Homebrew Canid Species Details

The First Hound of the Horn

Avalonian legend says the Canids were born when Elaine of the Horn, the first Huntmistress, blew her mythic horn to call allies against the primordial Blight. From the echoing note stepped a great spectral hound, shaped from courage itself.

When the battle ended, Elaine offered the hound a choice:

• Return to the spirit wilds, or

• Take mortal form and walk beside Avalon’s people.

The hound chose mortality.

From this oath came the First Pack, ancestors of the modern Canids.

This is why Canids instinctively:

• Bow their heads when horns sound

• Treat oaths as sacred

• Feel blight as a “wrongness” in the land

• Form chosen‑family packs with fierce devotion

Canid Traits

As a Canid, you have the following racial traits.

Keen scent

Keen Scent

You have advantage on Perception checks that rely on smell, and you can detect creatures within 10 ft. even if they are invisible or heavily obscured, provided they aren’t scentless.

Pack Instincts

Pack Instincts

When an ally is within 5 ft. of a creature you are attacking, you gain +1 to attack rolls against that creature. At 5th level, this becomes +1 to damage as well.

Bounding Stride

Bounding Stride

Your jump distance is doubled, and you can Dash as a bonus action a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus per long rest.

Ability scores

+2 Dexterity, +1 Wisdom

Canid Languages

you speak Common, Sylvan, and Canid — a language of tone, posture, and short vocalizations.