Homebrew Vulpine Species Details

The vulpine culture is not widely known, mostly because of the near-annihilation the race experienced at the hands of both the elves of Ethaari and the slavers of Qahei. Due to this, much of their history has been lost, and the vulpines are not ready to forgive those who took their culture away from them. They have a great distaste towards elves especially, but are unlikely to actively start trouble because of it. Vulpines are haughty, not stupid, and know better than to start a fight if they think there is a chance of losing. As they prefer to keep everyone at arm’s length, this makes them a mysterious lot and easy to blame for trouble that has nothing to do with them. However, this trouble rarely seems to find them, as vulpines have a good sense of when the crowd is turning against them and slink away before things get too heated. Though arrogant, vulpines are also extremely loyal. They are clever creatures and rarely bond with anyone, even other vulpines. When they do develop a relationship with another person, vulpines are often reluctant to admit it, fearing it will portray weakness. They attempt to hide their true feelings behind sarcasm or insults, whichever comes more natural to the vulpine—but once they have bonded with someone, they would do anything to protect them.

Vulpine Traits

As a vulpine, you have the following traits.

Keen Ears

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

Fox's Cunning

You have a knack for recalling relevant information or finding kinks in the design of a hidden trap. You can give yourself advantage on one Intelligence check. Once you’ve used this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Reading The Room

By spending 10 minutes surveying your surroundings, you get a sense of the people around you. When the duration has passed, you know if the humanoids around you are paying attention to something in particular, what mood they are in, and if a fight or conflict is about to break out.

Sharp Claws

Your claws are natural weapons. When you make an unarmed strike with your claws and hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Vulpine, and one other language of your choice.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2 and your Intelligence or Charisma score increases by 1.