Zora

The Zora are sentient aquatic humanoids who live in the riverways and oceans of the world. They are split across many independent kingdoms. Zora settlements above water exist only for commerce with surface dwellers, while their true cities and homes are fully submerged under water. Zora thrive in both saltwater and freshwater. River kingdoms tend to build their settlements in hard-to-reach locations in the mountains or near deltas. Ocean kingdoms are fully submerged and built directly onto the seabed. Most submerged settlements will maintain a floating dock to receive shipments from land-based civilizations and maritime traders, which can be retracted in times of peril.

Player Information

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity, Constitution, and Charisma scores each increase by 1.
Age. Zora reaches maturity by forty and can live up to two hundred years.
Size. Zoras are larger than humans, averaging about 6-7 feet tall. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Underwater Species. You can breathe air and water, and you have a swimming speed equal to your movement speed.

Water Dependency. If you fail to immerse yourself in water for at least 1 hour during a day, you suffer 1 level of exhaustion at the end of that day. You can recover from this exhaustion only through magic or by immersing yourself in water for at least 1 hour.
Slippery. Your body is slick, making it easier to escape grappling. When rolling saving throws against grappling, you have advantage and can use your dexterity to break free.
Double Cutters. You are proficient in using your arm-fins as detachable weapons that can be used as an unarmed strike with a range of 10 feet. When attacking, you do slashing damage equal to 1d4 + your Dexterity modifier.

Guardians of the Depths. Adapted to even the most extreme ocean depths, you have resistance to cold damage, and you ignore any of the drawbacks caused by a deep, underwater environment.
Fish out of Water. Zora are not well suited for land and have disadvantage on Survival and Nature checks if they are more than a mile from a river, lake, or sea.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Zora.