Kitsune world after centuries of isolation, it is still the

practice of some races to sever a kitsune's tail in

hopes of obtaining power.
Physical Description
A kitsune has a stature similar to that of an elf,
being a bit shorter, and lither than a typical human Society
of the same. In their natural form, they are much Kitsune society used to be a flourishing society of
like anthropomorphic foxes. They usually have mages and clerics. Since Kitsune are born with a
light colored fur, reddish brown, white, golden little bit of magic in their blood, to begin with, it
brown, though it isn't completely unheard of for is quite common for them to seek out ways to
them to possess black fur that covers their entire improve on what they are already gifted with.
body. Some may have multiple colors in their fur They used to be a very open people enjoying the
such as being mostly reddish brown with white loves and joys of any race: drinking, feasts,
gloves and socks. Their eyes range in color as merriment, music, plays, poetry, and storytelling
well, though most have blue, green, or brown in general. Many of the legends of the Kitsune
eyes. Albeit uncommon they may also have came from the Kitsune themselves, spinning tall
orange, purple, yellow, or even red eyes. They tales of grand heroic mages and warriors. Other
have mostly human-like hands though they do races didn't get along very well with Kitsune due
possess dark black claws at the ends of their to magic being relatively rare in the world, and all
fingers. They also have paw pads on their feet and Kitsune had access to it like it was nothing just
hands, much like a fox. A kitsune is born with a because of being who they were. After the
single tail, but as they grow older, they gain more massive genocide against their race, they became
tails. It is very uncommon for a nine-tailed a largely secretive race.
kitsune to be any less than 60 years old, growing After coming out of hiding, their faith in the
a new tail every 5-6 years starting when they world was restored after the Great Nine-Tailed
reach adulthood at 16. However, a kitsune's age is Tsukiko led them away from their destruction.
very difficult to tell since they appear to stop Most of the kitsune are still very secretive, albeit
aging in their early twenties and live to be a passionate about their causes. Still, it is in the
century and a half or so. nature of a kitsune to be a bit of a trickster with
people they get to know and it isn't uncommon for
their jokes to 'go a little too far' in the eyes of
History
other races. Other races are wary of these fox folk
Kitsune are a race of fox people that are quite
when they meet them. Many poses as humans in
rare. They tend to hide their kitsune heritage
the world, having shape changing as an innate
while dealing with other races as a way to keep
ability in their blood. Many kitsune go out to
away from the discrimination and hatred built up
study magic or spread the word of their gods.
in the legends of some of the most powerful
Some simply want to spread the stories of their
kitsune. There are many legends floating around
kind, valuing these great stories, kitsune bards to
the world relating to powerful nine-tailed kitsune.
travel to other nations to tell their tales.
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 Kitsune Names
and have nigh-infinite power by the time they are Having had their society nearly exterminated, it is
fully matured. Supposedly, the only way to kill a not all that uncommon for a kitsune to have
kitsune is to cut off all of its tails, where its power names of other races. The names listed below are
is stored, but that is simply a tall tale to scare some traditional kitsune names.
young children. Due to the legend stating that a
kitsune's tail contains power, the kitsune were Male: Akihiko, Daiki, Jirou, Kei, Osamu, Takeo
nearly wiped out for their tails and most of them
went into hiding. Only just getting back into the Female: Aya, Chinatsu, Eri, Mana, Ritsuko
Kitsune Traits considered the level of the spell for the sake of
Age. All Kitsune live to around 150 years dispel magic. If your illusion is dispelled you
of age, even maturing about the same rate as cannot use the effect again until after a long rest.
humans. Most Kitsune reach their full magical
potential after passing 100 years, as so is Languages. You can speak and
believed. write Common, Kitsune and One other language
Alignment. Due to their nature of being a of your choice.
bit mischievous, kitsune are often chaotic. Even
the most skilled monks find it difficult to ignore Kitsune Ancestry
the desire to be a bit mischievous at times, but Black : Darkvision up to 120 ft
they tend to approach the trick in a much more Blue : Walk on watery surfaces equal to your
planned out and guided manner. Kitsune are movement speed
known to be both good and evil. White : Advantage os saves vs Spells
Size. Average size for Kitsune have the Red : breath weapon 5ft by 30ft line of fire
same range as humans, with some being Brown : advantage on strength checks
exceptionally small or tall. Golden : resistance vs poison
Speed. You have a walking speed of 30ft. Green : you can cast an extra spell per day equal
Darkvision. Accustomed to twilight to half of your class level rounded down
nights and having the eyes of majestic creatures.
You have Darkvision up to 60ft. Ancestry Resistance
Kitsune Trickery. At 1st level, you can Black : Necrotic Resistance
appear as a human equivalent of yourself Blue : Cold Resistance
indefinitely using a very simple illusion magic, White : Force Resistance
you cannot change alter your illusionary human Red : Fire Resistance
self. A creature looking directly at you can make Brown : Acid Resistance
an Intelligence (Investigation) check, to tell that Golden : Lightning Resistance
you are not what you appear to be, though they Green : Poison Resistance
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
dispelled in an antimagic field or by a successful
dispel magic. Your proficiency bonus is