Homebrew Sun Elves Species Details

“It was with Iscara’s reckless final breath, that he created the first Primal Sun Elves, growing alongside Mortal Man, and the Beastly Harran. May the sun always guide them to a luminous and beautiful future” -Himi’Tsu, keeper of Secrets

Appearances:

Notably fluctuating body types, with average adult heights between 4’ 4” to 6’, they have a unique skin condition that becomes more vibrant when fully charged with the Sun’s Radiance, and becomes more desaturated when they are deprived of sunlight, their natural skin colors are yellow, tan, beige, or brown. Their hair colors are usually orange, honey, red, auburn, or chestnut.

Ages:

Their resilience and spiritual strength has allowed them to age for extended millennia, the average lifespan being 10,000 years.

Culture:

Sun Elves are a very nomadic drove, they love to wander across the worlds more open areas to bask in the sun’s glory. They don’t usually have a set leader to follow and depend on each other as a family. It is said however that massive droves do select a Royal leader called the Cónin, this is usually decided on their insight, charisma and wisdom to lead and provide for their family. 

A Notable leader of ages past was Sol’ai Astorn, a proud, kind and charismatic knight who took the mantle of Cónin until his passing at age 11,231, some say his kindness and wonderful passion of this sun has made him become part of the sun itself. There were also rumors that Sol’ai was chosen not just by the drove, but a spirit of the sun themselves, who took on the appearance of a young maiden with hair that resembled the rising sun itself. 

 

Ideal Classes:

Cleric, Paladin, Bard

 

Sun Elves Traits

Your sun elf character has a variety of natural abilities, the result of thousands of years of elven refinement.

Radiant Charge

As descendants of Iscara you are vibrantly radiant in the sunlight, and have the ability to utilize this inner charge to cast Light. However you have a limited use of this until you can bask in the sun again.

Your complexion loses its vibrancy the more you use this outside of the sun’s reach.

Basking

The warm embrace of your sun allows you to heal more on a short rest, this only works if you are exposed to natural sunlight.

Radiant Charm

Your Charisma score increases by 2.

Age

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

Size

Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Keen Senses

You have proficiency in the Perception skill.

Fey Ancestry

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

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.