Brute

Scarred and Strong

Brutes carry the blood of monstrous races long since driven from the world. Although human in appearance, brutes' sloping foreheads, jutting jaws, prominent teeth, and towering builds are the lingering legacy of their monstrous heritage. Minor deformities are common; more severe abnormalities typically result in death at a young age, often at the hands of the people around them. Brutes stand between 5 and 8 feet tall and usually weigh between 180 and 300 pounds. Taller brutes often slouch or hunch over to mask their unusual height.
Brutes feel emotion powerfully. Emotion doesn’t just quicken their pulse, it makes their bodies burn. An insult stings like acid, and sadness saps their strength. They laugh loudly and heartily, and simple bodily pleasures—feasting, drinking, wrestling, drumming, and wild dancing—fill their hearts with joy. They tend to be short-tempered and sometimes sullen, more inclined to action than contemplation and to fighting than arguing. The most accomplished brutes are those with enough self-control to get by in a civilized land.
Brutes do their best to blend in with normal human society. Whether proving themselves as capable laborers or scrabbling to survive in the slums of larger cities, brutes get by on their physical might, their endurance, and sheer determination.

Brute Traits

Your brutish character has certain traits deriving from your monstrous ancestry.

Ability Score Increase

One ability score of your choice increases by 2, and one other ability score of your choice increases by 1.

Monstrous Fortitude

Your hit point maximum increases by 1, and it increases by 1 every time you gain a level.

Physical Presence

You gain proficiency in the Athletics and Intimidation skills.

Powerful Build

You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift. Your speed is not reduced by wearing heavy armor.

Relentless Endurance

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.

I was, besides, endued with a figure hideously deformed and loathsome; I was not even of the same nature as man. I was more agile than they and could subsist upon coarser diet; I bore the extremes of heat and cold with less injury to my frame; my stature far exceeded theirs. When I looked around I saw and heard of none like me. Was I, then, a monster, a blot upon the earth, from which all men fled and whom all men disowned?

— The Monster, Frankenstein

Age

Brutes mature a little faster than humans, reaching adulthood around age 16. They age noticeably faster and rarely live longer than 75 years.

Alignment

Brutes inherit a tendency toward chaos from their monstrous lineage and are not strongly inclined toward good.

Size

Brutes are typically larger and bulkier than humans, and they range from 5 to well over 7 feet tall. Taller brutes often slouch to hide their unusual height. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet. Your speed is not reduced by wearing heavy armor.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common.