Hare hengeyokai (pronounced: /hɛngɛjoʊkaɪ/ hen-geh-yo-kigh[7]) or simply hares were a hare-based subrace of the hengeyokai, a race of intelligent natural shapechanging animals able to adopt hare, human, and hybrid forms. They shared all the common traits and habits of hengeyokai, plus those discussed below.[5][4][2][8]
Description[]
In human form, a hengeyokai had some feature reminiscent of their animal form.[5][4][2][8] For a hare hengeyokai, this might be wide brown eyes, and more subtly, lightning-quick reflexes.[9]
Abilities[]
Compared to humans and the average hengeyokai, hares were slightly wiser but less strong,[5][4] or they were more agile.[2] They were adept in athletics skills.[6]
Their tiny, quick animal forms were among the hardest to hit and they were the most swift-moving.[5][4][2] Even in hybrid form, they ran much faster than any typical humanoid of their size.[2][6]
Personality[]
On the whole, hares were good-hearted.[5][4][2][8] Like their namesake animals, they were peaceable by nature but easily surprised or frightened[2] and they were quiet but alert for threats.[8] They never consumed meat.[9]
Society[]
Some hares worshiped the god of the warren.[9]
Hares, along with carps, cranes, dogs, and monkeys, were more likely to become monks than other hengeyokai.[6]
Notable Hare Hengeyokai[]
- Notia T'ong, a hare hengeyokai wu jen living in the Valley of Lo Chi in the mid–14th century DR.[10]
- Xax Chung, a hare hengeyokai bushi and the hero of Koje in Koryo in the mid–14th century DR.[9][8]
Appendix[]
References[]
- ↑ Tim Eagon (October 2011). “Ecology of the Hengeyokai”. In Steve Winter ed. Dragon #404 (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 5–8.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 James Wyatt (October 2001). Oriental Adventures (3rd edition). (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 10–11, 12, 168. ISBN 0-7869-2015-7.
- ↑ James Wyatt (April 2004). “Oriental Adventures Update: Eastern Flavor”. In Matthew Sernett ed. Dragon #318 (Paizo Publishing, LLC), p. 34.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 Rick Swan (July 1990). Monstrous Compendium Kara-Tur Appendix. (TSR, Inc.), p. Hengeyokai. ISBN 0-88038-851-X.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Gary Gygax, David Cook, and François Marcela-Froideval (1985). Oriental Adventures. (TSR, Inc), pp. 11, 12–13. ISBN 0-8803-8099-3.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 Tim Eagon (October 2011). “Ecology of the Hengeyokai”. In Steve Winter ed. Dragon #404 (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 7, 8.
- ↑ James Wyatt (October 2001). Oriental Adventures (3rd edition). (Wizards of the Coast), p. 250. ISBN 0-7869-2015-7.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Tim Eagon (October 2011). “Ecology of the Hengeyokai”. In Steve Winter ed. Dragon #404 (Wizards of the Coast), p. 2.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Mike Pondsmith, Jay Batista, Rick Swan, John Nephew, Deborah Christian (1988). Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (Volume II). (TSR, Inc), pp. 122, 124. ISBN 0-88038-608-8.
- ↑ Jay Batista (November/December 1987). “The Flowers of Flame”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Dungeon #8 (TSR, Inc.) (8)., p. 56.