Fey Prairie Dog (5e Race)

Fey Prairie Dog

You are more intelligent than your lesser cousins, the simple prairie dogs. You can think on a level they simply are not capable of, and as such you have become more civilized.

Physical Description

A fey prairie dog is a humanoid version of classic prairie dogs, retaining fur, the rodent teeth, claws, tail and such. All fey prairie dogs also retain their "heavy" appearance, always being very wide, stumpy or plump-looking. There are also a few subraces. The plains prairie dog is tan with two black stripes going down its back, and is the size of a normal prairie dog. A mountain prairie dog is the size of a small child, from 2 to 3 feet tall, and is a deeper brown with one single light tan stripe down its back. An urban prairie dog is human sized, a solid tan color.

History

Nobody knows where the first fey prairie dogs came from, but it seems they have been around for a long time as they have developed their own civilizations as well as intermingled into others. Magizoologists speculate that regular prairie dogs attained a higher sentience from a flux ing the Weave maybe, thus changing their intelligence and heightening it. They remained relatively small but grew smart enough to organize their tunnels and burrows, which are usually haphazardly built and scattered.

People have stumbled upon these weird little civilizations and taken note of these smart mouthed rodents. The fey prairie dog has made a small niche for itself in history for being oddities that popped up to wanderers. They have been recorded to be rather helpful when they aren't busy burrowing and hiding from larger creatures who would want to eat them. It is unclear how big this civilization of theirs is, but given how they have high reproduction and retention rates, they likely have a nation just where we can't see.

Society

Fey prairie dogs have differing societies depending on subrace, though all mingle with normal society. A solitary fey prairie dog always invites trouble, so they are never alone. They believe strongly in their strength in numbers. They live in a very functional society where everyone is a busybody. Daily chores include tunnel digging, fortification and patrolling. Newborns are cared for collectively in a large nursery by designated nursing fey prairie dogs. There is even a small militia, though military is hardly the forte of their society. They follow a small circle of oligarchs and rely heavily on a general hive mindset to get their chores accomplished.

Fey prairie dogs interactions are numbered based on location. If they venture out, they're generally seen as rather crazy, especially if they don't live near an urban area. Therefore, plains and mountain prairie dogs are more likely to stay in their villages and not go adventuring, while the urban prairie dogs stick more closely to large cities near home.

Fey Prairie Dog Names

Fey prairie dogs usually speak to each other in their own little chitters and teeth clicks. They are smart enough to know common however. Often, their names thus are very simple, since they don't call each other by these names usually anyway.

Male: Joe, Dan, John, Mike

Female: Ann, Jen, Lan, Peg

Fey Prairie Dog Traits

A humanoid prairie dog
Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 1.
Age. Fey prairie dogs live up to 70 years
Alignment. Fey prairie dogs are generally neutral.
Size. Your size heavily depends on your subrace.
Speed. Your speed depends on your subrace.
Darkvision. 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.
Rodent Bite. Your teeth can be used as natural melee weapons, dealing 1d4 piercing damage.
Languages. You can speak, read and write in Common.
Subrace. Choose from the Plains, Mountain, and Urban subraces.

Plains

You are from the great flat plains where many a prairie dog originated from. Living in isolation on this seemingly boring land, you are hardy and wizened from all your time doing nothing.

Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution and Wisdom scores increase each by 1.
Size. Plains prairie dogs are only about 6 inches to 1 foot tall. Your size is Tiny.
Speed. You have a walking speed of 20 feet. You have a burrowing speed of 30 feet.
Alert. You are used to a life of watching for large predators sneaking up on you on the open plains. You are proficient in the Perception skill.

Mountain

You hail from the hardknock mountains, where it's rock and stone all around.

Ability Score Increase. Your Strength and Constitution scores each increase by 1.
Size. Mountain prairie dogs are only about 2 to 3 feet tall. Your size is Small.
Speed. You have a walking speed of 25 feet.
Bulky. Being tougher than your cousins, you are proficient in the Athletics skill.
Hardy. Used to the rough areas of the mountains, mountain prairie dogs are unhindered by difficult terrain and can walk through as though normal.

Urban

You're no stranger to the concrete brick jungles and their fancy city ways.

Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence and Charisma scores each increase by 1.
Size. Urban prairie dogs are about 5 to 6 feet tall. Your size is Medium.
Speed. You have a walking speed of 30 feet.
Eloquent. Urban prairie dogs are accustomed to life around the more civilized races. They can put up a good show better than their out of town cousins. You are proficient in the Performance skill.
Educated. Living in larger cities has given you a broader understanding of the world. You may pick two extra languages of your choice which you can speak, read and write.

Random Height and Weight

Plains Fey Prairie Dog

Base Height	Height Modifier*	Base Weight	Weight Modifier**
0′ 6''	+1d4	2 lb.	× (1d4) lb.
*Height = base height + height modifier **Weight = base weight + (height modifier × weight modifier)

Mountain Fey Prairie Dog

Base Height	Height Modifier*	Base Weight	Weight Modifier**
2′ 0''	+2d6	65 lb.	× (1d8) lb.
*Height = base height + height modifier **Weight = base weight + (height modifier × weight modifier)

Urban Fey Prairie Dog

Base Height	Height Modifier*	Base Weight	Weight Modifier**
5′ 0''	+1d12	165 lb.	× (2d4) lb.
*Height = base height + height modifier **Weight = base weight + (height modifier × weight modifier)

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