- Age: Considered adults by age 15; average lifespan between 50 and 60 years.
- Size: Medium or Small
- Speed: 30 feet, Climb 30 feet.
- Darkvision: You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
- Forest Cunning: You have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide in forests and jungles.
- Sticky Grip: Your hands and feet have special pads that allow you to climb upside down or on difficult surfaces without making ability checks.
- Sticky Tongue:
- Grab Object: As a bonus action, you can grab an object with your tongue weighing 20 pounds or less that you can see within 15 feet of you. Your tongue adheres to the object and pulls it toward you in a straight line. You can catch the object with a free hand; otherwise, it lands at your feet. If the object is being held or carried by a creature, the creature can make an opposed Strength (Athletics) check against you to keep hold of the object.
- Pull Self: Alternatively, you can use your action to project your tongue at a surface within 20 feet, pulling you directly toward it. This movement provokes opportunity attacks as normal.
- Purifying Skin: You have advantage on saving throws made to resist disease.
- Shedding Skin: When you take acid or poison damage, you can use your reaction to shed your skin, reducing the damage you take by half. You can also use this ability as a reaction to end any ongoing damage effect caused by sticky material (such as alchemist’s fire or a monster’s corrosive spit). You can’t use this trait again until you complete a long rest.
- Scaly Subtlety: You have proficiency in either the Deception or Persuasion skill (your choice). Non-tilia humanoids have disadvantage on Insight checks made against you.
- Languages: You can speak, read, and write Birdfolk and Tilian.