Pygonins

Physical Description: Pygonin are small humanoids covered in small feathers and with small beaks. They look very similar to penguins differing between having patterns like the Adelie penguin, the Gentoo penguin, or a Macaroni penguin. They stand between 2'6" and 3'4" and weigh 30-50 lbs.

Society: Pygonins have a much smaller community size then others, living in tight nit family groups and staying mostly around the fishing pits in the city of the jade tower. They have an oddly longer life span than humans coming of age around the age of 80.

Standard Racial Traits

 * Ability Score Modifiers: Pygonins are adaptive and hardy, able to live in harsh cold. They are also incredibly cute; however, they are clumsy and waddle when walking. +2 Constitution, +2 Charisma, -2 Dexterity (0 RP)
 * Type: Pygonins are humanoids with the Pygonin subtype.
 * Size: Pygonins are Small creatures and thus gain a +1 size bonus to their AC, a +1 size bonus on attack rolls, a –1 penalty to their CMB and CMD, and a +4 size bonus on Stealth checks. (0 RP)
 * Speed: Pygonins have a base speed of 20 feet. (-1 RP)
 * Languages: Pygonins begin play speaking Common and Pygonin. Pygonins with high Intelligence scores can choose any languages they want (except secret languages, such as Druidic). See the Linguistics skill page for more information about these languages. (1 RP)
 * Bond to the Land: Pygonins gain a +2 dodge bonus to AC when in cold terrain. (2 RP)
 * Water Child: Pygonins gain a +4 racial bonus on Swim checks, and can always take 10 while swimming (4 RP)
 * Darkvision: Pygonins can see perfectly in the dark for up to 60 feet. (2 RP)
 * Deepsight: Pygonins are specially adapted to the lightless depths of the oceans, but not to air-filled environments. They can see in the dark up to 120 feet while underwater, but do not gain this benefit out of water. (2 RP)

OTHER RACIAL TRAITS

 * Swim: Pygonins have a swim speed of 30 feet and gain the +8 racial bonus on Swim checks that a swim speed normally grants. (2 RP)
 * Hold Breath: Pygonins can hold their breath for a number of rounds equal to four times their Constitution score before risking drowning or suffocating. (1 RP)