Varmint are a diverse race of animals that grew sentient and intelligent by consuming toxic waste.
As the waste production of Hub, Capital City grew exponentially over the decades, so did the population of Gorummage. Many people and creatures scavenge the garbage heap.
A lot of the waste comes from Hub’s food disposal, but some of it comes directly from the guilds. The Bain-marie and Society of Gastronomancy in particular produce lots of magical and alchemical waste. Throughout time, it began to mutate the scavengers of Gorummage. The most noticeable transformation is through Hub’s vermin. Rats, pigeons, cockroaches, flies, and raccoons that scour the heaps gradually turned bipedal and sentient and in due time became a species of their own. These garbage-eating humanoids are collectively called Varmint, and are generally looked down upon.
Most Varmints live under the rule of the Clans of Gorummage.
Your Varmint character has the following racial traits.
You have advantage on saving throws against poison, and you have resistance against poison damage. Additionally, you're immune to diseases.
Your Dexterity score increases by 2, but Charisma decreases by 1.
Varmint reach adulthood at age 2 and can live up to 30 years.
Varmint come from a hostile background of survival which is hard to shake off. Varmint will tend to think about their own hide first, steering them towards Chaotic and Neutral alignments.
Varmint are between 2 and 6 feet tall, depending on which species they mutated from, and weigh between 25 and 100 pounds. Your size is Small.
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
As an action on your turn, you can cower pathetically to distract nearby foes. Until the end of your next turn, your allies gain advantage on attack rolls against enemies within 10 feet of you that can see you. Once you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest.
You can speak, read, and write Common and Goblin.