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source: Players Guide 2
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Islander heritage characters were raised on one of many small islands clustered together, far from the resources or safety provided by the mainland. Islander communities on archipelagos scattered across a broad area must work with peoples from neighboring islands or with sea dwellers to survive and thrive.

This heritage is a network of communities spread across the water, each doing their part to help the larger group function. Individual islands in a chain generally specialize in a particular good or service, such as fishing, boat building, construction, or farming, and they trade with others in the chain to gain access to the items they don’t produce. As a result, most islander heritage characters have a deep knowledge of one craft in addition to the general swimming and boating skills used as they travel from one island to another.

Given the frequent trade and exchange between the islands, many such islanders are personable and well-versed in good-natured haggling. A happy-go-lucky attitude can be mistaken for a lack of depth, but resource-rich island chains are often under threat from storms, sea creatures, pirates, and other calamities, and islanders are known for their perseverance. Most build their settlements to be hardy without deep attachment to the goods within them. Knowing that material goods are easily swept away, islanders tend to bring the same perspective to their lives, holding onto the truly important things and letting the rest go.

# Like Water off Your Back

 You have advantage on saves against the frightened condition.

# Tiderider

 You gain proficiency with vehicles (water) and have a swimming speed equal to your walking speed.

# Languages

 You know Common and one additional language of your choice.