Homebrew Mothfolk Species Details

Most who wander the Feywilds come seeking the wild parties of the Satyrs or the ancient knowledge of the Eladrin. Some, however, are lucky enough to come across the mysterious and undyingly loyal Mothfolk. Mothfolk are people of pure unending passion, who often have bizarre or particular ways of presenting this passion. While their somewhat obsessive nature can lead Mothfolk to become sequestered or hidden from other humanoids, they can be just as kind and goodhearted as any other. Just don’t get between them and their passion, lest you discover the true wrath held behind their fluffy exterior.

Life of The Cryptid

Mothfolk tend to live very secluded lives, not out of a distaste or hatred for others, but simply due to a general contentedness in exploring their own passions. In certain situations, they might find another person who shares a similar adoration to their own, which can often foster a bond like no other between the Mothperson and the other person. However, in most cases, Mothfolk enjoy the content tranquility of their personal corner of the world. This can often lead certain people who spot the Mothfolk in a short glimpse to mistake them for some unknown, mysterious monster, seeing their fluffy fuzz as coarse fur, their varyingly colored wings as giant heads with large glowing eyes, or their curious eyes as burning coals. Most Mothfolk will spend their entire life without ever knowing of the myths and folklore that their presence has garnered.

Uncanny Instinct

By unknown means that have baffled scholars for centuries, Mothfolk have an instinctual avoidance of danger that is nigh unparalleled. With an ability to subconsciously predict the future with near-perfect accuracy, many Mothfolk are sought out for their incredible abilities. In some rare cases, some incredibly skilled Mothfolk have even learned how to access this ability consciously, allowing them short glimpses into the future. There are myths and legends told of some Mothfolk who were even capable of traveling through time itself to prevent horrible calamities.

Boundless Passion

Mothfolk are best defined by their incredible passion for their own niche objects or topics, ranging from collecting various colorful mushrooms to perfecting their own recipes for differently flavored muffins. Many people are often confused by this endless loyal adoration of such specific concepts, and try to find the root of these fascinations. But rarely is there ever such a complex reason behind their love for their passion, and rather that Mothfolk simply finds an inherent joy in it. The Mothfolk Passions table suggests a few obsessions your mothfolk character might possess.

d8	Passion
1	Growing a personal garden of colorful fruits
2	Baking or cooking a favorite food
3	Learning as much as possible about a famous hero from legend
4	Collecting mushrooms or similar objects
5	Reading or writing poems
6	Playing with small animals
7	Protecting a specific building from their childhood
8	Listening and learning the different calls of birds

Mothfolk Traits

Your Mothfolk character has the following racial traits.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1.

Age

Mothfolk mature quickly, reaching maturity within 10 months. Their life span is comparable to that of a human’s, about 80 to 100 years.

Alignment

As maintainers of worldwide stability, most Mothfolk tend to favor good alignments. However, the methods by which they achieve their goals tend follow the chaotic nature of most Fey.

Size

Mothfolk vary wildly in their size, usually falling somewhere between 2 and 7 feet and weighing between 25 and 180 pounds. Your size is either Medium or Small. You choose the size when you select this race.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Flight

You have a flying speed equal to your walking speed. To use this speed, you can’t be wearing medium or heavy armor.

Sunlight Sensitivity

You have disadvantage on attack rolls and on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight when you, the target of your attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive is in direct sunlight.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Sylvan, and one other language of your choice.

Darkvision

You can see in dim light within 120 feet of yourself as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light. Due to the strange composition of your eyes, you discern colors in that darkness only as shades of gray.

Disaster sense

Due to your inherent awareness of disaster, you gain an incredible ability to avoid surprise danger. You have advantage on Dexterity saving throws against effects that you can see, such as traps and spells. Additionally you have advantage on initiative rolls. To gain this benefit, you can't be blinded, deafened, or incapacitated.

Fey

Your creature type is fey, rather than humanoid.