Triton

Tritons live in many of the oceans, seas, and even rivers, though they dislike settling in lightless oceanic depths. They are kind and good-natured creatures who maintain distant but cordial relations with others. Tritons have a reputation for fairness and honesty that endears them to coastal communities and undersea settlements of aquatic elves, locathahs, and merfolk. Although tritons are social creatures—building large communities and grand structures below the waves—they prefer to interact with their own kind, and non-triton visitors in these communities are rare. Tritons have sharp, symmetrical features and vivid blue eyes, with hair color ranging among white, silver, aqua, or pale green. Their upper bodies are muscled humanoid forms, but for lower limbs, tritons have a split tail resembling two finned legs. Tritons have skin that ranges in tone from dark green to pale blue and gleams with a silvery sheen. Their scales tend to iridescence, but rare tritons with purely silver or gold scales are considered destined for particular virtue.
Tritons have a strong morality that often drives them into conflict with evil creatures. Tritons despise cruelty and corruption, and few matters can unite tritons like the presence of powerful evil in the area.
Tritons train conscientiously, refining their tactics and learning to work as a team. They diligently tame aquatic animals such as dolphins and giant seahorses to act as mounts. While tritons hate all evil creatures, they have a particular enmity for krakens. Undersea communities plagued by these horrors sometimes send word to triton bands for help, and triton kraken slayers respond as quickly as possible.

Triton Racial Traits

• Ability Scores: +2 Strength, +2 Charisma, –2 Dexterity: Tritons are strong and have forceful personalities, but they are not very nimble.
• Size: Tritons are Medium creatures and have no bonuses or penalties due to their size.
• Type: Tritons are native outsiders with the water subtype.
• Languages: Tritons begin play speaking Aquan and Common. Tritons with a high Intelligence score can choose from the following: Aboleth, Aklo, Celestial, Draconic, Elven, Gnome, and Sylvan.

Senses

• Darkvision: Tritons have darkvision with a range of 60 feet.
• Low-Light Vision: Tritons have low-light vision.

Movement & Movement Abilities

• Slow Speed: Tritons are ungainly out of the water and have a base speed of only 5 feet.
• Swim Speed: Tritons have a swim speed of 40 feet.

Defensive Abilities

• Natural Armor: Tritons have a +2 natural armor bonus.

Other Abilities

• Spell-Like Ability: Tritons can cast summon nature’s ally II once per day to summon either a Small water elemental or 1d3 dolphins only.

Origin/Ancestry

Ninth Crossing

Lifespan

60