Homebrew Papallona (Butterfly Folk) Species Details

Physical Description

The Papallona are a race of female-exclusive, butterfly-like people. They are peace-loving creatures and are purely vegetarian. They stand between 5 and 7 feet tall, have many beautiful features and voices, and enjoy either being left alone in the wild or being in the wild with friends. Papallona come in two different subraces, papallona maluc and papallona columna. A maluc's wings are on the hip, and a Cclumna's wings are on its back in between the shoulders. The colors of a Papallona's chitin vary, most of the time being bright and beautiful shades of blue, orange, green, and purple, but it can also be brown, black, yellow, red, and white. The legs of the Papallona are pointed like a spear, and can be used as a weapon. Without the balance and lift provided by their wings, the Papallona would be unable to walk.

History

The Papallona have lived in the forests of the eastern continents for many centuries. The Papallona once tried to live among the Shou, attempting to adapt to their culture, rituals, and lifestyles. But the Shou hunted the Papallona for their glimmering chitin when they discovered the Papallona first. Since this incident, they have sheltered themselves from other intelligent creatures, as they feel that they would be hunted once again otherwise.

Society

The Papallona live pleasing lives and while life expectancy might be lacking, their joy and communication with nature help relieve most of their issues. The Papallona live in groups of up to 24, but the leader of said group is never elected. Religion holds no importance at all in their lives and, if anything, has made them more light-hearted. The Papallona are quite spiritual, however, and have tied themselves to the world, nature, and the skies. When formally introducing themselves, Papallona maluc curtsy with their wings and Papallona columna bow forward. The Papallona do not mate, for from the moment they mature, eggs have already begun to form. The cause of this extraordinary phenomenon is unknown. The Papallona tend to not use weapons, but they can if it's a life-or-death situation.

Papallona Names

Papallona maluc tend to have the same names as nymphs, while Papallona columna have the same names as sirens and harpies.

Papallona Maluc Names: Themis, Coridella, Phelousa, Thesipha, Idaise, Ophiolyse

Papallona Columna Names: Glorete, Drena, Arane, Laive, Coriris, Cladella

Papallona (Butterfly Folk) Traits

As a Papallona, you have the following racial traits.

Age

Papallona only live for about 150 years, maturing at the age of 5.

Ability Score Increases

Your Dexterity, Wisdom, and Charisma scores each increase by 1.

Alignment

Papallona all tend to be good, though there may be some exceptions.

Size

Papallona are between 5 and 7 feet in height. You are Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 25 feet. You also have a flying speed of 30 feet. You do not gain the benefit of flying if you are wearing any armor.

Natured Soul

You know the dancing lights cantrip.

Starting at 3rd level, you can cast the faerie fire spell with this trait. Starting at 5th level, you can also cast the locate animals or plants spell with this trait. Once you cast faerie fire or locate animals or plants with this trait, you can’t cast that spell with it again until you finish a long rest. You can also cast either of those spells using any spell slots you have of the appropriate level.

Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells when you cast them with this trait.

Natural Armor

When you aren't wearing armor, your AC is 12 + your Dexterity modifier. You can use your natural armor to determine your AC if the armor you wear would leave you with a lower AC. A shield's benefits apply as normal while you use your natural armor.

Trance

You don't need to sleep, and magic can't put you to sleep. You can finish a long rest in 4 hours if you spend those hours in a trance-like meditation, during which you retain consciousness. Whenever you finish this trance, you can gain two proficiencies that you don't have, each one with a weapon or a tool of your choice selected from the Player's Handbook. You mystically acquire these proficiencies by drawing them from shared elven memory, and you retain them until you finish your next long rest.

Powerful Legs

Your legs are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal piercing damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength or Dexterity modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

Butterfly Wings

You have a flying speed of 30 feet. You cannot use this speed while wearing medium or heavy armor. Additionally, you cannot fly higher than 20 feet until you reach 5th level.

Languages

You can read and speak Common and Sylvan.