Homebrew Dryad Species Details
“Bound to their kin, the Spiritual trees of the magical forests all around, They are so rare to spot and even if they are gone before you can tell them a word. Or ask them much."
~Unknown
Graceful and Shy
With their unearthly grace and fine features, Dryads appear hauntingly beautiful to humans and members of many other races. They are slightly shorter than humans on average, ranging from well under 5 feet tall to just over 6 feet. They are more slender than humans, weighing only about 80 pounds. Males and females are about the same height, and males are only marginally heavier than females.
Hidden Woodland Realms
Most dryads dwell in small magical forests hidden among the trees. While the Elves hunt , gather food, and grow vegetables, and their skill and magic. Dryads are directly shaped by their homeland, they are unlikely to ever leave it but when they do they might be the most magical addition to any surrounding. They are talented druids by nature and are deeply rooted within any realm, apart from the negative energy planes. Their contact with outsiders is usually limited to none, though a few dryads make a good life by trading magical items for metals (which they have no interest in using they just like their appearance in the sun. Like a drug it makes them calm).
Dryad Traits
Your elf character has a variety of natural abilities, the result of thousands of years of elven refinement.Tree Stride
You can teleport once per day to a tree you are bonded with, this bond is made within 8-10 hours with a surrounding familiar to you as a ritual, this ritual is not to be done while resting as it does require full mental and physical contact and concentration, it is uphold in highest regard and can only be performed alone with absolutely no distraction.
Ability Score Increase
Your Str/Dex/Wis/int or Cha score increases by 2.
Additionally you gain an increase of +1 to wisdom regardless of the previous choice.
Age
Although Dryads reach physical maturity at about a year or two (dependent on its home land), dryads understanding of adulthood goes beyond physical growth to more so experience. a Dryad typically claims adulthood and an adult name around the age of 350 to 750 and can live to be dozen of thousands years old.
Size
Dryads range from under 3 to over 5-6 feet tall and have slender builds. Your size is Medium or small.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision
You can feel the through the ground with your roots up to 30 ft. You are bildend beyond this distance.
Ancient Knowledge
You have proficiency in the Perception and Nature skill.
Fey Ancestry
You have immune against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep.
Trance
Dryads don’t need to sleep. Instead, they meditate deeply, remaining semiconscious, for 4 hours a day. (The Common word for such meditation is “Trance.”) While meditating, you can dream after a fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that have become reflexive through years of practice. After resting in this way, you gain the same benefit that a human does from 8 hours of sleep.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan. Sylvan is fluid, with subtle intonations and intricate grammar. Sylvan literature is small and rare, and their songs and poems are famous among other races. Many bards crave to learn them.
You can also speak to all Beasts that are not considered hostile towards you.
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