Homebrew White Fur - Ōkami Species Details

d6	Ōkami Quirks
1	I am protective of weaker creatures and animals of my forest.
2	I thrive in combat, and wish for a glorious death through combat.
3	I choose to live among the wisest of my pack, Learning to be mindful of nature.
4	I am quick tempered, and act impulsively.
5	I enjoy being outside in nature, sleeping outside preferably if given a choice.
6	I Hate relying on a pack, and tend to stick to myself.

 

History

Ōkami are beings hailing from the continent of Kara-Tur, specifically from the island nation of Wa and the archipelago of Kozakura. There, they lived among the variable other anthropomorphic animals of the hengeyokai race. Because of their appearance, ōkami are commonly mistaken to be of the inugami subrace from the daiyokai variety. They are in fact powerful creatures that claim lineage from creation by two of the Nine Immortals of the Celestial Empire pantheon.

As their history goes, the white ōkami are said to have been fashioned by Ai Ch'ing and the black ōkami by Chan Cheng. The two gods were originally in a feud over whose role was more prominent in the Celestial Bureaucracy. At some point, Chan drove Ai into hiding by having his ōkami commit a bloody massacre of several of her creations. The other immortals were just as appalled as her withdrawal resulted in the withering of populations due to the goddess of love no longer sharing her gift with the world. The Celestial Emperor dispatched Fa Kuan, immortal of justice, to broker peace between the two.

Fa, with the help of the other immortals, pressured Chan into apologizing. He allegedly snapped his favorite sword, Yung Kan, in two as a sign of repentance. Fa presented the shards of the blade to Ai in her seclusion. It is said she cried for Chan having lost his favored weapon despite his wrongdoing against her. Her tears fell upon the shards and thus the grey ōkami were born. Ai came out to grace the nations once more, and she and Chan reconciled their differences.

Society

Back during the feuding times between Ai and Chan, the black and white ōkami were heavily divided and constantly in battle. After the gods reconciled, their relations have mended, and they have come to accept the grey ōkami as proof of peace over differences. The ōkami are not as spread out as the hengeyokai over Kara-Tur, staying mainly on the islands. Their communities are similarly isolated like the korobokuru, staying away from the overly rigid castes of Kozakura and Wa. They live in simple yet elegant villages usually hidden from outsiders. Ōkami marry for life, and they are fiercely loyal beings. They all strive to follow the Path of Enlightenment in religion.

In an ōkami village, there is usually a village chief. There is then a cleric and warrior group which work collaboratively with the chief to oversee and protect the populace. Artisans and practitioners of magic and scholarship are predominantly ōkami of the white variety, where as the warriors are usually of the black fur kind. Grey ōkami have the best of both worlds, having no overt propensity for either. While outsiders are looked down upon, ōkami are known to travel about the world themselves, particularly merchants.

Ōkami Names

Ōkami usually use Wa-an for their names, which are written in Shou script.

Male: Susanoo, Yorumaru, Hiro, Kusano, Narutsuki

Female: Amaterasu, Shirayuki, Ooima, Suigintou, Barasuishou

White Fur - Ōkami Traits

below are the following traits of the White Ōkami.

Ability Score Increase

Your charisma and wisdom is increased by 2.

Age

Ōkami have rather long lifespans, but they mature quickly, at around 8 years of age. They can live up to around 2500 years. White Ōkami can live longer than normal Ōkami, to almost 5000 years.

Alignment

They tend to be lawful due to their religion. Given their god's history, they are not proponents of violence, using force only when threatened.

Size

Ōkami vary in height and build, from 4 and a half feet to 7 and a half feet tall. Your size is Medium.

Speed

White Ōkami base movement speed is 45 ft.

Ethereal Sight

White Ōkami have a unique variant of vision that allows them to see in the dark, granting them 60 feet of darkvision while also being able to see into the Ethereal Realm for the same amount of feet.

Acute Senses

You have advantage in Wisdom (Perception) and (Survival) checks using your sense of smell.

Language

You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan And one language of your choice.

Artisan

You are proficient in two tools of your choice.

Ai’s Gift

The flames on your white fur are not just for show. You are resistant to fire damage.

Scholar of The Flame

White Okami know the control flames and produce flame cantrips from the wizard spell list, and it uses your spellcasting modifier for them.

Spiritual Flight

You can levitate for your movement and have a base flight speed of 10.

True Form

As an Okami, you take on your true form transforming into a large wolf creature, with unique features depending on your chosen clan lineage, and the chose option of lineage grant unique effects while in this form.

As a White Fur Okami, you can transform as an action into your true form, Gaining access to new methods of attacking with claw and fang, while losing the ability to cast spells, use a weapon or have the ability to communicate.