Homebrew Chwinga Species Details

Chwinga are small elemental beings that roam all throughout the material plane avoiding most if not all forms of life other than their own kind. Chwinga are incredibly curious beings that are constantly asking questions and observing others from afar sometimes even copying those that they spy on. But whenever Chwinga aren't observing other beings, they are hiding in rocks, plants, or bodies of water like puddles and streams.

Appearance

Chwinga typically stand 6-12 inches tall with skin that mimics the environment they live in (Ice ones having blue or white skin). All Chwinga having completely unique and intricate masks either being bold shapes and colors or small symmetrical patterns. Chwinga also have unique "hair", with some Chwinga having no "hair" some having noodle like hair the same color of their skin and others with just clouds of smoke coming off their heads.

Elemental Body

Although Chwinga require the usual 8 hours of sleep they don't need to eat, drink, or even breathe.

 

Chwinga Adventurers

Although really rare every once in a while, a Chwinga will go adventuring with their favorite human.

Chwinga Names

Most Chwinga won't have names, but some Chwinga will name themselves from objects like, Needle, Grass, Button, Hay Bale, Rock, Grass, Seed, Twing, Bone, Cabinet, Mirror, Satchel, Feather, Claw, etc.

 

Chwinga Traits

Chwinga are granted Natural Shelter, Chwinga Spellcasting, Nature Binding, and Wanderer.

Ability Score Increase

+2 to Dexterity, +1 to Charisma

Natural Shelter

As an Action you can hide inside of a rock, plant, or body of water. While in this state your speed is reduced to zero and you get advantage in stealth saving throws, if you are spotted going into the object you can still be targeted while in the object, but you can't be injured only knocked out of the object. It takes another Action to leave the object you are inhabiting.

Age

Because you are an Elemental you do not age and do not suffer the effects from aging either you cannot be aged through magical means either.

Elemental

You are an Elemental

Alignment

You are completely Neutral sometimes leaning toward good and evil depending on the area you live in

Size

You stand at about 6-12 inches in height. Your size is Tiny.

Chwinga Spellcasting

You can use the Pass without a Trace spell twice per long rest, and the Druidcraft cantrip starting at 1st level.

Nature Binding

Once you die you become on with the earth turning into a pile of pebbles, a stack of leaves, a puddle of water, or a small patch of flowers (Your Choice)

Telepathy

You have 30ft Telepathy