Homebrew Felitaur Species Details

Children of the Pride

Felitaurs possess the upper bodies of humans and the powerful lower bodies of great cats, but their heads are distinctly leonine rather than human. Their faces resemble those of lions, with broad muzzles, prominent canine teeth, rounded feline ears, and expressive eyes most commonly found in shades of gold, amber, green, or brown. Despite their bestial features, their expressions are remarkably readable, capable of displaying the same breadth of emotion as any human face.

Below the waist, their bodies resemble those of lions, though considerable variation exists between bloodlines. Their coats range from pale sand and tawny gold to russet, brown, gray, and near-black. Some bear faint spots or stripes inherited from distant ancestry. Their tails are long and expressive, usually ending in a darker tuft of fur.

Felitaurs of both sexes develop leonine manes, though the size, fullness, texture, and coloration can vary widely between individuals, families, and regions. Some manes grow thick and imposing around the head, neck, shoulders, and upper back, while others are shorter, sleeker, or more tightly curled. Manes and tail tufts are frequently braided, decorated with beads, bound with rings, or marked with tokens commemorating family, accomplishments, and travels.

A felitaur's humanoid torso is roughly comparable in size to that of a human, while their leonine body stands somewhat lower than a horse but is broader and more heavily muscled. They are exceptionally quick over short distances and move with an agility that often surprises those accustomed to equine-bodied folk.

Throughout Feretta, felitaurs commonly serve as hunters, scouts, couriers, outriders, guardians, and warriors. Where a centaur might resemble cavalry, a charging band of felitaurs is something altogether different: swift, low to the ground, and capable of changing direction with frightening speed.

Felitaur Traits

Your felitaur character has the following racial traits. These traits are also suitable for the centaurs of other worlds where there are centaurs of fey origin. These centaurs are smaller than the non-fey centaurs that roam in some realms.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1.

Age

Felitaurs mature and age at about the same rate as humans.

Alignment

Felitaurs are inclined toward neutrality. Those who join traveling parties are more often neutral good, while those who pursue criminal activities are typically chaotic neutral.

Size

Felitaurs stand between 6 and 7 feet tall, with their leonine bodies reaching about 4 feet at the shoulders. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 40 feet.

Fey

Your creature type is fey, rather than humanoid.

Charge

If you move at least 30 feet straight toward a target and then hit it with a melee weapon attack on the same turn, you can immediately follow that attack with a bonus action, making one attack against the target with your hooves.

Claws

Your forepaws are natural melee weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

Leonine Build

You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push or drag.

Survivor

You have proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Animal Handling, Medicine, Nature, or Survival.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan. Sylvan is widely spoken in the Feywild, for it is rich in vocabulary to describe natural phenomena and spiritual forces.