```metadata title: 'Race: Cynocephali' description: '' tags: - '' systems: [] renderer: legacy theme: 5ePHB ``` ```css /*=======--- Example CSS styling ---=======*/ /* Any CSS here will apply to your document! */ .myExampleClass { color: black; } ``` ### Cynocephali Living in mountain peaks or remote islands away from civilized lands, the cynocephali closely resemble humanoid dogs. They are renowned for their skirmishing ability, striking with throwing spears and arrows from afar as they make their retreat behind mountain passes. In many places they have formed alliances with those in the valleys below, exchanging meat, amber, and spices for grain and worked weapons. Wealth among the Cynocephali is measured in quantity, often in the size of an individual's flock of sheep and goats. They typically wear finely tanned hides, and metal armor is rare among their native lands. #### Ability Score Increase Your Strength, Constitution, and Wisdom scores each increase by 1. #### Age Cynocephali mature slightly slower than humans, and they’re considered young until they reach the age of 35. They typically remain vigorous until they reach about 150, at which point old age rapidly sets in. Plenty live to 170, but only a few past 200. #### Alignment Cynocephali live in communal groups, often living in caves or on the move through maintain ranges and isolated islands. Most communities lean strongly toward law and good as a method of keeping the peace between themselves and their neighbors, although communities where this breaks down tend to take as hard turn for evil and chaos. A truly neutral Cynocephalus is a rare sight. #### Cynocephalus Weapon Training You have proficiency with the javelin, spear, shortsword, and shortbow. #### Keen Smell Thanks to your sensitive nose, you have advantage on Wisdom (Perception), Wisdom (Survival), and Intelligence (Investigation) checks that involve smell. #### Languages You can speak, read, and write Common and Cynocephali. Cynocephali sounds almost identical to barking, and is mutually intelligible with Worg and other languages of creature related to wolves. Most Cynocephali know only a little bit of Common, but those who deal with outsiders (and that includes you as an adventurer) pick up enough Common to get by in other lands. #### Prolific Hunters Whenever you make an Intelligence (Nature) check related to determine what sort of beast tracks or materials came from, you are considered proficient in the Nature skill and add double your proficiency bonus to the check, instead of your normal proficiency bonus. This bonus also applies to determining tracks or materials did not come from a beast, although you then gain no bonus to determine what sort of creature (if any) the tracks or materials came from. #### Steady Recovery An injured cynocephalus often surprises those of other races with their ability to recover from wounds. You regain one additional hit die at the end of a long rest, and the maximum number of hit dice you can have is increased by one. The size of this additional hit die it equal to the size of the hit die you gain at 1st level. #### Size Cynocephali are about the same size as humans, ranging from 5 to 6 feet tall. Your size is Medium. #### Speak with Wolves Through sounds and gestures, you can communicate simple ideas with wolves, dogs, and similar beasts. Cynocephali compete with such animals, but growls and grunts are typically close enough to the language for the two to share ideas. #### Speed A cynocephalus' gait is steady but quick. Your base walking speed is 35 feet.
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