>[!infobox]+ >#### Bhuka >![[Placeholder.png]] > > #### Creature >||| >|:-----|:-----| >|**Size**|Medium| >|**Type**|Humanoid| >|**Subtypes**|Koth| >|**RP**|10| > > ##### Age and Longevity >||| >|:-----|:---| >|**Adulthood**|14 years years| >|**Intuitive**|+1d4| >|**Self-Taught**|+2d4| >|**Trained**|+3d6| >|**Middle Age**|25 years| >|**Old**|49 years| >|**Venerable**|67 years| >|**Maximum**|67+2d10 years| > > ##### Height and Weight >|||| >|:-----|:---|:---| >|**Gender**|**Height**|**Weight**| >|**Male**|48+2d10 in.|30+(2d10×3) lbs.| >|**Female**|45+2d10 in.|25+(2d10×3) lbs.| # Bhuka  ##### (boo-kuh) .... # Physical Description Bhukas are approximately as tall as dwarves, though slightly built, with sand-colored skin and brick-red, tightly curled hair. They have little facial or body hair. Their large ears, networked with veins, fold flat against the head to retain heat in the cold desert night and keep out blowing sand. A frill of skin about the neck contains numerous spines that can lift the frill and raise it for cooling. The face of a bhuka is flat, with slitted nostrils protected by flaps of skin. A bhuka’s eyes have long lashes to keep out sand and dust, and the skin surrounding them is darker than the rest of the face, giving a bhuka the appearance of wearing a mask. Bhukas have wide, splayed feet that help them move easily over sand, and they do not wear shoes. Body paint is used to signify social position and ranges from a simple stripe on a low-ranking youth’s neck frill to an elaborate pattern of spots, stripes, and whorls covering the arms and upper body of a matriarch. Clothing is fl owing and light, woven from desert grasses using ancient techniques that make the garb excellent protection from heat. A typical bhuka stands between 4 and 5 feet tall and rarely weighs more than 90 pounds.  ## In society ... ## Relations ... ## Alignment and Philosophy ... ## Adventures ... ## Naming Traditions ... **Male Names:** **Female Names:**  # Racial Traits (10 RP) ### Standard Racial Traits - **Ability Score Racial Traits:** Bhukas have a delicate build, but they are insightful and agile. They gain a +2 Dexterity, +2 Wisdom, –2 Strength. - **Size:** Bhukas are Medium creatures and thus receive no bonuses or penalties due to their size. - **Type:** Bhukas are humanoids with the bhuka subtype. - **Base Speed:** Bhukas base land speed is 30 feet. - **Languages:** Bhukas begin play speaking Common and ?. Bhukas with high Intelligence scores can choose from the follwing: ?,?,?,?,?,? and ?. See the [[Languages of Temnia]] page for more information about these languages. #### Defense Racial Traits - **Glare Resistance (1 RP):** Dark skin and long lashes around the eyes protect bhukas from glare. Bhuka cannot be dazzled, and gain a +2 racial bonus on saves against spells and effect with the light descriptor. - **Heat Endurance (2 RP):** Bhuka treat the temperature as 20 degrees cooler when determining the effects of extreme heat. They also gain a +2 racial bonus on fortitude saves against fire effects. - **Desert Runner:** Bhukas receive a +4 racial bonus on Constitution checks and Fortitude saves to avoid fatigue and exhaustion, as well as any other ill effects from running, forced marches, starvation, thirst, and hot or cold environments. #### Feat and Skill Racial Traits - **Sure Feet (1 RP):** Bhuka can move through natural difficult terrain at their normal speed while within desert terrain. Magically altered terrain affects them normally. - **Heart of the Waste (3 RP):** Bhuka receive a +2 racial bonus on Knowledge (nature) checks, and always treat Knowledge (Nature) as class skill. - **Water Sense (1 RP):** Bhukas have the innate ability to detect a source of drinkable water within a distance of 100 feet, even when such water is buried under sand, earth or stone. Doing this requires a Survival check; with the DC equal to 10 + 1 for every 5 feet below the surface the water is. <br>   # Racial Options ## Alternate Racial Traits The following alternate racial traits may be selected in place of one or more of the standard racial traits above. Consult your GM before selecting any of these new options.  ## Favored Class Options The following favored class options are available to all characters of this race who have the listed favored class, and unless otherwise stated, the bonus applies each time you select the favored class reward.  ## Racial Feats The following feats are available to an Bhuka character who meets the prerequisites.