Homebrew Faun Species Details
Fauns are mystical fey beings that blend the beauty of the natural world with the draw of the Feywild. They possess the lower bodies of goats, with fur-covered legs and hooves that give them an unmistakable appearance. Their horns curl gracefully from their heads, adding to their enchanting charm. Known for their often spectacular musical talents and innate charisma, fauns have a natural ability to captivate those around them with their words, songs, or even a simple glance. While their physical strength is limited, fauns excel in situations that require persuasion, diplomacy, or agility. Many fauns act as guides to those lost in the wilds, using their connection to nature to lead travelers safely through forests and meadows. Fauns are deeply tied to the fey realms, where they commune with the spirits of the forest and all beasts that reside there.
Faun Traits
Your faun character has some qualities in common with other feys and with humans.Enchanting Advantages
Due to your natural origins and enchanting allure gain advantage on Persuasion and Animal Handling Skill Checks.
Ability Score Increase
Your Charisma score and one other ability score of your choice increase by 1.
Size
Fauns are smaller than average humans, being around 4-5ft tall. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 25 feet.
Age
Fauns mature at a faster rate than humans do and reach adulthood around the age of 16. They live much longer than humans, however, often exceeding 120 years.
Darkvision
Thanks to your fey 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.
Fey Ancestry
You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common, Sylvan, and one extra language of your choice.
Strength Disadvantage
Due to your small size and stature, you have Disadvantage on all Strength Ability Checks.
Speak With Animals Spell
Due to your Feywild ancestry you are always able to cast the spell “Speak with Animals” at your will. This does not use up a spell slot and does not require resting to recover. This must be cast each time the duration ends.
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