Brief History

Canids are a nomadic race who never stay put in one area. Because of this, they have had little to no impact with the rest of the world. Their only fights have been against their sword enemies, cathar. It is widely believed that they came to exist after during the Great Magic War. It is believed that the effects of the Great Magic War mutated the wild dogs changing them forever into a race of sentient upright beings with human like intelligence yet dog senses.

Positives & Negatives

Canids have human-like intelligence and speed and skills. They boost excellent hearing, a great sense of smell, and amazing speed. Canids however are very territorial and aggressive, though are loyal to friends and allies.

Canids excel at skills that make them great hunters, trackers, and warriors.

Canids have claws that have an attack power of 1d6. They can also bite doing Offensive Power + 3 damage.

Racial Skills & Abilities

Canids start with the following skills:

Skill	Stat Cost	Range	Area	Duration	Requirements	Effects	Success Roll
Bloodhoud Tracking	1 soul	self	self	1 hour		Can increase Investigate by 1d20 for that hour to use with tracking.	N/A
For the Pack	1 Soul	move range	self + 1 ally	instant		Can attack with your ally adding your attack to your ally's attack. This is seperate from your own attack.	Initiative -2

Lifespan

Canids have two stages of life. The first stage, puppy or pup, last from birth until 14. During this stage the young canid grows and develops it’s many skills needed for survival. The young canid stays at home during this stage. The canid also learns hunting and tracking skills during this stage.

The final stage, adulthood, last from 15 until death. To be accepted as an adult, the canid must prove his or her worth as an adult by hunting down a cathar. It is also during this stage that a canid may find a spouse. According to canid custom, the male must win the love of his hopeful mate by showing off and proving to the sought after mate that he is worth her attention. Death comes naturally and expectantly to the canid.

Appearance

Canids have a human stance, standing on two legs and have human reproductive organs and human-like features. However canids are covered from head to toe in fur. Some canids have single color fur while some have multicolored fur. Some have long fur while some have short fur. Some have long tails while some have bobbed tails. Also with the fur they have human hair on their heads, usually in red, brown, blond, or black… of any length. They have dog ears, some pointed, some droopy. Canids have dog-shaped faces, dog-shaped eyes that are blue or gray. They also have dog noses.

Living Habitat

Canids can be found in many various locations trying to fit in and make a home for themselves. They also enjoy the plains. Canids are constantly traveling.

Food & Sleeping Requirements

They require one meal a day, and must sleep for one cycle, whether it be day or night, lest they tire out. The sleep cycle must come after seven awake cycles.

Culture

Canids, similar to Cathar and the anthropoids, are very tribal. They are also a nomadic people, migrating across the great plains or the deep forests of the world. They are polytheistic in belief, worshiping nature and their ancestors.

Canids do not use surnames. Instead they will refer to the tribe that they are part of, for example, Grim of the Jagged Tooth. First names are often very beast-like.

Racial Relations

Canids have actually had very little interaction with most races partly because most of them live in the more remote areas of the world. Thus canids generally do not have a per race relationship, it is more of a per individual or per tribe relationship with their relationships being based on need, desire, or circumstance. The race that almost always drive them to violence is the cathar.