Gnoll¸ Kitsune & Rat-men¸ A Trio of Races (5e)
A three pack of different races to add some more variety to your adventuring parties and worlds¸ complete with racial feats¸ naming conventions & height & weight tables! Gnoll Gnoll legends trace the origin of their species back to a time when the demon lord Yeenoghu found his way to the Material Plane and ran amok. Packs of ordinary hyenas followed in his wake¸ scavenging the demon lord's kills. Those hyenas were transformed into the first gnolls¸ parading after Yeenoghu until he was banished back to the Abyss. The gnolls then scattered across the face of the world¸ a dire reminder of demonic power. Some features include: Strength +2¸ Dexterity +1 Darkvision¸ Keen Hearing & Smell Natural Bite for tearing apart your enemies Rampage to stay right in the action Howl of the Pack to inspire your allies' fury Detect Balance score: 28 (Comparable to Wood Elves) Kitsune Kitsune¸ or fox-folk¸ are vulpine shapeshifters known for their love of both trickery and art. Kitsune possess two forms: that of an attractive human of slender build with salient eyes¸ and their true form of an anthropomorphic fox. Despite an irrepressible penchant for deception¸ kitsune prize loyalty and make true companions. Some features include: Darkvision¸ Fey Ancestry & Natural Bite Proficiency in Deception to carry out your tricks Racial spells of dancing lights¸ charm person & alter self Change Form ability to slip between looking human and foxy Detect Balance score: 30 (Comparable to Mountain Dwarves) Rat-men The Rat-men¸ sometimes known as the Ratmen¸ the Ratkin or the Children of the Horned Rat¸ are a malevolent and diabolical race of large humanoid rat-creatures that inhabits a massive inter-continental underground empire known in their tongue simply as the Under-Empire¸ where at the very heart lies the horrific city of the Horned Rat¸ the species capital city and the probable birthplace of the Rat-men race. The Rat-men as a whole are a cruel¸ treacherous and highly numerous species that have since spread their loathsome corruption to the farthest corners of the world. Some features include: Darkvision¸ Keen Smell & Natural Bite Nimble Escape¸ to avoid danger easily Suprise Attack¸ for those killing ambushes Resistant to poison and immune to disease¸ but still able to carry them Detect Balance score: 31 (Comparable to Protector Aasimar)