Fox Witch (Race)

##### [ Hexblood Reskin]

The **fox witches** are a tribe of humans with an affinity with foxes. They bribe foxes with their favourite foods, such as tofu and red bean rice, in order to gain their services as a familiar. Each fox witch is able to pair with a single fox, and once paired, the fox witch helps their fox -- a powerful trickster by nature -- realise its innate magic. In exchange for care and protection, as well as in return for the witch's help in realising their innate magic, the fox would turn into an incorporeal spirit, and then merge with the fox witch's soul.

Foxes and fox witches are known for innate abilities to shapechange, cast illusory magic, and possession.

Fox witches are human, and they do not face discrimination among human society. However, many are wary of them due to their reputation for being tricksters.

Once bonded with a fox, the human lifespan of a fox witch is halved. This leads them to pursue cultivation in order to at least attempt to regain the same lifespan as their human peers.

## Eerie Token Feature Reflavour: Fox Familiar

As a bonus action, you can harmlessly release your soulbound fox familiar from your soul. Your fox familiar stays with you until you start a long rest (it then returns to merge with you when you do).

While the fox familiar is present, you can take these actions.

* ***Illusory Whispers (Telepathic Message).*** As an action, you can send your fox familiar towards a creature, as long as you are within 10 miles of it. The fox can then whisper a message to the creature that only it can hear, containing up to twenty-five words.
* ***Possession (Remote Viewing).*** Your fox can harmlessly enter the body of a creature. If you are within 10 miles of the fox, you can then enter a trance as an action. The trance lasts for 1 minute, but it ends early if you dismiss it (no action required) or are incapacitated. During this trance, you can see and hear from the creature possessed by the fox as if you were located where it is. While you are using your senses at the fox's location, you are blinded and deafened in regard to your own surroundings. When the trance ends, the fox instantly returns to merge with your soul.

Once you release your fox using this feature, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest (your fox needs to rest too!).

## Hex Magic Feature Reflavour: Fox Magic

You can cast the Disguise Self and Hex spells with this trait. Once you cast either of these spells with this trait, you can’t cast that spell with it again until you finish a long rest. You can also cast these spells using any spell slots you have.

Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells (choose the ability when you gain this lineage).

## Appearance

Fox witches look human, and are said to simply be humans with a special bond to these trickster creatures.

Once bonded, some believe that a fox witch's facial features will turn more and more foxlike as they age.

## Age

The fox witches usually have a shorter life than most humans, due to sharing their souls with the similarly short-lived foxes. Fox witches reach maturity at the same rate as humans, and live no longer than 40.