Homebrew Yeshaya Kitsune 🐿️ Species Details

Kitsune are foxes that possess paranormal abilities that increase as they get older and wiser. According to folklore, kitsune have the ability to shapeshift into human form, where they may retain some of their fox-attributes (such as ears and tails). While some folktales speak of kitsune employing this ability to trick others, other stories portray them as faithful guardians, friends, and lovers.

Yeshaya kitsune are from, fittingly, another world. Having traveled to a new realm through whatever means, these kitsune bring with them strange traits and customs.

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 Icon image from Nixeu on Artstation.

🐿️ Race designed specifically for play with GM OddSquirrel on StartPlaying.Games.

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OPTIONAL FEATURE:

Nine-Tails Destiny

This feature is optional and may require approval from your DM.

Some kitsune may grow up to nine separate tails as they grow in age and experience. After you reach level 3, whenever you gain a level or experience a significant life event (at DM's discretion), roll [roll]1d100[/roll]. On a 70 or higher, you grow an additional tail (up to a maximum of nine). DM's may, at their discretion, also award additional tails as appropriate.

Each tail beyond the first unlocks additional effects per the table below.

NUMBER OF TAILS	EFFECT
2	Once per day, you can grant yourself advantage on any Persuasion check.
3	Your Darkvision extends to 120 feet.
4	Once per day, you can magically teleport up to 30 ft. to an unoccupied space you can see as a bonus action.
5	+1 bonus to all Charisma-based checks for each additional tail (saving throws, skill checks, and so on).
6	Once per day, you may cast a cantrip with a cast time of an action as a bonus action instead.
7	Once per day, you may gain a flying speed of 60 feet that lasts for 10 minutes.
8	Once per day, you may gain the benefits of a long rest while only taking a short rest.
9	You may concentrate on two spells simultaneously.

 

Yeshaya Kitsune 🐿️ Traits

As a Yeshaya kitsune, you have the following racial traits.

Kitsune Shapeshifting

 Kitsune can, at will, change shape between a static human form (the appearance of this form is chosen once and cannot change) and their "normal" fox form (the appearance of this form does not change, either).

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.

Otherworldly Splendor

You're not from around here, and it shows! As a bonus action, you can harness your strange origin to influence those around you. When you do, a target within 30 feet must succeed on a Wisdom Saving Throw (DC equal to 8 + your proficiency modifier + your Charisma modifier) or be charmed by you for 1 minute.

You can use this ability a number of times per long rest equal to your proficiency modifier.