Grimlock

The Grimlocks were once human, but their worship of the mind flayers over generations of prowling the Underdark transformed them into blind, monstrous cannibals long ago. For more information on grimlocks, please refer to the Monster Manual.

Grimlock
Ability Score Increase: Your Strength increases by 2 and your Dexterity increases by 1.
Age: Grimlocks age similarly to their human ancestors; they reach maturity at around 18 years old and can live up to 110 years.
Alignment: Grimlock society is still shaped by their worship of mind flayers and resultant warlike nature. As a result, most Grimlocks are Neutral Evil.
Size: Most Grimlocks stand between 5 and 6 feet tall. Your size is Medium.
Speed: 30 ft.
Languages: You can speak, read, and write Common and Undercommon. Due to your blindness, you read by touch, and you cannot read text unless it is embossed or engraved.
Blind Senses: As a grimlock, you lack eyes, but your other senses help you compensate. You gain the following traits:

You have blindsight to a range of 30 ft., but are blind beyond this range.
You are immune to the blinded condition.
You cannot use your blindsight if you are deafened or unable to smell.
You are proficient in Perception, and have advantage on Perception checks involving hearing and smell. You automatically fail any Perception check that relies solely on sight.
You cannot perceive colour.
You cannot perceive fine details, such as engraved text, fine carvings, or an individual's facial features, with your blindsight.

Stone Camouflage: You are proficient in Stealth. When you make a Stealth check to hide in rocky terrain, you may add double your normal proficiency bonus.
Grimlock Weapon Training: You are proficient with clubs.

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