Homebrew Erune Species Details

A hum like no other fills the air, as the Grand Mistress Dela strides in front of a crowd of Erune. She took a deep breath, and closed her eyes. "We may have been hunted, my brothers and sisters," she begins, "But we are still hunters ourselves. I'm more than excited - I'm delighted; no, ecstatic to let my family hunt once more." A chorus of yipping, clapping and cheering broke out as some of her tribe members couldn't have waited for her to finish - running towards the endless sea of sand to find food for their family once more.

Physical Description

The Erune race has developed from the kitsunes. They're usually regarded as standing at medium height. A curious adaptation is the Erune's ears, having quadrupled from the standard size of the Kitsune's - two conical ears perched on top of their head. A singular large bushy tail - either white or orange - sways behind them.

The clothing that Erune make are different to traditional designs, usually making things out of smaller bits of cloth, though royalty within the clan may wear traditional gowns.

History

There are some Kitsune who decided their family were deserving of a new place - a place with little dangers - no risks of being hunted, or murdered by other tribes. They've heard of a place that had dense jungles and vast plains, where they can choose to integrate with the humanoid society, or to isolate themselves. They tried visiting this new world, but only scorn and contempt followed them; and soon after, hunters. Having been ostracized from the fey wilds, and too far from Amaterasu, they realized it's most likely better to find shelter in the uninhabitable, then to risk their lives; their own well being.

Society

While some Erunes have settled down into permanent, brick and mortar establishments, most Erunes have used what little they have made in order to make nomadic houses near unclaimed oasis, or in the case of the artic, they'd congregate near fishable areas, and during the summer months, they'd find solid ground to bury excess catches.

 

(Adapted from D&DWiki's Fennak)

Erune Traits

A beautiful bushy tail curves about, while two ears swivel about, larger than the head they sit upon. Two slit eyes observe their surroundings. A Fennak approaches.

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.

Ability Score Increases

Your Intelligence score increases by 1 and your Constitution increases by 2.

Adapted

The one who made the lands are quite cruel - making the world way too hot, or colder than the vacuum of space. Your body, however, has acclimated to the conditions. Pick one of the following.

Sensitive Ears

You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks using your hearing. However, a loud sound that you are facing towards (considering your ears are not swiveled away) will make you hard of hearing for [roll]2d8[/roll] minutes.

Slow Metabolism

You require half as much food and water per day as a normal creature your size.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, and one other language of your choice. Additionally, you can speak the language of Amarui -- the dialect of the Erune.

Because D&D Beyond is garbage, add this as a custom proficiency.

Lesser Disguise

Make a Wisdom saving throw after preparing for one minute. On a success, any being who can see you, provided they cannot detect magic, will recognize you as a different race of your choosing, provided it is bipedal, and the same height and width as you. This action is unable to change anything on you (like armors and weapons). Any being who bumps against your tail or your ears may make a Wisdom saving throw to see through your illusion. The illusion wears off after 10 minutes.

On a failure, any being who can see you will see an amalgamated morph of you and the creature of your choosing for 5 minutes.

On a critical failure, any being who can see you will see your tails and ears having grown exponentially for 10 minutes.