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. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You can follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.

Your life span as a Kitsune is determined by your number of tails. With one tail, you have an average life span of 100 years, and you add 100 years for every tail you acquire thereafter. When acquiring your ninth tail, your life span increases immensely, and you become something akin to divinity among members of your race.

Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player’s Handbook offers a list of languages to choose from. The DM is free to modify that list for a campaign.

You are a Humanoid.

You are Medium.

Your walking speed is 30 feet.

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.

As your insight and experience increase, so too do your number of tails. At first level, you have one tail, approximately one-and-a-half to three feet in length. At 4th level, and every four levels thereafter, you gain one additional tail. Furthermore, by accomplishing major character goals, experiencing especially uplifting events, or through the grace of the gods, you may be granted an additional tail, at the discretion of your DM, up to a maximum total of 9.

Each time you gain a tail, your life span increases by 100 years. Upon gaining your ninth tail, instead your life span increases by 1d8 x 100 years. You may additionally undergo some changes to other appearance traits at this time, such as a change in the color or length of your hair.

Kitsune have a deep connection to the spiritual, and as a result, some magic comes as naturally to them as breathing. You know the dancing lights cantrip, and one other cantrip of choice. You know the faerie fire spell, and you can cast it once with this trait. You cannot cast it again this way until you finish a short or long rest unless you use a spell slot to do so.

Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells when you cast them with this trait (choose when you select this race). You may only cast spells through this feature while in possession of your Star Sphere.

Shortly after a Kitsune's birth, when they become able to use their mystic powers, an orb known as the Star Sphere is formed, and becomes linked to the Kitsune for life. This orb glows faintly with fox-fire, and is said to contain a fragment of their soul, serving as a spiritual focus for their mystic arts. The Star Sphere is magical, weighs 1lb, and you can use it as a spellcasting focus.

The Star Sphere's AC equals your Kitsune spell save DC. Its hit points equal your level plus your proficiency bonus, it is immune to poison and psychic damage, and it has resistance to all other damage.

If the Star Sphere is destroyed or you lose it, you can perform a 1-hour ceremony to create a replacement using your innate magical abilities. This ceremony can be performed during a short or long rest, the previous Star Sphere is destroyed if it still exists, and you gain a level of exhaustion upon completion.

Kitsune often hide their true form around members of other races, whether to avoid attention, escape disdain, or spring the perfect prank. As a bonus action, you can hide your vulpine traits, assuming the appearance of a specific human of the same sex. You always take the same form when using this feature, and your appearance in this form is nearly identical to your natural form, though your tails disappear, your fox ears are replaced with human ears, and your eyes take on a humanoid shape and coloration. You remain in this form until you use a bonus action to revert to your true form or until you die.

You must have possession of your Star Sphere to use this feature, which merges into your human form, though it still acts as a spellcasting focus. You must still have a free hand for your somatic components.

Kitsune have powerful senses, both physical and spiritual. Choose one of the following options for your Kitsune:

Arctic Acclimation. You have resistance to cold damage. Additionally, you ignore difficult terrain created by ice or snow.

Mystic Attunement. You have advantage on Arcana checks made to identify a spell or the effects of a spell. Additionally, you can sense when magic is used within 30 feet of you, although you cannot discern its location or effects this way.

Vulpine Cunning. While in your natural form, you have advantage on Perception checks made using your sense of hearing or smell, and you can't be surprised while you are conscious.

You only gain the benefits of this feature while in possession of your Star Sphere.

While they prefer to act with elegance, they won't hesitate to use their teeth where weapons and magic fail. While in your natural form, you have sharp fangs that you can use to make unarmed strikes. When you hit with it, the bite deals 1d4 + your Strength modifier piercing damage, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.