Lycanthrope,Werefox
Werefoxes, also known as Foxwomen, appear to be elven women, able to transform themselves into silver foxes or silver-furred humanoids with a foxes head and tail.
Their elven form usually appears extremely beautiful, most often with a widows peak, silver hair or with at least a silver streak. The silver fox (referred to hereafter simply as "Fox") appears to be nothing more than just that: a Fox with silver fur. The humanoid form (which is also known (and thus referred to hereafter) as "Vixen") is a hybrid of Fox- and elflike features. The body and limbs are mainly those of an elven maiden, but covered with silvery fur and the head and tail of the Vixen are fox-like. The form of the Vixen is close enough to the elven form, to change shape without greater damage to worn clothing or armor, also tight closing or full suits of armor might be ruined.
Werefoxes are quite unique among the lycanthropes, making it easy to recognize them as something different, yet they share enough similarities with lycanthropes to mark them as such.
Speaking of similarities: Foxwomen are usually only harmed by silver or magic weapons. They spread their kind by infecting other beings with their curse and they are subject to involuntarily shape changes.
Speaking of differences: First of it all, the curse of the foxwoman affects only females and only those of elven or human blood. In opposite of normal lycanthrophy, the curse sometimes even changes the natural physical appearance of it's victim, transforming it slowly to it's physical perfect elven equivalent. The curse also makes its victim barren, thus there are no natural born Werefoxes.
CREATING A WEREFOX
Werefox is a template which can be added to any humanoid female with elven or human ancestors (referred to hereafter as "the character"). The character's creature type changes to "Shapechanger". The lycanthrope takes on characteristics of a Fox.
Hit Dice: Same as the character or animal, whichever produces the higher hit point total. If the lycanthrope's number of Hit Dice is important, as with a sleep spell, use the character's or animal's number of Hit Dice, whichever is greater.
Speed: Depends on from: In elven form this is usually 30ft and while the form of the Fox moves with a speed of 60ft, the form of the Vixen offers 45ft.
Armor Class: In their elven form this is unchanged, the Fox is covered by fur (+3 natural) and of small size(+1) . The Vixen is covered in Fur as well, also it's less intense (+2 natural).
Attacks: In elven form this depends on the wielded weapon, the silver Fox is limited to a bite attack, while the Vixen is able to combine both.
Damage: In Elven or Vixen form this depends on the wielded weapon, although the Vixen can choose to bite for 2d6 points of damage. The Fox bites for 1d4 points of damage.
Special Attacks: A Werefox retains all special qualities of the character and also gains those listed below.
+Bewitching Beauty(Su): Beauty might be the Werefoxes greatest weapon: Anyone attracted to humanoid females and of low wisdom, who takes a close look (30ft.) at a Foxwoman in elven form, must succeed a Will save or be charmed. An experienced Werefox might suppress or resume this ability as a free action.
The onlookers wisdom is considered "low" if it is lower than 10+charisma modifier of the werefox. The DC for the Will save is 10 + the Werefoxes charisma modifier + half its hit-dice.
If the Werefox tries to entice someone in special, this might be resolved by a opposing Will save against a check to a suitable skill (bluff, diplomacy or perform might be appropriative (outside of combat at least)).
Example: A Werefox (Bewitching Beauty DC14, Diplomacy +8) tries to entice a knight, using her diplomatic skill. The skill-check totals 18. The Knight has to make will save against DC18 instead of DC14.
The charm lasts as long as the charmed person is able to see the Werefox (even as Vixen, but not necessary as a Fox) and one 1(+ the Charisma modifier) hours thereafter (or until the Werefox takes actions which provoke to breaks charm-spells).
If a save succeeds (not just when charm ends) the person will not be charmed by that Werefox for at least his wisdom in hours, except if the DC for this ability improves, in which case a new save is asked for.
Example: : A rogue(Wisdom 10) made his save against a werefoxes Bewitching Beauty (DC14). If that werefox tries to entice that rogue and the total of the skill check is lower than the standard DC for this ability (14) no additional save must be rolled for the next 10 hours.
+Curse of Lycanthrophy(Su): In opposite of normal lycanthropes the Werefoxes curse afflicts only humanoid females of elven or human heritage. If such a woman is wounded by a Werefoxes bite attack she must succeed a fortitude save(DC15) or contract the disease , if the character is wounded for at least 50% of her maximum hit points this increases to DC35.
Special Qualities: A Werefox retains all special qualities of the character and also gains those listed below.
+Alternate Form(Su): (See Monster Manual pg 218)
+Lycanthropic Empathy(Ex): (See Monster Manual pg 218)
+Damage Reduction(Ex): 10/Silver (While this is slightly less powerfull then the Damage reduction of the other lycanthropes this applies to all forms, including the elven one)
+Minor Regeneration(Su): All signs non-lethal wounds might leave, vanish within a month.
+Pass without a Trace(Su): This ability can be used at will, but as Fox or Vixen only. It works like the spell of the same name.
Saves: The saves are the same as for the animal or the character, whichever is better. As all lycanthropes, Werefoxes receive a +2 racial bonus to Fortitude and Will saves.
Abilities: In opposite of other types of lycanthrophy, the humanoid form of a Werefox does not remain unaffected of the disease (See below: Lycanthrophy as an affliction). In addition to any racial adjustments, all forms gain the following adjustments: Dex+6,Cha+8. The form of the silver Fox reduces the Strength of the Character by 4.
Skills: Werefoxes gain an additional racial +4 bonus to Listen, Spot and Search checks. In Fox or Vixen form this increases to +8. While in Fox form it gains a racial +8 bonus if hiding in natural surroundings. A Foxwoman in this forms also gains the same skills as a silver Fox, in addition to the characters skills. If a skill doubles use the better one. Werefoxes may gain the Control Shape skill as a class skill.
Feats: Same as Character. When in Fox or Vixen form the Foxwoman gets all the feats of a normal Fox. In opposite of other afflicted lycanthropes, Foxwomen may purchase the Improved Control shape feat, which gives them nearly to perfect control over their shape changes, but this has the same alignment consequences as a voluntary shape change. Once a Werefox has a the Improved Control Shape feat, no skill rolls have to be made for voluntary changes or to return to Human from in absence of the moon. Involuntary changes may still occur and a skill check has to be made to return from such a change.
Organisation: Usually Solitary (towards their own kind) but there's a good chance that a foxwoman is accompanied by a band of charmed persons. Also there's a chance that the Werefox has stolen or adopted an elven or human girl raising it as its own child, after it had been infected with lycanthropy (If older than 70 years (a human child respectively would be around 12 years), treat the child as foxwoman based on a first level aristocrat (see sample creature below) otherwise she is a strictly non-combatant and is killed by any attack that bypasses the damage reduction).
Challenge Rating: Same as base character +2
Treasure: Standard, but double goods
Alignment: Always chaotic evil
Advancement: By character class
Werefox Characters
Becoming a Werefox does not change a race's favoured class, but Foxwomen tend to become sorceresses or bards. The most likely alignment change could cause characters of certain classes to lose their class abilities (As noted in Chapter 3: Classes, in the PHB). Within given time most Werefoxes tend to become self-serving, vain and hedonistic.
Lycanthrophy(Werefox) as an Affliction
When a character contracts lycanthropy from a werefox, she'll become a werefox herself within three days. The only way to prevent this is to cast both a "cure disease" and "remove curse" upon her, by a cleric or priest of at least 12th level, after receiving the spells a Will save (DC20) must succeed to get rid of the disease.
After the three days the character will begin to transform into a foxwoman: She'll assume involuntary shape changes at full moon, she'll become barren, she'll begin to move with noticeable more grace than before and will become more attractive in the process (as part of the Lycanthrophy the character gets the above mentioned Dextery +6 and Charisma +8).
If the character is not elven by nature, she will lose all physical racial traits of her actual race slowly changing until she resembles an elven woman of an equivalent age (The character will get the physical elven traits which include: Immunity to sleep, +2Dex, -2Con, low light vision, +2 on Search, Listen and Spot checks, an elven lifespan, but definitively not such things as proficiency with bows). After this period(1-2 years) the woman is only faintly recognizable by birthmarks, or by friends who knew her face very well.
Curing a Werefox of Lycanthropy
If a character is not cured within the initial three days, nothing short of a wish or a miracle, aplied on the werefox at the moment of an involuntary change, will cure the character from the disease. Even if such powerful magic is used still the will save (DC20) must succeed.
Sample Creatures will follow:
