```metadata title: Aepali Race description: Jelly folk tags: [] systems: [] renderer: V3 theme: 5ePHB ``` ```css /*=======--- Example CSS styling ---=======*/ /* Any CSS here will apply to your document! */ .myExampleClass { color: black; } ``` ## AEPALI curious species, they are. When first I set foot on their planet I was astonished by how calm and collected they all were. It was almost as if they fully expected their peace would remain for the rest of the foreseeable future. -Vun'Da The Haepali are a race of humanoids resembling jellyfish that hail from the planet Haepa. They are a peaceful people whose culture has been nearly erased by the Illithids. ### FRILLED INVERTEBRATES A rare species of intelligent invertebrate, the Haepali bear a certain resemblance to the common jellyfish, although larger and more humanoid in shape. They tend to be fairly short by humanoid standards, standing between 4 and a half and 5 feet tall. Their lack of hard tissue also results in them weighing under 100 pounds. --- Haepali don't have a particular body shape, as their forms are fairly fluid. Most of their body mass is made up of a lightweight, gel-like substance that is often semi-translucent. The substance is bioluminescent, glowing in a variety of colors depending on an individual's mood. This bioluminescence plays an integral part in the way their native language is communicated. --- As denizens of a world with very little dry land, the Haepali have adapted to live below the waves. Their bodies secrete a thin layer of slime that keeps them moisturized should they leave the water, and they have adapted simple psionic capabilities to facilitate movement both in and out of the water. ### PEACEFUL ANCIENTS In their home, the Haepali have no natural predators, most likely due to the domestication of Haepa's other seadwelling creatures. As such, they live incredibly long lives, reaching maturity at 300 and living for nearly 3,000 years. Where most other races would become jaded at that age, the Haepali tend to maintain a hopeful, optimistic outlook throughout their entire lives. That is not to say that they are incapable of negative emotions; rather that they are more prone to positive ones. ### HAEPALI NAMES The Haepali reproduce asexually, and as such don't have much of a concept of gender. They do, however have a concept of family, although it is not related to genetics. They often choose two names, one of which is used with those they consider family, and the other of which is what the rest of the world knows them by. ###### Familial Names: Balei, Ciri, Daya, Fyni, Galae, Hapea, Jini, Klia, Lumia, Naoko, Pala, Rinei, Tai, Veia, Yamei, Zida Known \column ###### Names: Aral, Atien, Est, Etem, Iolam, Ivy, Obel, Oeran, Ulit, Unal ### HAEPALI TRAITS Your Haepali character has many traits adapted for life below the sea. : **Ability Score Increase.** Your Strength score decreases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 2. : **Age.** Haepali usually live incredibly long lives, reaching maturity around the age of 300 and living for nearly 3,000 years. : **Alignment.** The Haepali are a peaceful and beautiful people, and do not often seek out strife. They are most often neutral : **Size.** Haepali range from 4 and a half to 5 feet talland weigh less than 100 pounds. Your size is medium. : **Speed.** Your body is not designed for terrestrial movement, and as such, your base walking speed is 15 feet. : **Alien Physiology.** Like many other semi-aquatic creatures, your skin secretes a thin layer of slime which keeps it moisturized. As a result of this, you have advantage on ability checks and saving throws made to escape a grapple. In addition, you do not need to breathe, but you do need to immerse yourself in water for at least 1 hour each day to keep from drying out. : **Bioluminescence:** You shed bright light in a 10-foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet. You may suppress or re-activate this light as a bonus action. The color of the light changes with your mood. : **Flexible Form.** When you are not wearing armor, your lack of hard tissues allows you to move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing. : **Innate Psionics.** Haepali evolved to be able to traverse their mostly aquatic environment with ease, developing a natural ability to to propel themselves through air and sea alike with telekinetic fields. You have a fly speed of 30 feet, and a swim speed of 30 feet. In addition, you are capable of psionically moving small objects. You know the Mage Hand cantrip, and the hand is invisible when you cast the cantrip with this trait. : **Languages.** You know Gith, Haepali, and one additional language of your choice.