Homebrew Fey Wild Kitsune Species Details

This race was edited from a template made by dndbeyond user 'Xxchampion', I just edited the racial traits for balance, and functionality with the site

Kitsune are magical people of otherworldly grace, living in the world but not entirely part of it. They live in places of ethereal beauty, in the midst of ancient forests in the far east. The fox like creatures love nature and magic, art and artistry, music, poetry, and trickery!

Kitsune in the literal sense is the Japanese word for fox. Foxes are a common subject of Japanese folklore; in English, kitsune refers to them in this context. Stories depict legendary foxes as intelligent beings and as possessing paranormal abilities that increase as they get older and wiser. According to Yōkai folklore, all foxes have the ability to shapeshift into human form. While some folktales speak of kitsune employing this ability to trick others – as foxes in folklore often do – other stories portray them as faithful guardians, friends, lovers, and wives. Foxes and humans lived close together in ancient Japan; this companionship gave rise to legends about the creatures. Kitsune have become closely associated with Inari, a Shinto kami or spirit, and serve as its messengers. This role has reinforced the fox's supernatural significance. The more tails a kitsune has – they may have as many as nine – the older, wiser, and more powerful it is. Because of their potential power and influence, some people make sacrifices to them as to a deity. -Wikipedia

Long-Lived, Slow Growth

Kitsune can live up to a millennium (1000yr). The eldest one known is one millennia old. Their long lives giving them a timeless perspective on life on events that might trouble the shorter-lived races more deeply it would affect Kitsune less. Kitsune that are younger tend to be more radical and ambitious, this usually progresses till their 4th tail grows. They tend to remain aloof and unfazed by petty happenstance. however, whether adventuring on a mission or learning a new skill or lesson their focus is considered ruthless. They are slow to make friends and quick to make enemies, and even slower to forget them. thanks to their innate trickery a kitsune will more likely take a small insult as a joke rather than serious.

Eloquent Fey

With their unearthly grace and their unparallel features, Kitsune present themselves as beautiful versions of different Humanoid creatures depending on whos looking at them. They are equivalent to human height on average, ranging from well under 5 feet tall to just over 6 feet. They are more slender than humans, Males and females are about the same height.

They tend to remain silent and hidden while dealing with other races as a way to keep away from the Spotlight of people's thoughts. . They usually have light colored hair and fur, reddish-brown, white, gray, golden brown, though it isn't completely uncommon to see a Kitsune with pastel color fur. Their range in eye color is mostly blue, green, yellow, or brown eyes.
A kitsune is born with a single tail, but as they grow older and gain more power they also gain more tails. (every 2 LVL they gain a new tail starting with LVL 3, but the ninth at LVL 20)

 

Hidden In The Forrest

Most Kitsune dwell in small forest villages hidden among the trees impossible to befound without magical means. these villages tend to be far away from any area inhabited by industrialized towns. Their culture revolves around hunting and gathering food. Kitsune's Innate use of Illusion and enchantment magic skill allows them to support themselves without much difficulty They are talented artisans, crafting finely worked clothes and art objects. Their contact with outsiders is usually limited, though a few Kitsune make a good living by trading crafted items for metals 

When a kitsune do enter another race settlement the kitsune usually tries to blend in with the races. Kitsune have found difficulties when in their humanoid form. Looking for the tail, perhaps when the Kitsune gets drunk or careless, is a common method of discerning the creature's true nature. Variants on the theme have the Kitsune retain other foxlike traits, a fox-shaped shadow, or a reflection that shows its true form. Kitsune-gao or fox-faced refers to human females who have a narrow face with close-set eyes, thin eyebrows, and high cheekbones. Traditionally, this facial structure is considered attractive, and some tales ascribe it to foxes in human form. Kitsune have a fear and hatred of dogs even while in human/elven form, and some become so rattled by the presence of dogs that they revert to the shape of a fox and flee.

Kitsune are often seen as tricksters, with motives that vary from mischief to malevolence and on occasion benevolent. Stories tell of kitsune playing tricks on overly proud samurai, greedy merchants, and boastful commoners. For example, Kitsune are thought to employ their kitsune-bi or fox-fire to lead travelers astray in the manner of a will o' the wisp . Another tactic is for the Kitsune to confuse its target with illusions or visions. Other common goals of trickster Kitsune include seduction, theft of food, humiliation of the prideful, or vengeance for a perceived slight.

Thy Kitsune keep their promises and strive to repay any favor. Occasionally a kitsune attaches itself to a person or household, where they can cause all sorts of mischief.

Other kitsune use their magic for the benefit of their companion as long as the person beings treat them with respect.
Tales distinguish Kitsune gifts from Kitsune payments. If a Kitsune offers a payment or reward that includes money or material wealth, part or all of the sum will consist of old paper, leaves, twigs, stones, or similar valueless items under a magical illusion. True Kitsune gifts are usually intangibles, such as protection, knowledge.

Fey Wild Kitsune Traits

Kitsune's are agile, and cunning, with innate mystical abilities

Ability Score Increase

Kitsune get +1 to Dex, and +2 to Cha

Kitsune Divinity

Kitsune Divinity

You learn the Cantrips: Minor Illusion, and Produce Flame (except your flame is blue) 

Languages

Language

Common, Sylvan, One extra

Dark Vision

Darkvision

Accustomed to twilit forests and the night sky, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. 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

Keen Ears, or a Playful Tongue

Keen Ears or a Playful Tongue

Kitsune are famous for their way with words, as well as their Fox like ears. You have proficiency in a charisma, wisdom, or intelligence skill

Kitsune Trickery

Kitsune Trickery

You can appear as a human equivalent of yourself indefinitely using very simple illusion magic, you cannot alter your illusionary human self.

A creature looking directly at you can make an Intelligence (Investigation) check, to tell that you are not what you appear to be, though they still cannot percieve your true form. The DC for this check is equal to 10 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier. This magic is detectable by spells such as detect magic and dispelled in an antimagic field or by a successful dispel magic. Your profiency bonus is consider the level of the spell for the sake of dispel magic. If your illusion is dispelled you cannot use the effect again until after a long rest.

Kitsune tails

with each tail, a kitsune can store a 1st level spell per tail. or store 1 spell with a higher level with the needed corresponding number of tails to the level of the spell. but when this feature is used to store a spell you can use this feature once then must recharge for 8 days

you start with 0 tails at 1st, 1 at 3rd, 2 at 5th, 3 at 8th, 4 at 10th, 5 at 12th, 6 at 14th, 7 at 16th, 8 at 18th, 9 at 20th