Homebrew Elderbranch Species Details

The small girl stumbled through the
woods, scared and confused. It would
be getting dark soon and she was
hopelessly lost. Her mother had told
her stories of what came out in the
forests at night. The girl stopped and
began to sob when she heard a voice,
low and calming. She turned to the
voice to see the wooden face looking
back at her with a hand outstretched.
She had found a firend in the most
unlikley of places.

The Elderbranch are a race of fey that
live in the deepest and oldest forests of
the feywild. They are ancient spirits of
the forest and they bridge the gap
between flora and fauna.

 

Speakers of the Trees

The Elderbranch are often refered to as the
Treespeakers as they have the ability to
communicate with other forms of flora. They
can pull memories from the forests around
them and use the forests to see vast distances
Many have assumed the Elderbranch to be a
hivemind but that is not the case. They simply
use the trees as communicaton devices
imprinting memories in them and allowing
other Elderbranch to pick up on them.

Druidic Origins

Many consider the Elderbranch to be the first
druids and, after teaching the elves of the feywild
their ways, passed down the druidic traditions.
There is no proof to this claim but many
Elderbranch do follow druidic teachings and
almost all seem to be endowed with some form of
druidic magics.

Elderbranch Names

 

Elderbranch do not usually take up names in the traditional sense instead refering to themselves as plant types.  When intertwinned in civilization, however, some take up
nicknames to get by.

Male names: Oak, Birch, Pine, Shrub
Female Names: Fern, Ivy, Cedar, Holy
Nicknames: Barkskin, Knot, Trent, Dryad,
Topiary

Elderbranch Traits

Elderbranch are very unique and have many different traits.

Natural Camouflage

Your body is a living plant. You may use a
bonus action while in a forest to conceal
yourself as a tree or vine. While doing so you are
considered invisible, can take no actions
except to end this effect and your
movement speed becomes O.

Druidic Origin

You know the cantrip Druidcraft. At 3rd level you may use the Goodberry spell once per long rest.

Flammable Form

You have disadvantage on Dexterity saves against fire.

Treespeakers

You may freely communicate with Trees & Plant life at will.

Barkskin

You have tough, bark as your skin. When you
aren't wearing armor, your AC is 16. You can
use your natural armor to determine your AC
if the armor you wear would leave you with a
lower AC. A shield's benefits apply as normal
while you use your natural armor.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity is increased by 1, Wisdom is increased by 2.

Age

Elderbranch mature in around 5 years and have been known to live up to 3000 years.

Size

Elderbranch can vary greatly in size. Ranging anywhere from 4 to 8 feet tall.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Languages

You can speak and read Common and Sylvan and you can speak Druidic.