Sometimes, normal adventures are too goody-goody, and you just need a chance to let loose and kill some unsuspecting travelers. Presented here is a race option for wolf characters. None of this half-wolf or werewolf shapeshifter or awakened nonsense; just wolves.

Wolf Traits

Your wolf character has an assortment of inborn abilities, gained through eons of hunting and surviving.

ASI. Your Dexterity score increases by 1, and your Wisdom score increases by 1. Your Intelligence score decreases by 4.

Age. Wolves reach adulthood in around 2 years, and can live to be 6-8 years old in the wild.

Alignment. Wolves have no disposition toward good or evil, but live for the pack. Thus, they tend towards lawful alignments.

Size. Wolves range from 3 to over 5 feet long, standing between 2 to 3 feet tall. Your size is Medium.

Speed. Your base walking speed is 40 feet.

Wild Hunter. You have proficiency in the Perception and Stealth skills.

Bite. Your fanged maw is a natural weapon with the finesse property, which you can use to make bite attacks. If you hit with it, you deal piercing damage equal to 1d6 + your choice of Strength or Dexterity modifier.

Canine Build. You are quadrupedal, and do not have hands with which to hold weapons or use shields. You can hold one-handed weapons and other objects in your mouth but are unable to bite while doing so. You can perform somatic spell components using your tail and paws. Armor can be tailored into Barding to fit your form, costing 4 times as much as normal armor.

Bestial Nature. Your creature type is beast, rather than humanoid.

Keen Hearing and Smell. You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.

Pack Tactics. If one of your allies is within 5 feet of you, you can use the Help action as a bonus action.

Languages. You can speak Canine. Canine doesn't have a written component, as it consists of barks, growls, and howls.

Subrace. There are many kinds of wolves. Among them, the three most mundane: grey wolves, dire wolves, and winter wolves. Along with the mundane subraces, there are also other exotic cousins of the wolf: hell hound, blink dog, death dog, drakeblood, and seal. Choose one of these subraces.