Homebrew Melusine Species Details

Melusines are beautiful creatures. Be sure to befriend them, and cause them no harm.

— Neuvillette

A chipper plip-plod sounds through the early morning streets. A fuzzy pink tail disappears behind a corner. Then, a figure hops up, no taller than the very box she's standing on. More join her, peeking out over the still-sleepy shopping district. Worry not, for these are just the melusines, going about their day. 

Like the Coral

A melusine's fur can be any color, most commonly pastel shades decorated with white patterns. Melusines possess thin, tufted tails, and they have delicate shaped head protrusions similar to horns or ears. Their faces, with large eyes and tiny snouts, make them look extremely friendly and approachable. They are a very soft-looking species, with no sharp angles to be found. Some melusines bear a pair of tiny wings. They cannot fly with these.

With a short stature, stubby feet, and mitten-like hands, they are adored by other races. Much to their chagrin, melusines are often treated like children.

Despite having no sexes or physical gender traits, melusines strictly use feminine terms and pronouns. 

Melusines are very fashionable creatures, wearing their hair in styles befitting of young ladies and admiring the beautiful fashion trends of the world above. Many melusines become seamstresses and artisans; creating works unlike any other. 

Numerous melusines also choose to integrate into other races' societies. Often, melusines will live in apartments and make a living off of law enforcement or detective work. Their unique perception is highly sought after in adventuring guilds.

A Tumultuous Beginning

Melusines were formed from a destructive explosion of magical energy over 400 years prior. Their existence is a mix of clockwork and the blood of Elynas. Melusines cannot reproduce naturally; the event of their creation was their first and only true birth. A death of a melusine is a loss to all. However, their species is still alive due to magical intervention: certain spells and rituals have the ability to periodically spawn new melusines. Subsequent generations are not perceived any differently than the original.

A "Warm" Place

Melusines originate from Merusea Village, an "adorable and mysterious village where even the chimneys bubble." Their cozy settlement rarely entertains visitors, since it is located deep underwater. However, if visitors do reach their doorstep, they will find a most precious, magical experience.

Melusine Names

Melusine names are often based on Sylvan words or the names of other Fey creatures.

Names: Ahes, Blathine, Canotila, Everallin, Iara, Lutine, Mela, Sedene, Verda, Xana

CELEBRATION OF LIFE

Melusines hold utmost respect for all lifeforms. They recognize the spirit in every plant and animal, and become extremely sad when in the presence of death. Friends of melusines will gladly entrust care of their deceased loved ones to them, since they know the proper reverence and respect will be given.

Melusine Traits

Gifts of their creation have been bestowed upon all melusines.

Elynas's Diligence

Due to your unique sense of the world, your passive perception increases by 2.

Ability Score Increases

Your Constitution score increases by 1, and your Wisdom score increases by 2.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Melusine. Add Melusine language manually to your character sheet.

Age

Melusines do not track time the way other races do. Maturity is described in the simplistic terms of eldest, older, young, and youngest. These terms correlate more to their role in society than any quantifiable scale.

Creature Type

You are a Fey.

Size

Melusines are 3 to 4 feet tall. Your size is Small.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 25 feet.

Darkvision

Accustomed to life deep underwater, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Heart of Merusea

You can breathe air and water.

Born from Destruction

You are resistant to Force damage.