Homebrew Varúlfur Species Details

The Varúlfur  are wolf-like race of humanoids that naturally have a very keen sense of smell and hearing. They have the innate ability to hear and smell things most others would not. Moreover, they are naturals at surviving in the wild, especially colder environments.

Varúlfur Traits

Your Varúlfur character has the following traits.

Ability Score Increase

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

Keen Senses

The Varúlfur has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) and Intelligence (Investigation) checks that rely on hearing or smell.

Age

Varúlfur  mature at the same rate humans do and reach adulthood around the age of 20. They live much longer than humans, however, often exceeding 120 years

Size

Varúlfur are slightly larger than humans, ranging from 6 to 7 feet tall. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

 

Languages

Varúlfur can speak, read, and write Common and Winter Wolf. Winter Wolf is a harsh guttural language comprising of mostly rumbling growls and deep barks. These traits cause Varúlfur to have deep, rumbling voices when speaking other languages.

Alignment

Varúlfur are usually lawful, believing firmly in the benefits of a well-ordered society.

Bite

Varúlfur have a fanged maw as a natural weapon, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with it, you deal piercing damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

Pack Tactics

Varúlfur have advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the wolf's allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated.

Wild Born

Varúlfur are natural survivalists and have proficiency with the Survival skill. Their innate instincts allow them to track, hunt, and navigate any environment with ease.

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