Homebrew Canidin ( Dog w/ magical sword ) Species Details

The angelic beings of the heavens set out to create the perfect paladins, lesser celestial beings with could rid the world of evil. They eventually settled on a design resembling a domestic dog with the power to summon a magical weapon. Now, these doggos prowl the world, set out on bringing evil to justice.

Good Boy!

Most Canidins resemble Siberian huskies with bright yellow fur where white fur should be, although some resemble similar sized breeds. They have lightly gold-colored teeth and claws, and their eyes can be a range of metallic colors. Although they have claws and teeth, they rarely use them for combat. Instead, they use a magical melee weapon, usually a sword, operated with their mouths. Just like fingerprints, each weapon is unique to their respective canidin, and they can have the weapon appear and disappear at will. The blade of the weapon looks to be made out of a strong golden-glowing substance, with the handle being a pitch-black twisted material.

Justice Seeking

In the wild, they often group together in packs of 2-20 individuals. They are nomadic, constantly on the hunt for evil activity. Once found, lesser evils are threatened, while greater evils are hunted down and killed. Because of their life-long mission to terminate evil, but no true idea of what evil is, they often develop concrete ideals about what “evil” is based on their individual packs. You could have one pack who only condemn troublesome fiends and another who demands capital punishment for an insult.

High Honor

Although they partake in this savage behavior, they only become this aggressive when evil is sensed. Most of the time they are passive, kind, friendly, and even playful. They’re also rather civilized, although they are still affected by their canine instincts. They have a social hierarchy based on age, and they pray to the angels that created them, thanking them for food and other resources.( In the case of food, they will stab the meat before praying. This is believed to bless the food.) They will often help other races when they can.

Canidin Names

Canidins are usually named after meat dishes, beginning with Sir or Madam. Sometimes the name could be a pun.

Canidin Names: Sir “Beef” Wellington, Sir Bacon, Sir “Loin” Steak, Madam Goetta, exc.

Canidin ( Dog w/ magical sword ) Traits

Canidins gain certain racial traits as a result of their connections to celestial beings.

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Canidins grow and mature similar to domestic dogs. They reach maturity in 2 years, and can live up to 30 years.

Alignment

Canidins, when passive, are tend to be good. When they sense evil, they turn aggressive until said evil is dealt with, shifting towards the evil side.

Size

Canidins are between 2 and 3 feet tall and 3 and 6 feet long, and weigh between 55 and 100 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 40 feet.

Natural Armor

Because of your inability to wear armor yet great amount of fur, you have an Natural Armor Class of 12.

Darkvision

Thanks to your canine body, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 30 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.

Divine Sense

You have proficiency in Perception and Insight.

Keen Hearing and Smell

You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.

Pack Tactics

You have advantage on attack rolls against a creature if at least one of your allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated.

Bite

You can straight up bite opponents in combat. (Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 11 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.) 

Languages

You can write (poorly) and read Common and Celestial, but you can only make dog noises. (See “Silent Speech” for more)

Silent Speech

You can speak telepathically to any creature within 30 feet of you. The creature understands you only if the two of you share a language. You can speak telepathically in this way to one creature at a time.

Chosen Weapon

Choose a piercing or slashing metal melee weapon. You can use an action to summon this weapon. This weapon can disappear at will and will disappear if it gets 10 feet away from you.

Look! No Hands!

Since you have no hands and can only use your mouth, you can only carry one item at a time, including your chosen weapon.