Homebrew Fairy Species Details
An enchanted race born of raw fey magic, fairies are the diminutive tiny folk stemming from the Fey realm. Under the direction of the Court of Stars, they etch the patterns of frost on the winter ponds and rouse the buds in springtime. They cause flowers to grow and sparkle with summer dew, and they color the leaves with the blazing hues of autumn. It is said that they taught the birds to fly and to sing. These childlike sprites have a penchant for mischievous fun, and there is no game a fairy will not play, no sport it will not attempt, and no revelry it will avoid or decline.
Fairies are nature's immature answer to elves. They are chaotic and playful in nature. They are shy and reclusive and adore playing tricks and pranks, seldom bothering outsiders otherwise unless their curiosity gets the better of them.
Fairy Traits
You are a tiny winged creature with natural magic.Ability Score Increase
Your Charisma and Intelligence scores increase by two.
Due to your minute size your dexterity score increases by three and your constitution score decreases by three.
Age
Fairies typically don't keep track of time and thus they rarely count their age. Due to the different passage of time, Fairies who come from the fey realm grow up fast and typically reach maturity by age 4 while those from the material realm grow up as fast as humans and reach maturity between the ages of 15 and 20. However, regardless of their heritage, Fairies stop aging once they reach adulthood. Since Fairies cannot die of old age, their theoretical lifespan is infinite.
Alignment
Fairies are quirky creatures filled with energy and curiosity. They have no sense of law and possess a weak moral system which puts them in the chaotic and neutral range. You rarely encounter a Fairy that tries to harm others, either intentionally or in self defense. Almost none of them are of evil alignment.
Size
Fairies range in height anywhere from 3 inches to just under 1 foot. Your size is Tiny. Your wingspan is 2 inches longer than your armspan.
Fairies have a slender, petite and fragile build, even more so than Elves.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 5 feet. You have a flying speed of 30 feet.
Darkvision
Accustomed to twilit forests and the night sky, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Fey Ancestry
You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and Fey. The Fey language is a particularly fast and complicated language which to outsiders often sounds like pure gibberish.
Shrink
You can touch an object that is sized for a Medium or Small creature and shrink it to a size appropriate for your tiny hands. The object's dimensions decrease by 90% and its weight is reduced to 1/1000th. If the object is a weapon, decrease the damage die by one size unless it has the finesse or light weapon properties (the versatile damage of that weapon also decreases by one size). You can touch multiple objects if they are the same type. At 3rd, 9th, and 15th levels, you can choose one weapon type you are proficient in, the damage die does not decrease whenever you use Shrink on it.
Tiny Hands
You have disadvantage on all Strength-based throws, but you are proficient in the Sleight of Hand skill.
Fairy Dust
Your hair constantly yields small amounts of fairy dust which you can collect over the course of a day. The fairy dust can be used as an arcane focus. It also allows you to cast the following spells:
Once you cast a spell through fairy dust, you can't use this feature again until you complete a long rest. Upon reaching levels 5, 11 and 17 you each gain an additional use of fairy dust per long rest.
The ability with which you cast fairy dust spells is Wisdom.
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