Homebrew [Y] Kitsune Species Details
Kitsunes are foxes that possess Fey features and abilities that increase as they get older and wiser. According to folklore, the Kitsunes(or perhaps the "fox spirits") can bewitch people, having the ability to shapeshift into human or other forms, and to trick or fool people. While some folktales speak of Kitsunes employing this ability to trick others—as foxes in folklore often do—other stories portray them as faithful guardians, friends, and lovers.
Foxes and humans lived separately in Faerûn, this remoteness gave rise to legends about the creatures. Kitsunes have become closely associated with the divines, and serve as their messengers. This role has reinforced the fox's supernatural significance. The more tails a Kitsune has—they may have as many as nine—the older, wiser, and more powerful it is. Because of their potential power and influence, some people make sacrifices to them as to a deity.
[Y] Kitsune Traits
Kitsunes share the following species traits:Ability Score Increase:
Your Charisma score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1
Size:
Your size is Small or Medium
Speed:
Your base walking speed is 40ft
Darkvision:
You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as it if were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern colors in darkness, only shades of gray
Fey Ancestry:
You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep.
Age:
Although kitsunes reach physical maturity at about the same age as humans, the kitsune understanding of adulthood goes beyond physical growth to encompass worldly experience. A kitsune typically claims adulthood and an adult name around the age of 100 and can live to be 1000 years old.
Shapeshift:
As an action, you can change your appearance and your voice. You determine the specifics of the changes, including your coloration, hair length, and sex. You can also adjust your height and weight and can change your size between Medium and Small. You can make yourself appear as a member of another race, though none of your game statistics change. You must adopt a form that has the same basic arrangement of limbs that you have. Your clothing and equipment aren’t changed by this trait.
You stay in the new form until you use an action to revert to your true form or until you die.
Fox Form:
Once per Long Rest, as an action, you can change your form into that of a fox during which you use the Fox stat block but retain your personality and can't speak or cast spells. The transformation lasts until you use an action to revert to your true form or if you die.
Fox Senses:
You have proficiency in the Perception skill.
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