Homebrew Flower Fey Species Details

The flower fey are spirits of flowers and plants who manifest in humanoid form. They are all children of the Great Mother, the Tree of Heaven. 

Flower Spirits are fey creatures who can live for tens of thousands of years in the fey realm, but live only 70-90 years in any other realm, aging much like a human would in those existences. They are born along the forest floor under the canopy of the great tree. While not all flowers blooming become strong enough to manifest in forms, the ones that do are known for their grace and beauty. 

The Flower Fey are competitive by nature, as the sunlight that breaks through the canopy is a limited resource, and necessary for them to maintain themselves. None have ever been able to ascend the great tree and see what lies beyond the canopy, but most Flower Fey hold the desire in their hearts to someday be able to do so. It is this desire that drives their competitive culture. Flower Fey will compete over just about anything; who is the most graceful, who is the strongest, who is the most beautiful, who hosts the best parties, etc. Their society is an ever-shifting ladder of social hierarchy, with no one really remaining in a position of power for very long. One thing Flower Fey do not compete over is romantic or sexual partners, as pollenating is greatly benefitted by having as many partners as possible. Long-term couples are largely unheard of, and dalliances are typically over in the blink of an eye compared to their vast lifespans. 

They maintain cordial relationships with fey creatures of all sorts, considering all fey to be brothers and sisters and cousins-- kin under the canopy of their Great Mother. 

Most Flower Fey do not leave the fey realm, as doing so would mean abbreviating their lifespans and taking them away from their community, which-- if nothing else-- is all most of them know. 

Flower Fey Traits

Flower Fey are known for their beauty and grace, special connection to the natural world, and innate connection to the magic of plant life.

Sustenance

In any given 24-hour period, a Flower Fey must have 2 hours of exposure to sunlight (indirect is okay, spells are okay), and 4 hours in which they can touch soil/dirt/earth to go into a Trance and rest. If either of these conditions is not met, after the first day, you take a level of exhaustion and if you go into initiative, immediately roll once on the Short Term Madness table (DMG p/258). Each full day that passes, add a level of exhaustion; on the third day roll once on the Long Term Madness table, on the fifth day roll once on the Indefinite Madness Table. 

They can eat and drink just like humanoids but this does not replace their need for sunlight and soil. 

Darkvision

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.

Innate Spellcasting

You know the druidcraft cantrip. Starting at 3rd level, you can also cast entangle with this trait. Once you cast it, you can’t do so again until you finish a long rest. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the barkskin 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.

Commune with Nature

As an action, you can communicate very well with plants of all types without spending a spell slot. You speak with animals in almost child-like bursts and playful phrases. You can speak with fungi in poetry-like, imagery-heavy lyrics. You can speak with insects in very direct, clipped, information-focused communications. 

Fey Glamour

As an action, you can cast a simple glamour to change your appearance to a humanoid form of your description. You have one form that you can easily assume, and creating a new form would take 1 hour of concentrated effort and mean forgetting the old one. You remain in this form until you spend an action to revert to your true form, or until you die.

Fire Averse

You don't do well against fire effects. You roll disadvantage on all fire-based spell effects and damage types that require saving throws.

Poison Resistant

You are naturally resistant to poisons and toxins. You gain advantage on all saving throws against poisonous effects and spells. 

Ability Score Increase

Your Charisma score increases by 2, and your Dexterity score increases by 1. Flower Fey are considered to be quite stunning, even when the plants they manifest from are grotesque. Their weird beauty is an object of fascination for many. They also are naturally graceful, bending with the breeze and elegantly moving to find the perfect patch of light. 

Languages

Your character can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan (or one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character).

Fey

Your creature type is fey, rather than humanoid. 

 

Size

Flower Fey range in height from 3-feet tall to over 6-feet tall, similar in size range to halflings and humans. You can choose to be a Small or Medium creature.

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