Triton

The tritons dwell along Zholmyr's winding coastline. Curious, thoughtful, and analytical, tritons are natural explorers and probers of the physical world. They were the first of the mortal races to settle in Zholmyr after the exodus of the Steward Racs, and they have developed exquisite underwater empires and networks of civilization. But today, they are a race in decline. As the other races grew, evolved, and spread themselves across the land, the tritons closed themselves off, instead choosing to focus on their underwater endeavors and share none of their knowledge of the world.
The tritons are aquatic humanoids from the ocean depths of Zholmyr. Curious, thoughtful, and analytical, trirons are natural explorers and probers of the world. Long-established champions of the deep ocean floor, in recent years the noble tritons have become increasingly active in the world above.

A Submarine Superpower

Tritons possess some of the oldest recorded histories, and have spent eons developing vast troves of knowledge and forging endless ties to the Quintessence. Their endless crusade for insight into the world led them to travel far across the oceans of Zholmyr. City-states rose and fell, alliances were made and broken, all while the landfolk still existed in a state of rough tribalism.
Today, tritons are experiencing a rapid decline in their civilization as their cities fail to compare to the new megacities of the landfolk. As the other races grew, evolved, and spread themselves across the land, the tritons closed themselves off, instead choosing to focus on their underwater endeavors and share none of their knowledge of the world--and they are feeling the aftershocks of their isolation. To keep tabs on the rapidly growing landfolk, tritons have raided and conquered many coastal towns and established settlements that serve as both outpost and embassy.

Proud Heritage

As a result of their isolation and limited understanding of the surface world, tritons can come across as haughty and arrogant. They see themselves as the original architects of civilization, and they expect other races to pay them deep respect, if not complete deference.
Tritons also have a tendency to emerge from their isolation under the assumption that other folk will welcome them as respected superiors and mentors. Again, distance drives much of this attitude. The triton history of isolation leaves them ignorant of the kingdoms, wars, and other struggles of the surface world.
The triton peoples have since become aware of how little they know of the surface world and its role in the quintessence. They have launched a new crusade to gain all knowledge of this alien world, just as they conquered their understanding of the ocean depths.

Triton Traits

Your triton character has the following racial traits.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength, Constitution, and Charisma scores each increase by 1.

Age

Tritons reach maturity around age 15 and can live up to 200 years.

Alignment

Triton dedication to the laws of nature and the quintessence puts most of them in the lawful alignment. They can span the spectrum from good to evil.

Size

Tritons tend to stand slightly taller than humans, between 6 ft and 7 ft, but will only weigh a smidge more. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet, and you have a swimming speed of 30 feet.

Amphibious

You can breathe air and water.

Control Air and Water

You can cast fog cloud with this trait. Starting at 3rd level, you can cast gust of wind with it, and starting at 5th level, you can also cast wall of water with it. Once you cast a spell with this trait, you can’t cast that spell with it again until you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Darkvision

You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Emissary of the Sea

Through your vast spiritual connection to the sea, aquatic beasts have an extraordinary affinity with your people. You can communicate simple ideas with beasts that can breathe water. They can understand the meaning of your words, though you have no special ability to understand them in return.

Guardians of the Depths

Adapted to even the most extreme ocean depths, you have resistance to cold damage.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Primordial.

Related Organizations

• Duchy of Khovana