Homebrew Foxfolk Species Details

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Day eight. 
I have been in the midst of battle with the foxfolk for some time now. They have not surrendered, nor have they been an easy target to fight like I'd initially hypothesized. They ruthlessly protect their borders to disturbingly brutal degrees. I'd only heard of foxfolk being pacifists, I was not prepared for such brutality coming from a race as peaceful as the foxfolk. 

Just yesterday I watched as a foxfolk's family member, or as I've heard them call it, "kin", shot down in battle, bleeding out on the field and its kin fiercely clawing, stabbing and ripping apart any of my men who came near their fallen brethren's corpse. Admirable as it is, this vicious protectiveness is proving a challenge to overcome. I don't know if we will be able to win this battle.

 

With their quick wit and intuition, there’s nothing a foxfolk can’t overcome. Finding ways to get out of trouble that comes their way, the foxfolk is clever and calculating. 

Foxfolk are a humanoid race of canids closely related to its small fluffy ancestors. Their fluffy coats become thicker during the winter and thin out once it becomes warmer. Similar to their fox ancestors, they have long fluffy tails which help keep their balance in precarious situations.

They can pick up scents with their noses that most humans wouldn’t be able to pick up on. Their fur comes in a verity of colors, golden orange, white, tan, black or even silver. You will often find them on high alert, rotating their pointed ears. 

Primitive Living

Foxfolk tend to build their homes in the trees. Although this is not always the case, it is a common sight. Foxfolk have a bit more of a minimalistic perspective on things and tend to only live off the most crucial things: Crops and livestock. They don’t have mines or tend to have the most up to date technology. They prefer to keep out of trade with the rest of the world. Foxfolk are also fantastic cooks and enjoy it too. They prefer meat but are open to a wide verity of cuisine. 

Kin are Kin

Foxfolk hold family very close and will stay together quite a lot. Foxfolk consider their kin — even if they aren’t immediate family — to be the most important. In battle kin will stand together and fight alongside one another. Especially brothers and sisters. Foxfolk show affection to their kin by rubbing noses or booping noses. When kin die in battle that foxfolk’s kin — usually a sibling — will protect their body with their life, as so they can be buried. After battles, foxfolk will take their fallen comrades’ bodies and hold a memorial for all the dead foxfolk at a cemetery, families gathering around their fallen kin. Foxfolk aren’t just especially protective of kin, but close friends too. 

Clever Wit

Although foxfolk lead a more primitive lifestyle, they have keen minds and senses which they use to their advantage. Creating clever contraptions and using their especially keen senses to detect sound and smells. During battle foxfolk will use their knowledge of their environment to defeat their opponents. They also use their cleverness to outwit their enemies. They will use their keen sent and hearing to hear and smell where their enemy may be hidden and sniff them out.

Foxfolk are formidable opponents in battle, but they don’t tend to get into war, preferring to stick to a pacifistic life, only using their battle tactics to ward off enemies trying to invade their territory. Foxfolk are good at calculating their targets next move. They are a peaceful race though and will try to use reasoning before fighting. In the end, others should not try to mess with foxfolk, and if they do, they will come back with some nasty claw marks and bites.

Foxfolk Traits

Your foxfolk has the following traits.

Abillity Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2 and your Charisma score increases by 1.

Age

Foxfolk have a lifespan equivalent to a human.

Alignment

Foxfolk lean toward chaotic or neutral alignments. Most are good, but some can fall under neutral or evil.

Size

Foxfolk range from 3 to 5 ft. Your size is small or medium. 

Speed

Your walking speed is 35 ft.

Darkvision

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 color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write common and Foxfolk.

Keen Senses

You have advantage on perception checks related to smell and hearing.

Sharpest Of Claws

You have sharp claws which you can use to make unarmed strikes. You can attack one creature within a 5 ft radius of you. Roll 1d4 slashing damage + your dexterity modifier.