Homebrew Blink Dog Species Details

Though they resemble sleek, long-eared canines, blink dogs are as smart as humans. As social creatures, blink dogs travel in large packs, roaming forests and plains, running off evil creatures, and hunting for phase spiders—one of their natural enemies. Despite their intelligence and friendly natures, blink dogs tend to avoid humanoids, keeping their packs either hidden or frequently on the move. This shyness doesn’t keep the blink dogs from helping out when needed, however, and they have been known to come to the rescue of a prairie village in their territory. Packs are typically led by an older, experienced male or female, called an alpha.

Blink dogs are fiercely loyal, defending their own pack or creatures they befriend to the death, and maintaining oaths handed down from litter to litter. Honor is paramount to blink dogs, and different packs often have unique traditions (such as whether a pack’s alpha is male or female, or an oath to always protect and aid a particular humanoid race like elves or half lings) in addition to those shared by most blink dogs. Blink dogs have a great interest in the stars and movements of celestial bodies. Through their myths and folklore, blink dogs have names for constellations, and through this zodiac they note the seasons, births under auspicious stars, and omens from unusual stellar conjunctions. Blink dog names often contain a reference to a specific constellation under which the dog was born. Blink dogs harbor a long-standing hatred for displacer beasts and attack them on sight.

Blink Dog Traits

A blink dog takes its name from its ability to blink in and out of existence, a talent it uses to aid its attacks and to avoid harm.

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Blink Dogs are considered adults at 1 year old. They can live to about 75.

Alignment

Blink Dogs tend towards lawfulness as well as being good. However, some may break the mold.

Size

Blink Dogs stand nearly 3 feet at the shoulder and weigh upward of 180 pounds.  Your size is Medium

Speed

Your base walking speed is 40 feet.

Fey

Your creature type is fey, rather than humanoid.

Fey Ancestry

You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can't put you to sleep.

Keen Senses

You have proficiency in the Perception skill.

Blink

As a bonus action, you can magically teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space you can see. Once you use this trait, you can't do so again until you finish a short or long rest.

Languages

You can speak Blink Dog. You also understand but cannot speak Common and Sylvan.