Homebrew Canus Species Details

Physical Description

Canus are humanoids with certain dog-like features. This includes almost always ears and a tail, and rarely furred forearms and hands. The specifics of these traits change with sub-race, or in the harsher side of their heritage, "breeds". Hellhounds have darker furs, and fire seems to burn in their eyes. Servants have white fur nearly all the time, but sometimes a mutation will cause them to have grey hair, their eyes look quite normal. Domestics have brown fur, and usually, have a slightly blank look in their eyes.

History

The Canus are a result of ancestors with lycanthropy giving birth to children with regular humans. Since lycanthropes are considered monsters, their children were considered freaks of nature, a mixture of monster and human that shouldn't exist. That is until one was allowed to grow up. This singular creature was docile and friendly, had little intelligence and seemed like a domestic wolf. They have since evolved and been regarded in a law standpoint as hunanoids, but are still widely regarded as "dogs".

 

 

Canus Traits

Human-like creatures with dog/wolf features
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 2.
Age. Canus reach maturity around two thirds the rate of humans (12), but live slightly shorter, with the average life expectancy of 70.
Size. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Keen Sense. Your sense of hearing and smell are better than most humanoids. You are proficient in the Perception skill.
Natural Digger. You have a burrowing speed of 10 feet.
Part Beast. Your creature type is both beast and humanoid. You are proficient in the Animal Handling skill and instead of making a Charisma (Deception) or Charisma (Persuasion) check creatures can instead make a Wisdom (Animal Handling), however, if someone does this, it is completely obvious to other creatures.
Beast Fighting Stance. Your claws are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.
Languages. You can speak, read and write Common, and one other language.

Hellhound

Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 1.
Hellish Heritage. You have resistance to fire damage due to your infernal ancestry.
Hunter Step. Your base walking speed increases by 5 feet.

Canus Traits

Human-like creatures with dog/wolf features