D&D Koalafolk Race

Koalafolk resem­ble small, fur­ry crea­tures that close­ly resem­ble koalas. They are short in stature, but don’t under­es­ti­mate them. Koalafolk are known for their excep­tion­al climb­ing skills, deep slum­ber, and keen sense of bal­ance. Their strong hands, rough palms, and stur­dy claws give them an excel­lent grip even when they sleep hang­ing from a branch.

Appearance & Temperament

Though they move slow­ly and calm­ly, Koalafolk are wise and obser­vant. They live in small tribes, hid­den deep with­in euca­lyp­tus forests. Their fur is usu­al­ly gray­ish in col­or, with large, fluffy ears and a broad, sen­si­tive nose. Some wear chalk- or berry-paint­ed tat­toos, or cer­e­mo­ni­al masks often white with red stripes across the face.

Way of Life

Koalafolk are known to be stub­born and wary of out­siders. They attack quick­ly out of self-defense, espe­cial­ly when they feel threat­ened. Their most trea­sured pos­ses­sion is the euca­lyp­tus plant: it is their favorite food and also holds deep spir­i­tu­al mean­ing for them.

The Slumberseer

Each tribe is led by a spir­i­tu­al chief known as the Slum­berseer. This is always the old­est and wis­est mem­ber of the tribe. The Slum­berseer wears a crown of feath­ers and is often found med­i­tat­ing beside the tribe’s Totem Pole.

Totem Pole

The Totem Pole is a wood­en pil­lar dec­o­rat­ed with carved ances­tral faces and topped with a bird fig­ure. The Koalafolk wor­ship this pole, believ­ing it pro­tects their tribe. At night, they dance around it to dri­ve away evil spir­its and hon­or their gods.

When a new Slum­berseer is cho­sen, they are tasked with cre­at­ing a new Totem Pole. The old leader is sym­bol­i­cal­ly and some­times lit­er­al­ly bound to the pole and sac­ri­ficed by fire, so that their spir­it may pass into the new totem and con­tin­ue to pro­tect the tribe

Stats

• Lan­guages: Your char­ac­ter can speak, read, and write. Com­mon, Koala and one oth­er lan­guage that you want.