Homebrew Faerie Elf Species Details

Faerie Elves are a magical people of otherworldly grace, living in the world but not entirely part of it. They live in the feywild, a place of ethereal beauty, in the midst of ancient forests or in silvery spires glittering with faerie light, where soft music drifts through the air and gentle fragrances waft on the breeze. Faerie Elves love nature and magic, art and artistry, music and poetry, and the good things of the world.

Small and Lithe 

Fairy elves are rarely above 3 feet in height. Your size is Small. You have a walking speed of 25 feet. 

Fairy elves' skin are found in all natural hues, often with more colorful undertones matching that of their wings like green, yellow or even pink. Their hair follow the same pattern in color and grows thick upon their heads, often kept long and styled with braids and colorful beads or flowers. Their eyes are wide, the irises taking up much of the space almost making them look a bit bug-eyed, with colors all across the rainbow.

A Similar Timeless Perspective

Like the rest of their elven brother's faerie elves typically claims adulthood and an adult name around the age of 100 and can live to be 750 years old.

Factions and History

Although not many people have seen these crossbreeds, the faerie elf is a mixture of an elf and a fey. They tend to keep their societies and culture hidden from public view. Faerie elves are known to have many conflicts within their society, from what little has been observed. They tend to have very different views of other races and cultures.

There are two primary groups, or "Factions", the faeries tend to choose from, and both come with their own set of special traits and physical appearances. There is the Chaotic faction of faerie elves. Their views of other races tend to be more negative and the Faeries of this faction tend to be more violent-minded. These faeries are more focused on their brute strength rather than magic. The second group is known as the Tranquil faction. They tend to view other races equally to their own and are more keen on having open relationships with others. The Tranquil faction tends to focus more on nature magic, similar to a druid.

Exploration and Adventure

As a faerie elf,  rarely some of you venture outside with your natural thirst for adventure. While as unpredictable and chaotic as eldarin, you're also much like your wood elf cousins. You have keen senses and intuition. You carry yourself quickly and stealthily through your native forests, sometimes gliding from tree to tree. You have a love for stories and dance and all kinds of life. Curious to a fault, you're sometimes treated as a bit of a child by your elven cousins because of your playful nature and small size.

 

DEEP INTO THE WOODS AND SHY FROM THE FEYWILD

Deep into the feywild you may find them if you're lucky. Often they are shy and frail, but if you make them your friend, maybe you'll even get to see them dance and sing, swirling around with their colorful wings, one with the forest and the wind. Faerie elves tend to keep to themselves and tend to hide from other outside sources, mainly due to the harsh discrimination and prejudice their ancestors have experienced. They are buried deep within forests and caves and have a strong sense of family. They tend to have a hard time developing new relations with others, especially if they're neither fey, elf, or faerie. 

Faerie Elf Names

Faerie Elves tend to take their name after elf or fey names. It's recorded that some Faerie's names are of exotic plants.

Child Names: Ara, Bryn, Del, Eryn,  Faen, Innil, Lael, Mella, Anthurium, Filaree, Cirsium, Latherleaf, Fiddleneck. Bindweed, Horseweed

Male Adult Names: Adran, Aelar, Aramil, Arannis, Aust, Beiro, Berrian, Carric, Enialis, Erdan, Erevan, Galinndan, Hadarai, Heian, Himo, Ragweed, Hawksbeard, Fireweed, Knapweed, Bull Thistle, Branch, Cricket, Moth, Mort, Wort, Forest, Birch, Thicket, Skye, Fox

Female Adult Names: (15 more), Lia, Meriele, Mialee, Naivara, Quelenna, Quillathe, Sariel, Shanairra, Shava, Silaqui, Theirastra, Thia, Vadania, Valanthe, Xanaphia, Lily of the Valley, Mayweed, Caraway, Lotus, Acorn, Chamomile, Calla, Maple, Willow, Summer

Family Names (Common Translations): Amakiir (Gemflower), Amastacia (Starflower), Galanodel (Moonwhisper), Holimion (Diamonddew), Ilphelkiir (Gemblossom), Liadon (Silverfrond), Meliamne (Oakenheel), Naïlo (Nightbreeze), Siannodel (Moonbrook), Xiloscient (Goldpetal), Thornwhip, Dewdrop, Toadripple, Whiffleroot

 

Faerie Elf Traits

Your faerie elf character has a variety of natural abilities.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2.

Age

Like the rest of their elven brother's faerie elves typically claims adulthood and an adult name around the age of 100 and can live to be 750 years old.

Size

Unlike most elves Faerie elves range from 3 to over 4 foot tall but have slender builds and weigh very little. Your size is Small.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 20 feet and your flying speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

Accustomed to twilit forests and the night sky, 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.

Fey Ancestry

You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep.

Innate Magic

You know the Druidcraft cantrip.

Trance

Elves don’t need to sleep. Instead, they meditate deeply, remaining semiconscious, for 4 hours a day. (The Common word for such meditation is “trance.”) While meditating, you can dream after a fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that have become reflexive through years of practice. After resting in this way, you gain the same benefit that a human does from 8 hours of sleep.

Ability Score Increase

Your Charisma score increases by 1.

Fairy Wings

You adorn colorful insectoid wings upon your back. These wings can be retracted out of sight and easily hidden under your clothes.
You are always under the effect of feather fall, unless you're unconscious. Additionally, You have a gliding speed of 30 feet, though you drop 5 feet or more in height for every 10 feet you glide.
When you reach level 3 your wings have grown strong enough to carry you for a limited amount of time. Once per long rest, you can use your wings to fly freely for up to 10 minutes when you're not wearing medium or heavy armor. Your flying speed is 40 feet. If hurt in any way while in flight, you must make a constitution saving throw. On a failed save, your movement speed for the following round is 0 as you must use your movement to regain balance in the air or fall.

Feywild Native

Faerie elves can speak, read and write Common, Elvish, and Sylvan.