Homebrew Faera Species Details

She stood before her conclave's Archfey as the sun crested her antlers, adorned with freshly sprouted flowers, awaiting her title. This is a rite of passage that any Faera will undertake before venturing into the world beyond their conclave. The tradition is that any who bare bone horns are Faunra, those with flowers adorned by a thin layer of moss and flowers are bestowed the title of Faunress. The Faera kneeled before her Archfey.

"Ah, child I have looked forward to your Bestowment. Anyone with eyes can see that you clearly suit being a Faunress. Lovely flowers little one." The wisened old Archfey looked down at the newly titled Faunress. "Go forth on your journeys, and have my blessing."

- Caelynn Althocks, Bystander of a Bestowment.

 Strange creatures that are looked upon with looks of curiosity and bewilderment. These creatures are a mixture of human and fey, a mixture not commonly seen outside of the Feywild. Even in the Feywild many Fey look at them with disgust and exile them, they have begun forming their own conclaves and electing their own Archfeys and conducting their business internally.  

Legacy of the Wild

As a hybrid of human and fey, the Faera share some physical traits of woodland animals that they are raised around, like sprouting antlers similar to deer or elk, growing ears like a rabbit, a fox's tail, sharpened teeth, or a thick fur covering their body. Any combination of these traits is possible. Their skin tones are as varied as humans, while some even have a very pale blue, green, grey or brown fur.

Foreign and Sheltered

If a Faera begins adventuring it's unlikely that they will have any sort of knowledge of the outside world, and are often bewildered by the events of the world outside of their conclave. Some conclaves do not use gold and instead make trades only with other items, others may have taverns where patrons pour their own drinks. Work with your DM to sort out the details of your conclave and some things that may be unique to your character's Conclave. 

Faera Names

Faera tend to draw their names from the nature that they are surrounded by as they are raised. These names tend to be largely ambiguous regarding gender, the Faera seeing beauty in everything. It's not uncommon for Faera to have many names, collecting them as they go. Their titles are often used as a preface to their names. Faera who excel in magic are given the title of Faunress, ones who excel in martial abilities are given the title of Faunra.

Sample Names: Autumn, Summer, Rowan, Cherry, Ash, River

Going slightly further, a Faera mage would be called Faunress Autumn. 

MUTUAL MISTRUST

People tend to be suspicious of tieflings, assuming that their infernal heritage has left its mark on their personality and morality, not just their appearance. Shopkeepers keep a close eye on their goods when tieflings enter their stores, the town watch might follow a tiefling around for a while, and demagogues blame tieflings for strange happenings. The reality, though, is that a tiefling’s bloodline doesn’t affect his or her personality to any great degree. Years of dealing with mistrust does leave its mark on most tieflings, and they respond to it in different ways. Some choose to live up to the wicked stereotype, but others are virtuous. Most are simply very aware of how people respond to them. After dealing with this mistrust throughout youth, a tiefling often develops the ability to overcome prejudice through charm or intimidation.

 

Faera Traits

Faunra have certain affinities afforded to them by their Fae Ancestry.

Ability Score Increase

Your Intelligence score increases by 2.

Age

Faunra are rarely observed outside of the Faewild, as such their life span is not well known. Scholars do theorize that they likely have similar lifespans to Elves, who often live to be around 750 years old.

Alignment

Faunra driven to adventure are frequently driven by ideas of justice and righteousness. However, this is by no means the only type that begins adventuring.

Size

Faera range in height from 4 feet tall to some being 6 feet, with antlers on top. 

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

Thanks to your fae heritage, 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.

Protection of the Forest

You have resistance to acid damage.

Legacy of the Wild

You know the dancing lights cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the disguise self spell as a 2nd-level spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the earthbind spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan.