Merfolk

  

Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1.

Age. Merfolk mature at the same rate humans do and reach adulthood around the age of 20. They live considerably longer than humans, though, often reaching well over 100 years. 

Alignment. Most merfolk are neutral, living in close harmony with nature. 

Size. Merfolk are significantly taller than most humans, standing between seven and eight feet tall and averaging about 300 pounds. Your size is Medium. 

Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet. You also have a swimming speed of 30 feet. 

Amphibious. You can breathe air and water.

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. 

Mask of the Wild. You can attempt to hide even when you are only lightly obscured by foliage, heavy rain, falling snow, mist, and other natural phenomena. 

Cantrip. You know one cantrip of your choice from the Druid spell list. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for it.

Life in the Depths. You have resistance to cold damage.

Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and one additional language of your choice.