Harengon

Harengons originated in the Feywild, where they spoke Sylvan and embodied the spirit of freedom and travel. In time, these rabbitfolk hopped into other worlds, bringing the fey realm’s exuberance with them and learning new languages as they went.

Harengons are bipedal, with the characteristic long feet of the rabbits they resemble and fur in a variety of colors. They share the keen senses and powerful legs of leporine creatures and are full of energy, like a wound-up spring. Harengons are blessed with a little fey luck, and they often find themselves a few fortunate feet away from dangers during adventures.

• Ability Score Increase. When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. You can't raise any of your scores above 20.
• Creature Type. You are a Humanoid.
• Size. You are Medium or Small. You choose the size when you select this race.
• Speed. Your walking speed is 30 feet.
• Hare-Trigger. You can add your proficiency bonus to your initiative rolls.
• Leporine Senses. You have proficiency in the Perception skill.
• Lucky Footwork. When you fail a Dexterity saving throw, you can use your reaction to roll a d4 and add it to the save, potentially turning the failure into a success. You can't use this reaction if you're prone or your speed is 0.
• Rabbit Hop. As a bonus action, you can jump a number of feet equal to five times your proficiency bonus, without provoking opportunity attacks. You can use this trait only if your speed is greater than 0. You can use it a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.
• Languages. Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player’s Handbook offers a list of languages to choose from. The DM is free to modify that list for a campaign.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Harengons are bipedal, with the characteristic long feet of the rabbits they resemble and fur in a variety of colors. Their ears can be up to half the size of their bodies. They usually stand between 3’-5’ tall and weigh about 50-120lbs. Ears are not counted when calculating the height of a harengon.

Genetics and Reproduction

Harengons are compatible with other harengons and rodenkin. As is often the case, any mixed offspring will favor the mother genetically.

Growth Rate & Stages

Harengons have a life span of about a century.

Ecology and Habitats

In the Feywild they act nomadically, moving from place to place and tracking down whatever they find interesting in the moment. Much the same can be said about their time on the material plane. The harengon people are adaptive enough to be able to travel and bed down wherever they may find themselves.

Additional Information

Facial characteristics

Harengons have very rabbit-like faces with large eyes coming in brown, blue, red, yellow or green. They have short faces, large front teeth and big ears.

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Harengons have proficiency in the Perception skill.

Civilization and Culture

Beauty Ideals

Harengons can find beauty in all the usual places. Some prefer physical beauty, while others see inner beauty as preferable.

Major Language Groups and Dialects

Common and Aniken. Many will learn a third language that is commonly spoken from wherever they hail or travel.

Culture and Cultural Heritage

Harengons have a tradition of keeping journals or diaries that are passed down and added to by each generation. When an elder harengon decides to stop traveling they will choose a successor to continue their story. Because of this long-standing tradition, harengons are often sought out as bookkeepers and historians.

Interspecies Relations and Assumptions

Some people mistake harengons as members of the general rodenkin race, but time has led to them becoming distinct from their cousins.