Homebrew Fae Unseelie Court (SotF) Species Details

Faeries of both factions are known for their otherworldly beauty that often leaves people in complete awe of them. Both factions have a pair of transparent wings of varying colors that allow them to fly. The wings vary in style depending on the fey ancestor or parent. Due to their fey nature, they have an extremely high tolerance toward manmade alcoholic beverages and can only get drunk on special-made wines made from ingredients that are close to nature.

Male Faerie Elves tend to be taller than the females of their race. With Unseelie Court faerie Elves being taller than Seelie Court faerie elves due to their way of life.

Seelie males range in height from 5ft to 6.5ft and females range from 4.5ft to 5.5ft. The Seelie Court elves are slender and dainty. This faction faerie elves tend to have vibrant eye colors of shimmering greens and blues and their hair color is any shade of blond or brown. The quickest way to explain them is beauteous elves with pretty fairy wings.

Unseelie court males range in height from 5.5ft to around 7ft and females range from 5ft to 6ft. Unseelie elves are robust and strong. They have red, black, or deep blue eyes and their hair is usually black, white or grey.

Fae Unseelie Court (SotF) Traits

Fae

Ability Score Increase

Your Intelligence score increases by 2.

Age

They reach adulthood at the age of 100, from that point on they live easily for 1000 or 2000 years, up to more. Upon reaching adulthood, thanks to the fey blood that runs through their veins they become ageless.

Alignment

Those of the Seelie Court always lean towards Good Alignments (Lawful Good, Neutral Good, Chaotic Good). Those of the Chaotic Faction always lean towards Evil Alignments (Lawful Evil, Neutral Evil, Chaotic Evil). You are never True Neutral.

Size

Faerie Elves range in size between barely 5 feet to well over 7 feet tall. Unseelie Court elves are about a foot larger than their Seelie Court counterparts and males are usually larger than females. Most have slender builds and weigh little. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet and your flying speed is 40 feet.

Darkvision

Accustomed to twilit forests, dark caves, and the night sky, 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.

Fey Ancestry

You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can't put you to sleep.

Fairy Wings

You have a pair of light, transparent wings that grant you a fly speed of 40-feet. You lose your flying speed until you complete a short or long rest if they are directly exposed to water.

Proficiency

Due to living in nature all your life and having to learn how to hide, you are proficient in Stealth and Perception

Creature Type

You are considered a fey creature for the purposes of spells and traits.

Trance

You don’t need to sleep. Instead, they meditate deeply, remaining semiconscious, for 4 hours a day. (The Common word for such meditation is “trance.”) While meditating, you can dream after a fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that have become reflexive through years of practice. After resting in this way, you gain the same benefit that a human does from 8 hours of sleep.

Languages

Faerie elves can speak, read and write Common, Elvish, and Sylvan.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score is increased by 1 or your Strength score is increased by 1.

Fairy Darkness

You constantly emit this aura of darkness around you that dims the area around you for up to 5ft unless you are wet, sleeping, emotionally compromised or decide to actively suppress its effects. As a bonus action, you can spread the field of darkness around you, heavily obscuring the area in a 10-foot-radius and lightly obscuring the area for an additional 10-foot-radius. This darkness lasts for up to 10 minutes before dissipating. Dispels magical light. You must finish a short or long rest before you can use this trait again.

Chaotic Blades

The typical unseelie faerie focuses more on their brute strength, rather than magic. For years you spent time honing your skills to cut down anyone who might be in your way. You have expertise with one of the following: the longsword, shortsword, shortbow, or longbow.

Chaotic Peril

Used to the forces of death and decay, starting at the 4th level. You are now resistant to Necrotic damage.

Chaotic Armour

Due to your Fey Ancestry you were born with natural armor that is equal to 15 + Dexterity modifier.

Proficiency

Unseelie Court Faerie Elves are known to be violent and evil. Due to the darkness that emits from your body, you are proficient in Intimidation.

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