Homebrew Ferret Species Details

Nautical Gait

Distant cousins of the otter, ferrets are the other primarily seafaring race of beasts. While not natural swimmers like their cousins, ferrets have excellent perception that is well suited to sea-faring. They typically have shorter legs and longer bodies, giving them a lower center of mass that assists them in maintaining balance on rough terrain. Coupled with their well-rounded physicalities and their lower center of gravity, ferrets are well-adapted to navigating themselves around on ships. Ferrets are naturally nimble and accustomed to walking on constantly shifting terrain. With a little bit of extra effort, they are able to ignore the difficulties associated with traversing rougher surfaces. Most ferrets have dark fur mixed with patches of white or light grey. Ferrets sometimes have fur coloured various shades of brown, although they are not common.

Hearsay and Tales

Ferrets are generally quiet and thoughtful creatures with a penchant for reading, staring out onto the horizon, and listening to the environment around them. They have a good sense of their surroundings and are very seldom caught unaware. Although ferrets are very perceptive, they are also quite superstitious. They have an irrational fascination with legends, myths, stories, and folklore, nearly bordering on outright obsession in some individuals. Despite their quiet nature, ferrets are more than capable of showing a side of ferocity to other beasts. Finding yourself on the bad side of a Ferret can very quickly become regrettable.

A Pirate's Life

As a primarily seafaring race, ferrets often find themselves working alongside otters in cities. However, ferrets typically live in more urban settings compared to otters. They usually live in small homes that often don't offer much more than a place to sleep and store a few treasures. Ferrets tend to have more unscrupulous goals and personalities, lending them to the more questionable nautical professions. Outside of your typical sailor, plenty of ferrets become seafaring brigands, pirating what treasure and goods they can from well-meaning merchants. In some ways, ferrets and piracy have become inseparable, causing many beasts to automatically assume a ferret's profession to be that of a pirate. In most cases, they aren't wrong in their assumptions. Like most other races, ferrets make adequate soldiers and thieves. Due to their superstitions however, Ferrets easily get in touch with more eldritch or unknown forces, whether that be the forces of nature or otherwise.

Ferret Names

Unlike most other mustelid races, ferret names tend to be harsher and shorter than the typically flowing and softersounding mustelid names. Ferrets also tend to borrow names from tales and legends passed down through the generations, resulting in young ferrets possessing much older-sounding names.

Male Names: Adrian, Albuin, Andre, Arno, Benedict, Caleb, Claus, Eckart, Emmerich, Erik, Finn, Franz, Hans, Hugo, Kilian, Konrad, Ludwig, Marcel, Marius, Niels, Niko, Olaf, Oscar, Otto, Sandro, Siegfried, Silvester, Sven, Ulrich, Walter

Female Names: Adel, Alicia, Amanda, Angelina, Annelle, Beatrice, Cecilie, Corinna, Elisa, Elma, Emmi, Fanny, Freya, Gerda, Ines, Irmela, Katja, Mina, Olivia, Rita, Rusla, Sandra, Sara, Siglinde, Sybille, Tanja, Valerie, Vanessa, Verena, Yvonne

Ferret Traits

Ferret Traits

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength, Dexterity, and Wisdom scores each increase by 1.

Age

Ferrets live as long as two hare lifespans, but most find untimely ends.

Alignment

Ferrets are quiet, suspicious, selfish, and untrusting of others. Most ferrets are neutral evil.

Size

You have shorter legs, but a longer body compared to most beasts. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your speed is 35 feet.

Natural Hunter

You have advantage on Survival and Perception checks to spot and track enemies.

Sticky Fingers

You have proficiency in the Sleight of Hand skill.

Nimble

You can ignore difficult terrain for 1 minute. You can use this ability as a bonus action, and you regain this ability after a long rest.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and one other.