Homebrew Foundling Species Details

“... And to every child born of that mortal plane, you shall chip upon their precious souls to form your own- forever bound and intertwined to the joyous sound of a babe's laughter. My children, no longer Lost to the branches of the Feywild, but Foundlings to the mortal plane.”

— Titania, Faerie Queen

 

The pitter-patter of tiny grass shoes on hardwood floors, the light buzzing of wings outside one's window, and the scraping of miniscule claws under the bed. While toys are animated from the divine power of a child's love and imagination, Foundlings are created from the souls of children, and always have a child they're connected to. Until the day that child dies, Foundlings will protect them tooth and nail.

Fey Likeness

Foundlings take on several different shapes reminiscent of small creatures such as mice or beetles, though often times they opt for a simple humanoid appearance reflective of whom they share their soul.

Little Societies, Everywhere

Foundlings, being as small as they are, can make a home wherever they please. They're social creatures that thrive in communities, and often times an entire neighborhood of people will be blissfully unaware that dozens of foundlings are living in their attics, or in their stumps.

Foundling Age

Foundlings age much faster than their soul counterparts due to their guardian connection. They are conditionally immortal, given the conditions are correct, but Foundlings can die from wounds and untreated magical disease.

• If their child dies before them, they lose their conditional immortality and die within five years of aging.
• If they die before their child, their soul appears in the Feywild as free real estate.

Foundling Alignment

As it is their duty to protect their soul sibling in every way in order to survive, Foundlings often find themselves with Good or Lawful alignments. Though there are rare cases where Neutral Evil or even Chaotic Evil would be acceptable- their actions are all in the name of their child.

Foundling Names

A child's first imaginary friend, or a random name that child blurted out hoping to pass the blame for something they did- these are names that Foundlings take. Undoubtedly created by their soul sibling, no matter what reason, thus these names are dependent on the child's race and imagination.

Foundling Traits

Foundlings share certain racial traits as a result of their faerie ancestry

Ability Score Increase

Your Wisdom score increases by 1, and your Dexterity score increases by 1.

Size

Foundlings are rarely taller than 6 inches tall. Your size is tiny.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 25 feet.

Flitter

You have a flying speed equal to 30 feet, however, 30 feet is also the max height to which you can fly.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Sylvan, and the language of your Child.

Fey Ancestry

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

Invisibility

Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the invisibility spell once with this trait, requiring no material components, and you regain the ability to cast it this way when you finish a short or long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this spell.