Kitsune



In their natural form kitsune are anthropomorphic foxes with diditigrade limbs. Kitsune have fur in various shades of red and brown with the rarity of black and white. Their eyes hyave vertical slit pupils that have an arrange of colors from cobalt blue to golden yellow. They also have a tail that helps them balance. Due to their diditigrade limbs they have a hard time wearing shoes like a human. Most kitsune wear getas or sandals while their in human form. Claws, while more pronounced than a normal humans fingernails, are impractical to use in combat due to the victim having a shallow scratches as a result. Their fangs on the other hand are deadly if one is not careful. The kitsune uses fangs as a last resort in close quarters combat.

Nogitsune are the same as their kitsune brethren except that they have black fur and blood red eyes. Their fangs are a lot more deadly than ordinary kitsune. They use their fangs to drain the life-force of the target and feed on it to heal their wounds.

Mental Power

Kitsune have great mental fortitude that is on par with the high elves. They have remarkable cunning that they use solve problems in the most unlikely solutions imaginable. Due to their familiarity to illusions and enchantments, kitsune often use honeyed words or pranks to oppose their enemies instead of the sword. They can use what humans called 'foxfire', a harmless blue flaming orb that floats on the ground. Skilled kitsune can weave illusions using this ability.

Kitsune Relations

Due to their natural shapeshift ability. Kitsune interact with other races as easily as a human. Here is what kisune thought about other races.

Dwarves. “Loved their loyalty. But they are to orderly and stiff.”

Elves. “Can't stand them. They speak like their 'holier than thou' most of the times.”

Halflings. “They are great people to be around. Sadly they are not adventurous.”

Tailed Scion

Kitsune are descendants of their nine-tailed Deity Inari. While its not uncommon to see a kitsune with multiple tails. It is very rare for kitsune to acquire their ninth tails. Kitsune can gain additional tails through hard work and enlightenment. In special circumstances Inari rewards tails to kitsune who has done a good deed. The amount of tails also shows the amount of authority they have in the kitsune political structure.

Shapeshifting

Due to their nature, kitsune had an inborn ability to take a form of a human. Their human form is unique as their natural form. They can shapeshift into a specific human of the same gender. Like humans, both natural and human forms are heredity. Most kitsune in their natural/human form are people from Wa in Kara-Tur. Some kitsune master their shapeshifing art to the point where they can shift into a fox or shift into a person they have seen recently.

Kitsune Traits

Through the rumors of foolish humans only these racial traits are true.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity and Charisma score Increase by 1.

Age

Kitsune reaches adulthood at the age of 15 and can live up to a millennium.

Alignment

Kitsune tend to go towards a chaotic alignment. Nogitsune are more evil aligned while Zenko kitsune are more good aligned.

Size

Kitsune have a lithe form, from under 4 feet to barely under 6 feet tall. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan.

Darkvison

Due to hunting at night you have superior vision in the dark. You can see dim light within 60 feet of you as bright light and in darkness as if it was in dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of grey.

Natural Weapon

In your natural form you gain a Bite attack that does 1d4 piercing damage.

Kitsune Shapeshift

As an action, you can assume the appearance of a specific single human form of the same sex. You always take this form when you use this ability. You cannot use your bite attack in human form. In order for anyone to see your true nature, they have to succeed on an Investigation check with a DC 8 + your Deception modifier.

Tails

You have a number of tails equal to the highest level spell you can cast (minimum of 1).

Kitsune Magic

Due to either extra life-force energy or a blessing from Inari you have an innate spell casting ability. You can cast the cantrip dancing lights.

Agile