Homebrew Fraerlings Species Details

Appearance

The Fraerlings look just like normal humans, but with the average height of a Human’s hand.

Physical Qualities

Strength

Adult Fraerlings are strong enough to lift things many times their weight; such as tossing a cup, and even lifting it when it’s full. Still, their strength isn’t much use when everything else is bigger than them.

Size

Thanks to their small mass, Fraerlings can survive falling from higher falls, without suffering any injuries. They are also the masters at hiding. Additionally, they are able to stretch resources much farther than Tallfolk; a single Fraerling can survive for days on one potato.

Life

Most Fraerlings live a reclusive life on Baleros and seldom take part in continental or worldly events. They generally prefer to stay within their small communities and travel to villages, towns, and cities to sell goods or request aid from adventurers. In truth, most Fraerlings do not leave the confines of their settlements and are not used to outside life.

For the most part, their seclusion means that Fraerlings in the villages are completely unused to violence and death, with most of them never having picked up a sword.

While Fraerling settlements are called "villages," it is mostly to throw Tallfolk off. In actuality, some of their settlements are large enough to be considered cities and are populated by a few hundred thousands inhabitants. There are also other settlements that make a living through farming and being in touch with nature. All Fraerling settlements are hidden by necessity, protected by magical defenses and traps to deter intruders and predators. Instead of an army, they have the tallguard, who do not bear allegiance to any of the Fraerling Villages, but swear to defend them against monsters and intruders, while also taking care of the odd criminal.

Fraerlings are more technologically and magically advanced than the rest of the world, possessing similar Earth innovations such as elevators, skyscrapers, and artificial lighting, while also enabling citizens to use enchantments in their every day lives. However, Fraerling settlements have to be conscious in regards to the magical output they put out lest they attract predators. As such, settlements have rules of allotment that limits the amount of magical power they spend. Each citizen receives a set measure of magic, or a 'vurel,' which they can spend on projects they want, such as a fountain that magically purifies water or a citywide haste spell that people can use for a minute each day.

Fraerlings Traits

A fraerling is a glass cannon with incredible magical might in exchange for a small and frail frame.

Slow fall

A Fraerling takes no damage from falling for every 5 feet per level.

Frail and Tiny

A Fraerling has -50% health.

Ability score improvement.

-2 for strength, +2 for dex.

+1 in any stat.

Arcane Adept

A Fraerling gains all spell slots 1 level earlier and you also gain 1 more max spell slot of each one.

A Fraerling also gains a +2 on its spell casting stat.