Homebrew Canaxi Species Details

Canaxi are a wolf humanoid. Not werewolves, the Canaxi are permanently a humanoid wolf. As a people, they are very familial and tend not to stray too far from their settlement, they are also fiercely protective of their clans and anyone seen as a threat will be dealt with as they see fit. 

Canaxi are an intelligent and fair race, they hold values such as honour, history, strength, and wisdom in high regard and don't have much time for the willfully ignorant. 

 

Canaxi Names

Canaxi place a lot of importance on their family names, rather than their first names. First names tend to be simple or mono-syllabic, with the family name being longer and also tend to originate from their elders' characteristics. This means family names change over each generation. 

Male: Nok, Sydd, Ash, Dynn, Gnarr, Kroz, Moss, Jidd, Kurch, Zem

Female: Elm, Eyre, Fraye, Arin, Ginn, Yew, Whyss

Family: Honourtale, Strongpaw, Coldeye, Conjurtale, Blazemaw, Honestheart, Stonejaw, Herotale

Physical Appearance

Canaxi are Medium size humanoids, height can vary from around 5ft to 6ft 8". They are covered head to toe in fur, typically grey or brown, but there can be variations within families. They have large canine snouts, whiskers, and pointy ears. Typically slender in build, but tend to be more muscly in the shoulders, arms, and legs.

 

 

Canaxi Traits

It’s hard to make generalizations about humans, but your human character has these traits.

Pack Tactics

The Canaxi has advantage on an attack rolls against a creature if at least one of the Canaxi's allies is within 5 ft. of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated

Survival Sense

You have advantage on Survival and Nature checks due to the remoteness of your settlements and the knowledge passed down through generations.

Bite

Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: (2d4 + 2) piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 12 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone

Ability Score Increase

 Your ability scores each increase by 1.

Age

Canaxi reach adulthood in their early teens and live less than a century.

Alignment

 Canaxi tend to be of neutral alignment, but it varies with each individual. 

Size

Canaxi vary between 5 feet to well over 6 feet tall. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and one extra language of your choice.