The Calm Before was a time of expansion and peace. Or, at least, so it seemed. Goblinoids first noticed that there was a frequency of monstrous attacks that grew, and key diviners and the magically inclined marked that the walls between realms was weaker than it was, allowing creatures who should not have been able to to slip unnoticed into the Material Tealm. Ancestors of today’s Vulprine are said to be lost souls, stolen into the Abyss eons ago only to emerge and steal a glance at the open sky and full moon.

It’s very romantic, and whether or not it’s the full truth is anyone’s guess of course, but the version of the story that is undeniable is that while waging war with unspeakable creatures and encroachers from deeper within the earth, Goblinoids began to witness Vulprine, more and more of them, shooting out from the Underground and laying waste to battlefields on their way out of their caverns. They would observe them stand in the fields outside of their caves, shivering in the surface’s night are to gaze at the moon, howling with outstretched arms.

Living in any condition besides that of their former lives in the Abyss has resulted in centuries of Vulprine living ridiculously full lives. Some lead lives that are hedonistically careless, putting pleasure and happiness before any other value. Others may find details of bureaucracy and the word of the law to seem pointless. As the saying goes, when applied to Vulprine, they were able to take themselves out of the Abyss, but unable to fully remove the chaos from their nature. They roam Retroggio in packs, about the same before the Upheaval as they are now.

Appearance

Though their faces and build are distinctly humanoid, there are features that make it impossible for a Vulprine to ever be mistaken for a true human. Most have curved horns that protrude from the sides of their head above their ears, which are variably like that of a canine, deer or bovid, though some have a single central, or off-center, spiral horn. They also have tails to match - full bottle-brushes of fur that wag when excited, cropped faun-like nubs of fur or a long oxtail tipped in a tuft of hair. 

Appearances other than that can vary quite widely, from the color of their eyes, skin and hair, the ratio in which said hair (or fur) covers their bodies, whether their teeth protrude from their lower jaw, or if their pupils are round, angled, or otherwise oddly-shaped.

VULPRINE TRAITS

Creature Type. You are a humanoid. You are also considered a fiend for any prerequisite or effect that requires you to be a fiend.

Age. Vulprine mature at the same rate as humans, but retain a youthful appearance and vigor until their 80s or 90s. Their average lifespan is around 150 years, with the latter half of it being the point at which they begin to appear aged and, eventually, elderly.

Size. There is no true average among Vulprine heights or builds; they vary in height as much as humans. You are Medium.

Speed. Your walking speed is 35 feet. 

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 discern colors in that darkness only as shades of gray.

Demonic Fortitude. Your hit point maximum increases by 1, and it increases by 1 every time you gain a level.

Abyssal Resistance. You are descended from a lineage that traveled an unusual and unforgiving landscape. You have resistance to cold and poison damage. 

Rush of the Abyss. If you move at least 20 feet straight toward a target and then hit it with a melee attack on the same turn, you can use a bonus action to push the target. The target must be within 5 feet of you and no more than one size larger than you. Unless it succeeds on a Strength saving throw against a DC equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Strength modifier, you push it up to 10 feet away from you.