Homebrew Castcoon Species Details

History

Hailing from magically dense lands, Castcoons are long descended from raccoons that lived near strong concentrations of natural magic that hanged them over time. These Castcoons are innately magical now, using their tails as their arcane focuses. Their stripes glow with the color of their mana, displaying the magical talent they wield.

Society

Castcoons often form covens that will build societies far from civilization where they can share their magical gifts and hone them. They like to live in isolation and avoid larger species and their strange social customs. While they are capable of speech, they are not used to using speech among their own; Castcoons mostly communicate using a mixture of sign language, body language, chitters and growls mostly. 

Castcoon Names

Castcoons are nameless until they discover their cantrip and will receive a clan name that is associated with their magic. Examples: Firebolt Clan members may be named Soot or Singe, Mending Clan members may be named Fixit or Gear, and Message Clan members may be named Lyric or Rhyme, etc.

Life Span

Castcoons live short but meaningful lives dedicated to the practice of their arcane gifts. The average life span is approximately 10-15 years but can live to be as old as a few decades.

Height and Weight

Castcoons are barely larger than true raccoons, but as they have adapted to standing and moving on two legs they seem larger. As such, they stand around 2-4 feet tall, weigh around 20-40 lbs, and are considered Small.

Castcoon Traits

As a Castcoon, you have the following species traits.

Creature Type

You are a Beast.

Size

You are a Small creature

Speed

Your walking speed and climbing speed are 35 ft.

Innate Spellcasting

The Castcoon’s spellcasting ability is Wisdom. It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:

At will: One Cantrip of the Player's choice from any spellcaster's list.

Natural Weapons

Castcoons have the ability to use their natural weapons of Bite or Claws.

Nature's Bandit

You have advantage on Dexterity (Sleight of Hand), on Dexterity (Stealth) checks, and on Wisdom (Survival) checks when in forested areas or under the cover of night. 

Cunning Action

Starting at level 3, Castcoons can take a bonus action on their turn, choosing between Dash, Disengage, or Hide.

Uncanny Dodge

When an attacker that the Castcoon can see hits them with an attack, they can use their reaction to halve the attack's damage against themselves.