. Likewise, while submerged in water, a Paamnah requires only four consecutive hours of sleep to become fully rested. Outside of water, the Paamnah requires a full 8 hours of rest.
Agricultural Talent: Paamnah Harthak are naturally skilled in working with agriculture, and all such agricultural efforts produce a +20% bonus to all harvest or crop yields.
Rugged Physique: Paamnah have dense bones and a very strong and rugged physique, providing them with a -3 modifier on each damage dice from natural-effect damage, natural weapons, or damage from normal weapons.
Rainbow Skin: The Paamnah's brightly-coloured, vivid skin is widely celebrated for being very beautiful, as well as smooth, soft, and luxurious. Rainbow Skin can be harvested from Paamnah upon their death and used in the crafting of fine and wondrous clothing as well as beautiful leather products and items. The Paamnah's Rainbow Skin is mystical, and possesses inherent properties that make superior products far easier to craft.
Taste the Rainbow!: Upon death, a Paamnah's heart can be harvested. The mystical Rainbow Heart of Joy can be cut open, to reveal several pounds of fruit-flavoured chewies that can be consumed. Consuming the Rainbow Chewies from the Rainbow Heart of Joy produces temporary beneficial mystical properties. However, the Rainbow Heart of Joy is also infused with a small, though powerful Chaos Juice. The Chaos Juice infuses the fruit-flavoured chewies, and consuming the chewies also has a lasting, permanent effect upon the imbiber that has consumed the mystical chewies--the individual has a 50% chance of developing 1d3+1 Mutations. Furthermore, the consuming creature also genetically passes on mutations into their offspring, as the small Chaos Element within the Rainbow Heart has thus been released.
Armour and WeaponsPaamnah abide by appropriate armour and weapon restrictions for their character class. In general, Paamnah have a natural preference for lighter forms of armour and Light Shields (+1 AC), which tend to be more comfortable and provide greater mobility. For weapons, Paamnah favour larger melee weapons such as falchions, greatswords, battle-axes, greataxes, spears, and halberds. For missile or ranged weapons, the Paamnah are pragmatic and straight-forward in training and using light throwing axes, javelins, and shortbows. When using javelins, the Paamnah customarily also employ atlatls for use with their javelins. Paamnah are also fond of using weighted combat nets in which to constrain or arrest enemies, as well as lassos, both of which aid in subduing enemies and capturing them alive. Captured enemies can be useful for blood sacrifices to the Paamnah's gods, or likewise profitable in selling them into slavery, and thus enriching the whole tribe or community.
Community, Lifestyle and CulturePaamnah prefer to live in close-knit clans and tribes in the wilderness, spreading their tribal settlements out so as not to become over-crowded. Otherwise, Paamnah are a fairly civilized people, often organizing into more sophisticated rural villages and towns. The Paamnah villages and towns even in such a more advanced and civilized community, tends to be more strictly used as a center of government, craftsmanship, and trade, with most Paamnah wanting to spread their family groups out into the rural countryside, living close to nature. While somewhat decentralized in government and population density, the Paamnah tend to raise large families with many children, and overall support formidable rural populations. Paamnah families and clans tend to live fairly close together, and are able to readily help each other in times of need, or quickly organize a militia force of warriors on brief notice. Paamnah communities are generally unified and orderly, and are well-patrolled by heavily-armed tribal warriors or militia troops. Justice systems are straightforward and conducted by local courts, led by locally appointed magistrates. Paamnah culture embraces various communal customs, especially in regards to building simple homes for everyone, providing communal food supplies, and providing community healthcare for all members of society. Paamnah communities typically produce immense quantities of food, so that there is always a plentiful supply of food for everyone, regardless of their particular social status or profession in the community.
Paamnah families regularly eat meals at home together, though there is also an old tradition where the community hosts communal, group meals for breakfast and dinner within every neighborhood or community. Likewise, each member of society, upon achieving adult-status--the whole community contributes to the building and provision of a home for the individual that has newly become an adult member of the community. Thus, there is no room for homeless people in a Paamnah community. Petty crimes are punished through being beaten, fined, and restitutional justice enforced. More serious crimes are dealt with either through a temporary sentence of slavery, execution, or exile from the community. Paamnah communities sponsor regular community parties and festivals, as well as regular dances, musical shows, and storytelling. Paamnah are a happy, joyful people that love music, dancing, singing and art. Paamnah love brightly coloured clothing, beautiful, soft fabrics, fine cosmetics as well as different kinds of finely-crafted jewelry. Paamnah cuisine is varied, with many recipes, delicious sauces and spices, as well as flavourful and tasty baked goods.
The Paamnah make for formidable warriors, and have reputations as skilled soldiers and mercenaries. However, besides practicing the ways of war, Paamnah are also skilled merchants and tradesmen. Paamnah are very skilled in carpentry, crafting wagons, carts, boats, as well as wheels, chests, barrels, furniture, and different kinds of building and construction materials and products. Paamnah possess strong skills in pottery, textiles, weaving, and clothing, as well as distilling, brewing, and tobacco production. Paamnah tools, implements, musical instruments, as well as wagons, carts, furniture, and related products, are all very well-made, with a tradition of such goods and tools being larger in size, very durable, and strong. Paamnah Harthak are generally very friendly, gregarious, and social creatures. For the Paamnah, their culture, tribe, and family are especially cherished. Cultural and tribal traditions are very important, and regularly remembered and honoured. Paamnah culture embraces principles such as loyalty, integrity, discipline, honour, obedience, conformity, fortitude, and unity as primary values.
Politically, the Paamnah are generally patriarchal, with ancient tribal customs and warrior-traditions being strong and greatly honoured. Socially, female Paamnah enjoy similar economic, legal, and property rights as male Paamnah. While ancient traditions provide different activities, expectations, and professions for both male and female Paamnah, there remains great economic and professional mobility for everyone in Paamnah society. Paamnah communities customarily sponsor various social clubs exclusively for male or female Paamnah, providing distinctive social opportunities for both sexes. Each Paamnah community also typically features organized athletics teams and sports leagues that play games and tournaments throughout the year, providing participating individuals with organized exercise, as well as community entertainment and social bonding. Throughout Paamnah communities, various kinds of arts are very popular, embracing all kinds of performing arts from the theater, to storytelling, music, singing, dancing, as well as other kinds of art, from sculpting and painting, to writing and poetry. Artistry is also greatly embraced in crafting of textiles, clothing, jewelry, and fine rugs and tapestries. The Paamnah sponsor several spiritual celebrations throughout the year, traditionally honouring their ancestors, the earth, plants, the waters, and the sun. The Paamnah maintain such cultural and religious traditions within their communities, whether they are independent communities, or sub-communities within a larger, foreign people.
Semper Fidelis,
SHARK