Homebrew Wulver Species Details

 Wulver hail for the Feywild as benevolent gift givers. A race of wolf-like people that have an inborn need to help those in need by giving them food and increasing their quality of life.

Wolfish Grins

The wolf-like wulver stand a little shorter than the average human. Standing at, on average, five and a half feet tall, the bipedal wulver are covered with thick and soft fur that could be many varieties of colors natural to their wolfen kin. Some resemble the mighty Timber Wolf, while others tend to look like the normal nomadic Grey Wolf. Their hooked legs allow them to move faster than the normal person but leave them unable to wear boots, often donning ankle guards or padded sandals to protect their lower legs. The face of the wolf rest easily upon their head as their friendly grins are usually accompanied by a row of sharp teeth. That said, wulver are omnivores and can eat both meat and plants. 

Benevolent Gift Givers

Most wulvers share two traits with one and other. The first trait is a love of fishing. Most wulver can be found near bodies of water with their pole in the drink while they nap nearby, waiting for a bite. Secondly is their love of gift giving. Most wulver don't keep what they catch and instead seek out feelings of despair and loneliness to give their food to the poor souls in need of a decent gift. Not all wulver share these traits, however. Some tend to more extremes on the other side of the spectrum and are servants of greed. Instead of using their natural abilities to give, they instead take from those in abundance. They find those who have too much and take for themselves so they can rest longer without worrying about survival.

 Fey Origins

Wulver have origins from the Feywild which becomes apparent in their chaotic nature. Akin to elves and other Sylvan creatures and imbued with the chaotic energies of their home realm they share in some fey-like abilities. Resistant to sleeping magic and effects that can control their opinions, wulver care for their personal freedoms. That said, they don't have any formal communities in their wild homeland, not traveling in packs or forming villages, the Wulver instead prefers to be alone except with a mate or small family.

Wulver Traits

Your wulver character has the following racial traits.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1.

Age

Wulver age quickly, reaching maturity at around 5, but they live about as long as humans.

Alignment

Wulver tend to lean towards good alignments, and their desire to give freely and frequently moves them more toward chaotic. However, some wulver to tend to focus on their own survival and lean into the evil alignments as they steal from others consistently.

Size

Wulver are typically around 5 feet and 5 inches tall, with some standing over 6 or 7 feet depending on their wolfen breed. Your size is Medium.

Here’s how to determine your height and weight randomly, starting with rolling a size modifier:

Size modifier = 2d12

Height = 5 feet + 3 inches + your size modifier in inches

Weight in pounds = 150 + (2d6 × your size modifier)

Speed

Your base walking speed is 35 feet.

Claws and Fangs

Your claws are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you can deal slashing damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

Wolfen Instincts

You have proficiency in one skill of your choice.

Fey Ancestry

You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep.

Keen Hearing and Smell

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

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan.