Kitsune
Kitsune are a race of fox people that are quite rare. They tend to hide their kitsune heritage while dealing with other races claiming to be Canus. This is a way to keep away from the discrimination and hatred built up in the legends of some of the most powerful Kitsune. There are many legends floating around the world relating to the powerful Nine-Tailed Kitsune. Powerful and wise, a Nine-Tailed Kitsune has white or golden fur, tending to be powerful sorcerers. It is said in legend that Kitsune are born tricksters and have nigh-infinite power by the time they are fully matured. Supposedly, the only way to kill a Kitsune is to cut off all of its tails, as they are where its power is stored, but that is simply a tall tale to scare young children. Due to the legend stating that a Kitsune's tail contains power, the Kitsune were nearly wiped out for their tails and most of them went into hiding. Only just getting back into the world after centuries of isolation, it is still the practice of some races to sever a Kitsune's tail in hopes of obtaining power.
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 2.
Age. Kitsune reach adulthood at 16, cease physical aging in their early 20s and live to be a century and a half.
Alignment. Due to their nature of being a bit mischievous, kitsune are often chaotic. Even the most skilled monks find it difficult to ignore the desire to be a bit mischievous at times, but they tend to approach the trick in a much more planned out and guided manner. Kitsune are known to be both good and evil.
Size. Kitsune are generally on the smaller side of most humanoids ranging from 3'7 to the tallest being just under 5'. Weight wise kitsune are as light and agile as they look. Your size is Small.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet. While not carrying anything in your hands you can drop to all fours and increase your movement speed to 35 feet.
Kitsune Awareness. You have the ability to hear falsehoods for what they are. You know if you hear a creature willingly lie. A creature hidden from divination magic reveals nothing.
Kitsune Trickery. You can appear as a human equivalent of yourself indefinitely using very simple illusion magic, you cannot change or alter your illusionary human self. A creature looking directly at you can make an Intelligence (Investigation) check, to tell that you are not what you appear to be, though they still cannot perceive your true form. The DC for this check is equal to 10 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier. This magic is detectable by spells such as detect magic and can be dispelled in an antimagic field or by a successful dispel magic. Your proficiency bonus is considered the level of the spell for the sake of dispel magic. If your illusion is dispelled you cannot use the effect again until after a long rest.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common.
Subrace. Pick one from Zenko or Yako.
Zenko
They are known as celestial kitsune since most are benevolent and kind. These kitsune tend to have the lighter fur colors, white, golden brown, grey, etc.
Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 1.
Kitsune Divinity. You know the produce flame cantrip, with the exception that your flame is blue. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the bless spell once and need to finish a long rest before you can cast it again. When you reach 5th level, you can also cast the calm emotions spell once and need to finish a long rest before you can cast it again. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
Second Langauge. You can speak, read and write Celestial.
Yako
They are known as trickster kitsune since they are the ones more prone to their prankster heritage. These kitsune tend to have the darker fur colors, black, reddish brown, dark grey, etc.
Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 1.
Kitsune Arcana. You know the produce flame cantrip, with the exception that your flame is blue. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the cause fear[1] spell once and need to finish a long rest before you can cast it again. When you reach 5th level, you can also cast the phantasmal force spell once and need to finish a long rest before you can cast it again. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
Second Langauge. You can speak, read and write Sylvan.
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