Kalo: The Red Wake

[Traskus]

Deep under the oceans of the Ryphorian colony world Kalo-Mahoi, a race of fish-like beings lives in the cold, dark water. They have not central government, preferring a confederation that uses social programs to keep themselves bound together. They're called many things. "Sharks", "piranhas", "freaky fish guys", and other un-poetic titles. These creatures call themselves Kalos, not to be confused with the country on Theah.

Physical Characteristics
Average Height: 1.3-1.8m
Average Weight: 40-75 kg
Languages: Aquan, Trade
Common Personality Traits: close-knit, competitive, distrustful, meritocratic, short-tempered
Common Physical Traits: fins, membranes, rough skin, sharp teeth, visible gills
Example Names: Akheilos, Bruce, Siaka, Slamuu, Verg

Racial Statistics

Characteristic Bonus: +1 to Strength or Wisdom
Skill Bonus: +1 to Perception and Stealth
Power: Icthyo Sapien - Kalo have the amphibious trait and are immune to the effects of ambient cold temperature. They can also breathe water and air with equal ease.
Size: 4


Benthic Knifetooth (Kalo, Paragon)
Gain +1 Size and +1 strength. Starting at Excellence 3 you may purchase the Greater Frenzy, Battle Meditation, Brainstorm, In the Zone, Spellfury, or Tirade feats at any time as though they were optional feats in your class track.

Blood Frenzy (Kalo)
Gain the Frenzy and Short Fuse feats.

Blood in the Water (Kalo, Sahuagin)

Kalo tend to spurn the surface world except as a source of food that can't fight back easily, adapting against wandering ashore as a result. Gain Dark Sight and Heightened Senses (Smell) while underwater, but you are Dazzled while outside the water. In addition, you gain a Bite attack with the following stats: 1k1 R; Pen 3; Brawling, Razor Sharp.

Nurse Wounds (Kalo)

Gain the Hardy feat. You may re-roll 1s for blood loss, and you end the blood loss condition on a 9 as well as a 10.

Riding the Wave (Kalo)
Getting hurt just pisses you off and makes you fight harder. Gain a static bonus to melee damage equal to the amount of hp missing from your maximum, to a maximum of +10.

Physical Qualities

Kalos have dermal denticles, usually abrasive and painful to touch but a Kalo can "turn it down" to be smooth and harmless. Some have a membrane on or even connecting their arms and legs, likening them to bats. These are actually fins, but calling Kalos "sea bats" is a common slur as a result.

The frontal lobe of Kalos aren't as closely connected to the hind brain as in most other races. This means while they aren't stupid, they have short tempers and go into rages with less provocation than most of us.

Playing a Kalo
Kalos believe they are descended from a god named Rangu, who came from another world to their own Kalo-Mahoi. They have little sense of self in public, and live together not based on familial ties but on chosen bonds. Kalo are hatched in a communal hospital and sent to neighboring villages, so few Kalo ever find out who their biological parents are.

Every Kalo has a creative outlet of some sort. They don't obsess over it like the Cecaelia or the Ryphorians but they feel that self-expression is a healthy and necessary part of being. This makes their craftsmen renowned for their creativity.


Kalo Heroes

Abe Sapien is a fish-man on a fish-mission. He sought to cure a mutation that cursed his clan, but inadvertently cursed them with an even worse fate. He seeks to undo that curse and right his wrongs, and it has led him on a road to damnation.

Mipha is the princess of Kalo-Mahoi, the favorite daughter of king Dorephan. She seeks to visit the surface of her world, to see an elf she is smitten with. She made a deal with a cecaelia to trade her voice for unmatched crafting abilities to fulfill her goal of making him a shield that will protect him from all harm.

Trixie is a criminal. Or rather, was a criminal. He wandered his world for decades on the fringes of civilization and became king by his own hand. He sought adventure in distant lands until at last he found his own kingdom and wore his crown upon a troubled brow. But that is another story.

[Traskus]

Folded paroxysm into benthic knifetooth so I can include the feat I had but couldn't figure out before posting. Hopefully it isn't as good as bladeling's racial power. I do still want a non-combat feat but for a "frenzy" race that's the hole I pigeoned myself into.

11/10/20: The starfinder kalo traits are present in the basic rundown section. The racial feats and power are taken from/inspired by elements from the book of templates and one from vampire: the masquerade.