Homebrew Fenizen Species Details

Fenizens cannot be described without first understanding the nature of the Inner Fen, their home. Surrounded by wetland, the Inner Fen is a upland forest of grand trees with trunks wider than a homestead and as tall as the Northern Fault. Within the confines of the Inner Fen, a strange phenomenon transformed the vertebrates into a new sentient, organized, and cultured species we have named Fenizens.

While their traits vary widely, a handful of traits are always in common. They are always bipedal, have opposable thumbs, and are an approximation of an anthropomorphized woodland creature. While differing they are typically between 1' 5" and 2' 5" tall, are herbivorous regardless of resemblance to predatory animals. Importantly, any of these Fenizens can breed with any other and the child is not influenced by the parent's resembling traits in any way beyond coloration. Reptilian and Rodentian Fenizens can produce an offspring appearing Avian. Spending even a short time within the Inner Fen negatively affects already sentient life forms and therefor is avoided by the rest of Valean, 

Fenizens take refuge within the large trunks of their redwoods, living within modestly sized foraging villages. Given the genetic lottery that are their physical traits, much of the every day activities are heavily influenced by what they are physically inclined to do. While they cannot leave the Inner Fen and other Valean cultures cannot visit without major risk, they often trade at the boarder, pushing packages across the water of the Fen. While these trades are certainly valuable for the Fenizens, they understand the risk of those entering the Inner Fen, and therefor choose to keep their distance as much as possible.

Fenizen Traits

Creature Type: Humanoid
Size: Small (about 1.5-2.5 feet tall)
Speed: 30 feet

As a Fenizen, you have these special traits.

Animalistic Approximation

While most Fenizens have a similar body plan, many obtain a few traits of their approximations. This is what you would turn into if you left The Fen or what you were before you entered. You can utilize your implied physicality beyond what is stated in your sheet, however they may not have as impactful results as utilizing your specifically defined additional abilities.

Since it is a true gamble at birth, other Fenizens may be wary of what your form allows you to do, there is little to no social repercussions to picking a specific approximation.   

Habitat Awareness

When well rested, you focus your senses to your natural habitat. You can make one perception check have Advantage per day.

Lightfooted

When first engaging with difficult terrain, flip a coin, on a heads that instance of terrain will have no effect on your movement.

Naturally Stealthy

You can take the Hide action even when you are obscured only by a creature that is at least one size larger than you.