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*"It was there that I saw the most wondrous thing I had ever seen in my entire life, and will ever see should I live to be a thousand. Far more anthropomorphic fey creature I had yet seen, this creature, bathing on the opposite shore, had the ears and tails of a fox, but she was unclothed – and I shall leave my descriptions vague so as not to offend my younger or more sensitive readers – and otherwise very, very much like a female human... very."*

*"I caught but a glimpse of her as I soaked in the pond; my mouth agape, rivulets of water streaming down my gaunt frame as I attempted to come up with the perfect words of greeting. Mayhaps I would introduce myself as a writer of some renown, quoting her some of my more effusive reviews. Or, I might serenade her with one of the many romantic ballads I had composed and memorized for situations such as this."*

*"Soon however, a rustling in the brush behind me gave me a start. I turned to confront the rustling out of instinct, but with no threat brave enough to show itself, I turned back to find the glorious fox woman was gone, leaving me with nothing but questions, the first few bars to “Oh, My Love, My Dream, My Prospective Bedfellow” bouncing around my head, and a decidedly embarrassed look on my face."*

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### Bewildering  Beauty
Being descendants of foxes from the Feywild, these mysterious foxes typically assume the from of exceptionally beautiful humanoid creatures. With facial features such as high cheek bones, almond shaped eyes and perfectly proportionate lips, complimented by a sleek and athletic body as a result of the impressive agility, this race of sly foxes are always seen as a one in a life time beauty by others.

### Millennium Fox
Members of this race are never seen without their tail, however the indication of a Kitsune's age and power can easily be told from the amount of tails they possess. Ranging from one to nine, a Kitsune's age and wisdom will greatly differentiate depending on the number they have. Every one hundred years a Kitsune lives, they will gain another tail to signify as well.

### Soul Devourer
These beautiful foxes are as dangerous as they are beautiful. Sometimes using their beauty as a mean to devour the souls of other humanoid creatures. Once a Kitsune succumbs to the intoxicating feeling of leeching the life essence of others, they fall into the dark path of their nature tempting mortals into their demise.

### Trickster Spirits
Kitsune shift regularly between the humanoid form of their adulthood and the animalistic form of their youth, treating neither as superior or more fitting than the other. Most commonly when dealing with other races, they maintain a "True Form" that balances aspects between them. Duplicitous or vengeful Kitsune tend to remain in one form or another to lure prey into a trap, not revealing their true power until it is too late to escape.

### Kitsune Traits
Your Kitsune has several traits unique to your kind as a result of your fey origin.

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***Ability Score Increase.*** Increase one ability score by 2, and increase a different one by 1.

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***Age.*** Kitsune mature at the same rate that humans do, and can live up to 1000 years, after they can choose to ascend their souls to the plains of Arborea to remain for eternity or reincarnate upon the Material Plane anew without knowledge of their past life. The only exception to this is through seeking a higher form of enlightenment prior to their final years of life or devouring **1000** souls through the "Soul Devourer" racial feature.

***Alignment.*** Kitsune have a tendency towards neutral alignments however they can lean towards evil after consuming their first soul.

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***Languages.*** You can speak Common and Sylvan.

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***Size.*** Kitsune heights range widely, from the tallest Halfling to the shortest Elf. Most stand approximately 5 feet tall and weigh 100 pounds. Your size is Medium.

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***Speed.*** Your base walking speed is 35 feet.

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***Darkvision.*** Your eyes have the thin slits and reflective nature of a foxes. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

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***Creature Type.*** Your creature type is Fey.

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***Keen Hearing.*** Large, ambidextrous ears sit upon your head. You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing.

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***Vulpine Allure.*** You know the **"Friends"** cantrip. Starting at 3rd level you also know and can cast the spell **"Charm Person"** spell at will, once per long rest without expending a spellslot. Your spellcasting modifier for this spell if your Charisma. Starting at 7th level you also know and can cast the spell **"Charm Monster"** at will using this trait. You may also cast these spells by expending a spellslot.

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***Shapechanger.*** As a bonus action, you can shift between a humanoid form, an animal form, and your True Form. Your True Form is a multi-tailed vulpine humanoid. Your humanoid form is a disguise mimicking a medium humanoid race of your choice. Your animal form is a fox. While in animal form, your walking speed increases by 10 feet.

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All forms retain an identifying feature such as eye color, hair color, or a scar. Changing shape in this way does not change your statistics. With the exception of "Vulpine Allure" you are unable to cast spells while in animal form.

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*Lastly, upon taking damage you must make a concentration check. On a fail you to revert to your True Form.*

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### Racial Feats

- ***Mystic Tails*** - The Kitsune's tail is a highly magical part of their body. You can perform the somatic gestures for spells that require a _**bonus action**_ to cast with your tails rather than hands. If a spell requires a somatic component, the kitsune must have free use of their tails or at least one hand to perform the gestures.

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At 1st level, a Kitsune has one tail. Every two levels afterward, they grow another tail, until their ninth at 17th level. Kitsune can cause all of their tails to vanish when in humanoid form, and all but one in True Form or animal form. As a bonus action, you may cause the tips of any number of your tails to flare with blue flame which projects dim light up to 30 feet. Additionally, the next time a ranged, melee, or spell attack you make hits, you may cause any number of flaming tails to extinguish, and add an additional 1d4 fire damage to the attack made. You can use each of your tails like this once per long rest.

- ***Soul Devourer*** - Whenever a creature within 10 feet of you dies, you can use your reaction to consume the life essence of the creature to regain hit points equal your proficiency bonus.

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*Consuming 1000 souls over the timespan of a millenia enlightens a Kitsune, granting them effective immortality. One soul for each year of life.*