Your Wisdom score increases by 2, and either your Dexterity or your Charisma increases by 1 (your choice).

Accustomed to foraging and hunting in the night, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern colour in darkness, only shades of gray.

You have proficiency in the Perception skill.

As an action you can shapeshift into a humanoid, fox-humanoid hybrid, or back into its true form, a Fey Fox. When transforming into Fey Fox, you maintain your HP, Attributes and skills, all other stats are changed. Any equipment you are wearing or carrying isn't transformed, when shapeshifting into Fey Fox, you can choose that any held items can be dropped to the floor or merged into your body along with all worn equipment, but you gain no benefit from them or access to them. You will revert to your true form if you die, with all equipment fallen beside you.

Even to the most astute observers, your ruse is usually indiscernible. If you rouse suspicion in your humanoid form, or if a wary creature suspects something is amiss, you have advantage on any Charisma (Deception) check you make to avoid detection.

The humanoid shape you take is determined on character creation, and cannot be changed, you will assume the same look on every shapeshift to humanoid. Where Kitsune lived near humanoid territories and settlements, when becoming awakened, they take their form to blend in. If the populace were of mixed races, the Kitsune generally would take the form of the commonly seen race.

As Kitsune gain more experience and knowledge, they meet thresholds where their tails begin to split denoting their higher state of awareness. Kitsune tails can split upwards of nine times. The Majority of Kitsune live their normal lives attaining two or three tails during their life, but those that seek greater knowledge and adventure can attain up to eight tails. The ninth tail is very rarely attained by Kitsune, only the most devout to pursue the greatest they can be, by knowledge, feats or a task given by the gods. When a Kitsune achieves the ninth tail, they unlock their greatest potential and become omnipresent, being able to have their senses be present everywhere at the same time. (In your adventure, the ninth tail is mechanically out of reach in game, and only bestowed upon attaining divinity.)

You know the Dancing Lights cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, your tail splits into two, increasing your awareness and knowledge. You can cast the Charm Person Spell, you can cast once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a short rest. When you reach 5th level, your tail splits once more into three. You can cast the Suggestion spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for these spells. Your tails can act as the spellcasting focus.

You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan. Sylvan is the language of the nature spirits and fey creatures that inhabit the planes. Sylvan is often seen as the language of nature. The language itself is fairly old, and has changed very little throughout the ages. It flows easily, similarly to elven; in fact many linguists believe that the elven language is derived from sylvan. Although it uses the elven script, the language is hardly ever written.

Kitsune in animal or hybrid form can communicate simple commands and concepts to natural beasts and fey beasts with the same form or a closely related form, for example, dogs to wolves. Beasts will not necessarily obey Kitsune or even be friendly, however. Kitsune in human form cannot communicate with such beasts but can understand them.