Homebrew Hu Li Jing / Kitsune / 狐 Species Details

Human Lovers

The Hu Li Jing, more commonly known as the kitsune in some parts of the feywild, is a trickster much like the pixie. However, they prefer playing tricks through possession. Oftentimes, there are tales of humans who unknowingly fall in love with a kitsune who has taken a human shape. They are magical creatures, their power denoted by the number of tails they possess. They are often seen with a white orb of unknown material either as an accessory or as an arcane focus to cast spells.

Lonely Creatures

Their unreciprocated love of human-like creatures is very detrimental to their species. They can only reproduce with others of their species and females tend to have between 2 to 3 offspring in their lifetime. As a result of their solitary lifestyle, the population of these creatures are extremely sparse and it may take decades to find a mate.

Variants

Climate plays a large role in the fur colour of the Fox, and depending on the world they exist in, they may appear in mythologies of different kinds.

Eastern/Northern/Cold

These are characterized by their snow-white fur and streaks of red under their eyes and throughout their pelt. Their human forms tend to have white hair and wear clothes of white and red.

Western/Southern/Warm

These are characterized by their bright orange fur with white underbellies and streaks of black under their eyes and throughout their pelt. Their human forms tend to have auburn hair and wear black clothes with orange and white highlights.

Physical Features

Fox Tails

You have a number of tails equal to the highest level spell you can cast (minimum of 1). 

You start with one tail and a lifespan of 50 years, each time you gain another tail, your lifespan doubles. At a full 9 tails, you are immortal, immune to the effects of aging.

Hoshi no Tama / Soul of the Fox

You are born with a focus of your soul to shield your spirit. It is often seen as a third eye on your head while a fox, and as a human, usually disguised as a wizard's focus.

Hu Li Jing / Kitsune / 狐 Traits

Hu Li Jing are wise and beautiful creatures with many tails and a spirit orb.

Ability Score Increase

You gain +2 to Charisma.

 

Age

Hu Li Jing / Kitsune / 狐 can live anywhere from 50 years to eternity depending on their magical prowess, with the longest living one to date sitting at about 2000 years old.

Size

While in fox form, you are small and between 1 and 3 feet in length. Whereas in humanoid form, you are medium and between 4 and 7 feet tall.

Darkvision

Due to hunting at night you have superior vision in the dark. You can see dim light within 60 feet of you like bright light and in darkness as if it was in dim light. You can't decern colour in darkness, only shades of grey.

A Fox's charm

Starting at the 5th level, you learn Charm Person. Charisma is your spellcasting modifier for this spell. You can only cast this spell on a humanoid or vulpine creature. You can cast this spell at a level equal to the number of tails you have.

If you successfully charm your target, the target stays charmed until you dispel the charm, the target is hurt by you or an ally, or is given a command that would cause it to do something that would cause it to harm itself.

You can charm a number of creatures equal to the number of tails you possess.

You can use this feature to charm a new target once per long rest.

Charming Spirit

You have advantage to Charming humanoids of the other sex. You have advantage to saving throws against Charming

Shapeshift

As an action, you can assume the appearance of a specific single human form of the same sex.

You always take this form when you use this ability with height being the only feature you can alter.

You cannot use your Bite or Claw attack in human form, and you cannot cast spells that require material components in fox form.

In order for anyone to see your true nature, they have to succeed on an Intelligence (Investigation) check with a DC 8 + your Charisma (Deception) modifier.  

Master of Trickery

You learn the Cantrips: Dancing Lights, Minor Illusion, and Message.

You have proficiency in Charisma (Deception)

Keen Hearing and Smell.

Fox form has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.

Hoshi no Tama

A white orb ornament every kitsune has, it can be used as an arcane focus. The orb absorbs magical energy from the kitsune that owns it as part of their soul lives within. Once per long rest, the kitsune can draw on the orb to cast a spell that would otherwise require a spell slot without expending a spell slot. Any spell cast this way also does not require a vocal or somatic component.

If the kitsune has 5 or more tails, the orb can be used to attack enemies.

Should the orb be stolen or forcibly taken away, the kitsune will gain a stack of exhaustion every 8 hours until they are dead.

Languages

You can read, write and speak Common and Sylvan

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