WILD DHOLES & GNOLES
Dholes are the dogfolk common to the southern continents of Sublanarya. While most "civilized" dholes can trace their ancestry back to Hamutian servitude, they originally come from the land of Tazlan. Nomadic tribes of dogfolk still dwell there and have remained there for thousands of years. Wild dhole sometimes make their way to Zafaria to make trade in Nadjabad. They are known for being suspicious but curious creatures, preferring their own company and lacking the friendly nature of dholes. Dholes tend to live in family units, sometimes extending up to a hundred members, and have adapted to herding Tazlan cattle and other hooved beasts. They are renowned for their ability to maneuver safely during a stampede. Tazlani leather is a particularly exotic good, due to the unique patterns of the tazlan cattle, and most wild dholes trade these goods with neighboring peoples. Wild dholes have a reputation for disliking catfolk. Some believe this can be traced back to a past of military rivalry.
Gnoles are a subspecies of dogfolk that gave the "gnolls" of the beastman. They both similarly have features of hyenas but gnoles are notably smaller, have more natural fur tones, smaller fangs, and have female members. The female gnoles are larger and make up the warrior caste of their society. Their male counterparts are usually laborers and merchants but all gnoles are expected to participate in military training. Gnoles actually live in a matriarchal society ruled by female warlords called Khatans. The Khatans are united by a Great Khatan. Smaller familial unit clans of gnoles create intense politics The Khatan are said to have been at war with Raj-Hamut in the past and to be at war with the catfolk of Tazlan but have recently begun offering their services as mercenaries abroad.
Both gnoles and dholes are shamanistic and share a common ancestry but, due to gnoles enslaving their enemies and selling them abroad, the dholes dislike gnoles even moreso than catfolk.
They are both dogfolk and therefore have the standard dogfolk features and the following subrace features.
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increased by 2.
Age. Dhole have lifespans equivalent to humans.
Alignment. Between
being bred in servitude for millennia and having strong pack instincts
that reward obedience, Dhole are inherently loyal and being from a
culture of merchants that prides themselves on honesty, they tend to be
lawful. They are rarely evil since they usually are quick to make
friends and are doggedly loyal.
Size. Dhole
are taller on average than humans but are built in a similarly varied
manner. Guard breeds tend to more muscular and scout breeds tend to be
more lean. Your size if Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Bite.
Your jaw is a strong natural weapon, which can be used to make unarmed
strikes. If you hit with it, you deal piercing damage equal to 1d6 +
your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an
unarmed strike.
Bloodhound. You have proficiency in the Perception skill and have advantage on all Perception skill checks involving your sense of smell.
Pack Tactics. You
have advantage on attack rolls against a creature if at least one of
your allies are within 5 feet of the creature and isn’t incapacitated.
Extra Language. You can read, write, speak and understand common, Dholish, and one additional language.
Subrace. You also choose and gain the features of one of the subraces below.
Wild Breed
Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 1.
Herder. You have proficiency in the Animal Handling skill.
Nimble. You can move through the space of any creature that is of a size larger than yours.
Nimble. You can move through the space of any creature that is of a size larger than yours.
Gnole Breed
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 1.
Rampage. When your reduce a creature to 0 hit points with an attack, you can take a bonus action to move up to half your speed and make a bite attack.
