Homebrew Dwelf Species Details

Very rarely do the races of elves and dwarves get along, even rarer that they have a child. Generally the result of a drunken night, the is one of the rarest races in any realm. Only slightly taller than the average dwarf with the lean and agile body of the elves. Pointed ears and fair skin these individuals look more like thin gnomes or halflings than either of their parents. Generally even mistaken for one of the other smaller races until further investigation, at times hold a grudge against them. Dwelfs have a much hardier nature than their appearance  combining the agile nature of their fey ancestors with the power of the mountain dwelling dwarves.

Dwelf Traits

As a dwelf you gain the following racial traits.

Ability Score Increase

Due to your mixed heritage, you receive a bonus to your Dexterity, Constitution and Charisma scores. The elven people are agile by nature and the dwarves, hardy. You have spent your life explaining the nature of your appearance. 

Age

Dwelfs lean more towards their dwarven nature in aging. When raised by their dwarven parent, their childhood is relatively close to what they expect in raising a child. On the other hand, when raised by an elven parent, they mature much more quickly than an elven child would and often doesn’t fit in elven society   With others of their age. Additionally, the elven parent nearly always outlives their child by a few hundred years.

Alignment

Dwelves, like their parents are not hugely influenced by society and often take on a neutral nature.

Size

The combination of these bloodlines have lead to what amounts to a short, hardy elf. Small in size with lean powerful muscle.

Speed

Due to their size and powerful legs, dwelves can carry a large amounts of weight but not very quickly. Dwelves count as one size bigger in carry weight.

Fey Ancestry

Your fey ancestors are magic creatures that are not easily charmed or put to sleep.

Darkvision

Thanks to your elf and dwarf blood, 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.

Skill Proficiency

you come from two hard working and skilled bloodlines. You gain proficiency in two skills of your choice.

Dwarven Resilience

You have advantage on saving throws against poison, and you have resistance against poison damage (explained in the “Combat” section).

Tool Proficiency

You gain proficiency with the artisan’s tools of your choice: smith’s tools, brewer’s supplies, or mason’s tools.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Elvish, Silvan and Dwarvish. Dwarvish is full of hard consonants and guttural sounds, and those characteristics spill over into whatever other language a dwarf might speak. Elvish and Silvan are both beautiful and soft languages.

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