Homebrew Drixxle Species Details

General Information

The Drixxle are a long lost breed of elf, faded from the memories of time and history. These elves are more similar to merfolk than their forest dwelling cousins, however genetically are still a breed of elf. They primarily live in sandy coasts near water, and their towns are built into seaside caves and underwater coves. They are curious and playful, and are known to be light hearted practical jokers.

Their hair is often a blue or green hue, and their bodies often look as if they are young or teenage elves, while in reality the race itself is only around 4 to 4 and a half feet tall, and have a very child-like appearance.

 

Society

Drixxle's are governed by a ruling council, all of whom must pass the Sea Gods Test, a rigorous test of willpower, self control, and conviction. Those that fail the test rarely die, and some are outcast, though most are returned to civilization to go back to their normal lives. Only one in every one hundred attempts pass, which keeps the council full but not overwhelmed by heads. Their day to day lives are very similar to elves, as they are quite high class and peaceful, however due to their trickster nature, there is very little in-fighting, and most are quite cheerful and clever. Their villages are often built from coral, though built is not the most accurate word, as they instead pray to the Sea God, and speak to the coral, and over time the coral provides for them what they need. The race of Drixxle is almost 80% Female, with males being a rare birth. Male's are regarded as treasures, and are often either of high rank, or well protected.

 

Demeanor

Wise, playful, and often tricky, Drixxle's will usually follow things that they don't understand, and put themselves in danger to get answers. This could be as simple as following a lion back to it's den, or as deep as playing tricks on a race just to see how they will react to it. While Drixxle's are secretive, their curiousity often drags them out into the light. While peaceful in nature, they are dangerous magical beings, not affraid to cause damage to protect their kin, or themselves.

 

Drixxle Traits

Aquatic Elves known for their beauty and wisdom

Ability Score Increase

+2 Cha +1 Wisdom

Known for their beauty, elegance, and wise nature Drixxle are inherently good at gaining new insights, and communicating with others

Darkvision

Due to their extensive time spent living in underwater caves and hidden cavern lakes their eyes have adapted not only to see underwater, but also into the pitch black depths.

Darkvision 60ft

Innate Magic

Due to Drixxles magical nature, they can cast spells regardless of training. At 1st level they gain Minor Illusion as a cantrip. At 3rd level they can cast Fog Cloud once per day. At 5th level they can cast Misty Step once per day. Charisma is the spell casting modifier for these spells when calculating saves.

Water Transparency

Drixxle and any items they have magically attuned turn invisible when they are wet, non magical items however do not become invisible and instead merely appear to be drifting along. While more than 75% submerged in water they have a +2 to AC, and while completely submerged attacks against them have disadvantage as if they are effected by the greater invisibility spell. As soon as they are no longer submerged the effect ends.

Languages

Drixxle start knowing how to read, write, and speak Aquarius, an ancient aquatic variant of elvish.