Homebrew Demi-Wolf Species Details

The Girl lay twisting in agony, her eyes feral. The curse was going to take her soon. The bodies of her comrades lay strewn in the streets, torn to shreds. She looked up at me with her teeth already elongated, wolf like ears growing out. She would be one of them soon. I took pity on the girl, administering her one of my tinctures. Her body convulsed again as the magic of my mixture took hold. It was not a cure but it would save her from losing her mind to the curse, but she would suffer none the less. After a minute she passed out. I took her back to my house. She would need to learn to contain her blood lust or she would never be accepted back into society. It would take time to teach her when to release the bloodlust inside of her.

— Sorcha of the Lunasol tribe

Demi-wolves are often outcasts, if they do not have a family most distrust them out of fear of what they neither know or understand. But who could blame them? It was only natural to fear a predator when they had their eyes on you. Some can maintain their composure, find outlets for their bloodlust. However, many fall back into the ways of their savage ancestry letting the blood flow freely.

 

The Bloodlust

 The defining trait of a demi-wolf is the insatiable bloodlust the feel. Whether the lingering effects of a lycanthropic curse or passed down from parent to child they all share the same fate, an unending desire for bloodshed and violence. Do you train and meditate to fight back against your urges? Do you release them in combat in spurts of acceptable violence? Or do you give in completely and attack wherever and whoever you please to calm the urges inside? Some demi-wolves find outlets for their bloodlust, becoming soldiers, mercenaries, or adventurers, finding ways to satisfy themselves in battle. Others retreat into the forest to hunt prey and stay away from civilization before they hurt someone. No matter the path the look in the eyes of a demi-wolf will always show their true nature, unending savagery.

Demi-wolves are as varied as those victims of lycanthropy, though most of them are human.

 

Demi-Wolf Traits

Your demi-wolf character has certain traits deriving from your werewolf ancestry

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.

Age

Demi-wolves mature at the same rate as their parent race.

Size

Demi-Wolves are the same size as their parent race although a bit tougher and stronger. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Keen Hearing and Smell

You have advantage on Wisdom(Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.

Heightened Senses

You gain proficiency in the Survival skill.

Wolf's Endurance

When you are reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 hit point instead. You can’t use this feature again until you finish a long rest.

Wolf's Savagery

When you score a critical hit with a melee weapon attack, you can roll one of the weapon’s damage dice one additional time and add it to the extra damage of the critical hit.

Languages

Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player’s Handbook offers a list of languages to choose from. The DM is free to modify that list for a campaign.