Homebrew Moon Elves Species Details

“Should my children ever wander the unknown paths of life, may our blessed moon guide you to safety” Lunari Noct’urna, The Moon Queen

It is said that during the primal days of Sun Elves, those who left the drove became attuned and adapt to the outer realms of the sun’s radiance. The first to appear of these changes, is the Moon Elves, their skin becoming shades of blue and purple to reflect the night sky and their new guiding light, the blue full moon.

Appearances:

Notably fluctuating body types, with average adult heights between 5’ 4” to 6’ 2”, and their royalty reaching greater heights, Queen Lunari herself standing at 7’ 2”. Their skin can range anywhere from Cyan, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Indigo, and Violet; The hair and eyes default to Purple, Blue, Dark Pink, and Whitish Blue.

Ages:

Their resilience and spiritual strength has allowed them to age for extended millennia, the average lifespan being 10,000 years, with the oldest recorded ages going to their chosen royalty, those “who can reach the moon’s hands”.

Culture:

Their homes are within the deepest parts of the forests, with a large opening in the canopy to keep sight of the moon, as they use it for the source of light. Consider their nighttime as how humans use the day, and when the sun rises, they veil their kingdom in a black shroud to signal it is time for them to rest. 
The Moon Elves swear to a Royal Queen or King, who have the largest connection to the first Moon Elf, named Ithil, who was to stand so high it was like they could grab the moon in their hands. The Current standing Queen is Lunari Noct’urna, a gentle giant amongst her people, who strives to one day bring her people to the place they cherish the most, the very moon herself. 
Ancient scriptures claim of the existence of a goddess of moonlight, who had taken on the shape of a spectral rabbit to live amongst the mortal plane, none could see her, except Ithil herself, she followed the rabbit into the deepest woods with her kin, to a hidden trove of food, shelter and wondrous sights. As they observed the spirit fly back up to the moon, Ithil praised the spirit and claimed her and their people the children of the Moonlight Rabbit. 
To this day, their Patron has been seen as The Moonlight Goddess, they now named Sern-Nyna, who in the quietest of nights, will visit them in discretion. However, it is said that Queen Lunari herself has been able to converse with Sern, and is treated as if Lunari was a direct daughter of the Moon Goddess herself.

They do not do direct offerings to Sern-Nyna, but rather ritual praising and attuning their magical energy to the moon to give her strength and acknowledge if there are new kin amongst the drove, or a loss. 

Ideal Classes:

Rogue, Ranger, Druid

Moon Elves Traits

Embraced in the arms of the Moonlight Goddess, Lunari and her kin rise in the night to praise and protect her name

New Moon Veil

To Hide themselves from threats, Moon Elves have trained for eons of their birth to channel forms like the Moon's Phases, the one all are born with now are New Moon Veils, a pure black state that blends them into shadows.

On use, the character has advantage on stealth checks during the night, or within environments of limited light (caves, deep forests, dungeons, etc).

The form loses it's appearance upon an attack hit, or within 5 rounds.

Moon Shield

A Blessing of Moonlight that allows Moon Elves to conjure a protective barrier in times of sudden threats.

However it has a limited charge of one use per night. The Conjurer of this spell gets a recharge per each passing of the Moon.

Night Person

Whilst you can perform acts during the sun, you are far more energized and yourself during the hours of the night. DM can decide if this affects your roll checks as a disadvantage during the day, and advantage at night.

Ability Score Increase

Your Wisdom score increases by 2.

Age

Although Moon elves reach physical maturity at about the same age as humans, the elven understanding of adulthood goes beyond physical growth to encompass worldly experience. A Moon elf typically claims adulthood and an adult name around the age of 100 and can live to be 10000 years old.

Size

Elves range from under 5 to over 6 feet tall and have slender builds. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking 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.

Keen Senses

You have proficiency in the Perception skill.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Elvish. Elvish is fluid, with subtle intonations and intricate grammar. Elven literature is rich and varied, and their songs and poems are famous among other races. Many bards learn their language so they can add Elvish ballads to their repertoires.