Homebrew Disembodied Species Details

To cast one’s mind out amongst the outer planes is thedream of many an arcane spellcaster. In recent memory,none have come closer to that dubious honor thanthe lost city of Ulmyr’s Gate. Founded by a group ofambitious wizards who chafed under the limitationsimposed upon them by government bureaucracy,Ulmyr’s Gate boasted free study for all mages whosought sanctuary within its walls. The Great Collegequickly became a lodestone for mages of every stripefrom across the empire, and for a brief moment thereexisted a golden age of magic.That dream came crashing down one night when thefounding mages of Ulmyr’s Gate attempted a massiveconjuration ritual intended to part the veil and create apermanent portal to the Ethereal Plane. It didn’t work.Instead their magic caused a massive rift in the veryfabric of reality, and in an instant the entire city tippedinto the void between worlds. The entire city waspresumed dead, the Arcanist Inquisition railed againstthe hubris of those tampering in things man was notmeant to know, and life in the Empire moved on.Years later, stories surfaced of strange people beingsighted in the region where Ulmyr’s Gate once stood.These people seemed oddly blurred or indistinct,and some reports said they vanished right in front ofwitnesses’ eyes. Gradually it became clear that thesepoor souls were the survivors of the Ethereal Rift, nowtrapped between worlds and trying to retain theirtenuous grasp on the Material Plane.

Disembodied Traits

Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score increases by 2 and your Dexterity score increases by 1.

Creature Type

You are a Humanoid.

Size

You are Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Fade Away

On your turn, as an action, you can fade from the Material Realm and disappear into the ethereal plane. While you remain faded away, you cannot interact with the Material Plane, and effects on the Material Plane cannot interact with you, including spells and creatures. However, you can move and hear as normal, and see everything in shades of grey. This effect lasts for 1 minute, or until you use a bonus action to end it. When the effect ends, you reappear in the Material Plane, in the closest unoccupied space you disappeared from. Once you use this feature, you cannot use it again until you complete a long rest

Planar Outcast

You may cast the feather fall spell once per day, targeting yourself only. When you reach 3rd level, you may cast the blur spell once per day. When you reach 5th level, you may cast the blink spell once per day. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Arcane Origins

You gain proficiency in the Arcana skill.