Homebrew Canidae Species Details

Created by the Lord of the Wild Hunt—a divine being of the Fae—to blend the qualities of humanoids and wolves, Canidae are a varied people in both attitude and appearance. In some lands, they live like the hounds they resemble, naturally energetic and at home in playful environments. In other places, they live as other folk do, not exhibiting the canine behavior their Lord intended.

Canidae’s appearance is as varied as their attitudes. Some have features or patterning in their fur like Wolves or wargs,  while others have appearances more like a faithful hound. Still others have unique patterns or might style their fur to their preferences—or might even be hairless!

Creating Your Character

At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation.

Ability Score Increases

When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1.

Languages

Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language.

Creature Type

Humanoid Beast

 

Life Span

50-60 years

Height and Weight

Player characters, regardless of race, typically fall into the same ranges of height and weight that humans have in our world. If you’d like to determine your character’s height or weight randomly, consult the random Height and Weight table in the Player’s Handbook, and choose the row in the table that best represents the build you imagine for your character.

Canidae Traits

As a Canidae, you have the following racial traits.

Creature Type

You are a Humanoid.

Size

You are Medium or Small. You choose the size when you select this race.

Speed

Your walking speed is 30 feet, and you have a climbing speed equal to your walking speed.

Hounds Bite

You can use your jaws to make unarmed strikes. When you hit with them, the strike deals 1d8 + your Strength modifier piercing damage, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

Wolf of the Hunt

As a Creature born to him you have Expertise in Perception and may roll to detect scent

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 discern colors in that darkness only as shades of gray.