Humanoid and humanized canines utilizing tools and wearing clothing. They can be farmers, hunters, wizards and priests. In short they can be as varied as humans with a wide range of emotions.

Kaenyds are a newly discovered race on Golarion with limited contact in Darkmoon Vale where they sometimes get confused for werewolves. They also move about in Cheliax by pretending to be Tieflings with mixed results. At their core Kaenyds are a peaceful, nomadic people that wish to get along with others. They are also sometimes confused with gnolls with whom they share some common ancestry by their own admission. However, the two are as different from one another as elves and drow. In fact this is the correlation that Kaenyds themselves make when you get enough beer or other type of alcohol in them to loosen them up. With their natural skills Kaenyds tend to be rangers more often than not with druids a close second. The race is very fond of Erastil and often claim Old Dead Eye as their patron deity and sometimes credit him with their creation as "Hounds of the Hunter" as they like to put it. It should come as no surprise then who Kaenyd rangers, druids and clerics serve as a matter of course with rangers more often than not selecting archery as their chosen combat style. Kaenyds generally get along well with elves and half-elves who sense a kind of kinship of natural stewardship in protecting the land. Those Kaenyds that are accepted by human settlements find staunch allies in almost any endeavor. Rumors the logging company in Darkmoon Vale has hired a group of Kaenyds to keep the werewolves at bay and the fey off their backs have not been substantiated as of yet.

Kaenyd Racial Traits

+2 Constitution, +2 Wisdom, -2 Dexterity

Medium Size: Kaenyds are medium sized creatures and have no special bonuses based on size.

Normal Speed: Kaenyds have a base speed of 30 feet.

Keen Senses: Kaenyds receive a +2 bonus on all Perception checks.

Low-Light Vision: Kaenyds can see twice as far as humans in conditions of dim light.

Track Master: Kaenyds receive a +2 bonus on all Survival checks related to tracking.

Brawler: Kaenyds get Improved Unarmed Strike as a bonus feat at first level.

Kaenyd Languages: Common and Kaenyd. Bonus Languages as per Human

Author's Note: The picture was commissioned to depict Kaenyds but the species is not limited to wolves. Dogs, coyotes and other canines can hopefully be built using this template. Among the major inspirations are the lupin race of the Mystara setting as well as my own experiences in the furry community.

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