Homebrew Archfey Species Details

Some Archfey were powerful fey of many races, others were the awakened spirits of natural places such as forests or rivers, others the sentient incarnations of different types of animals, and others were noble eladrin so old and powerful they transcended the bounds of mortality.

Fey Appearance

Infused with the magic of the Feywild, all Archfey are incredibly unique in their appearance and skills, especially since Archfey can be of many different races. However, most Archfey are humanoid in appearance, but with unique characteristics that identify them as Feykind.

 

Fey Bloodline

Archfey children are rare and precious to their Archfey parent. When Archfey are born into their court it is common for their parent to keep a close eye on the child as they grow. In the Fey Wild, Archfey children are raised close to their parents especially those born to nobility, learning the ways of the chosen court, and living in their parent's shadow. Archfey on the Material plane are often mistrusted, called changeling, and regarded with suspicion and in some unfortunate cases, may be attacked or exorcised.

Forests call to the Archfey, and in times of distress, Archfey often feel an impulse to dive into the nearest copse of trees or thicket. If a Archfey child goes missing, it is often a good idea to check the woods, where they are often found curled in the boughs of a conveniently shaped tree, nestled in the hollow of an ancient tree which no one remembers, or sleeping unharmed in a nest of brambles. As adults, Archfey might become uncomfortable in a place of industry or somewhere without trees or other lush vegetation.

 

Fey Courts

The Summer Court(Seelie Fey): Seelie fey are known for following the Archfey Queen Titania and the Summer Court, and is primarily made up of sylvan creatures, such as centaurs, dryads, satyrs, pixies, and sprites. The Summer Court is known for abducting creatures from the mortal realm such as musicians and poets so they can entertain the fey. Seelie fey tend to be bold and aggressive, and enjoy the warm temperatures of summer. These fey, like summer, can turn from welcoming to a boiling hot rage.

The Gloaming Court(Unseelie Fey): Unseelie fey tend to be the creatures of the FeyWild that lurk in the shadows and prefer darkness. They follow the Archfey Queen of Air and Darkness, and are primarily consist of darklings, red caps, displacer beasts, and other blood-thirsty creatures. Unseelie Fey invite chaos and prefer to kill instead of growing. Fey of the Gloaming Court tend to view the world with coldness and dark beauty.

 

Archfey Traits

As an Archfey, you have the following racial traits.

Truesight

You can see 120ft in the dark.

Legendary Resistance

3 times a day you can choose to succeed a failed saving throw.

Fey Immunity

You have immunity to being charmed, and magic can't put you to sleep.

Silver Tongued

You have proficiency in the Performance and Persuasion skill.

Legendary Action - Conjure Fey

(costs 2 Actions) As the Archfey, she can summon other Sylvan creatures to fight alongside her in combat or to aid in any myriad of tasks. The creatures she can summon include Blink Dogs, Satyrs, Green and Sea Hags, Faerie Dragons, Pixies, Sprites and Dryads. These summons have the same Charisma and Dexterity as the Archfey, while all other stats remain the same.

Ability Score Increases

When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. 

Age

Archfey mature slightly more slowly than humans, and reach maturity at 40 years old. Archfey don't generally die unless they are killed.

Creature Type

You are a Fey.

Size

You are medium.

Flight

Because of your wings, you have a flying speed equal to your walking speed. You can’t use this flying speed if you’re wearing medium or heavy armor.

Speed

Your flying speed is 60 feet.

Fairy Magic

You know the druidcraft cantrip.

Starting at 3rd level, you can cast the faerie fire spell with this trait. Starting at 5th level, you can also cast the enlarge/reduce spell with this trait. Once you cast faerie fire or enlarge/reduce with this trait, you can’t cast that spell with it again until you finish a long rest. You can also cast either of those spells using any spell slots you have of the appropriate level.

Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells when you cast them with this trait (choose when you select this race).