Homebrew Caneintaur Species Details

The Biggest mistake any traveler can make is thinking that this creature is as docile as their centaur cousins. Caneintaurs travel in deadly packs, be it grassland or forest, plains or arctic tundra, anywhere the caneintaur hunt, they become the Apex Predator

Supernatural Hunters

Caneintaur have humanoid upper bodies down to the waist, while their heads have a somewhat wolfish countenance and their lower bodies can not be mistaken for anything other than that of a great direwolf, Their hands end in some of the sharpest claws found in nature. their coloring and average size can vary with the regions they call their hunting grounds, with the mountain and forest variety being larger and more muscular with a darker coat of either gray or black to the grasslands and desert breeds being more lithe with a brown or tawny coat.

 

Affinity for the Hunt

Caneintaurs have a natural affinity for hunting, amongst civilization they may be the most revered for their ability to find their prey, be it enemy soldiers or more lucrative bounties.  

Caneintaurs revere nothing more than the continuance of their pack. A newborn litter will always be met with raucous celebrations, adhering to a strict tradition of raising their young to always put the pack first but knowing that a dead wolf is a useless wolf.

Packs and Community

Caneintaurs strongly believe in the circle of life, of the passing of nature, in order to survive they must eat, in order to eat they must kill but they must never take for granted the bounty offered them. Caneintaurs are fiercely loyal to the pack first and foremost, any other allegiances come last when it comes to matters of the pack and any pup who forgets this is driven from the pack to make their way on their own or die alone. 

 

Caneintaur Traits

Your Caneintaur character has the following racial traits, some traits may vary depending on the climate your character comes from

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Caneintaurs mature and age at about the same rate as humans.

Alignment

Caneintaurs tend to lean more towards true neutral where a packless may tend more towards chaotic neutral

Size

Caneintaurs stand between 6 and 7 feet tall, with their lupine bodies reaching about 4 feet at the haunch. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 40 feet.

Fey

Your creature type is beast, rather than humanoid.

Surge

If you move at least 30 feet straight toward a target and then hit it with a melee weapon attack on the same turn, you can immediately follow that attack with a bonus action, making one attack against the target with your claws.

Claws

Your claws are natural melee weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d4 + your Dexterity modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

Hunter

You have proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Perception, Survival, Nature, or Stealth.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan. Sylvan is widely spoken in the Selesnya Conclave, for it is rich in vocabulary to describe natural phenomena and spiritual forces.