Homebrew Faesister Species Details

Faesisters and faebrothers are a curious, magical, and humanoid people descended from fae, though exactly when or where the deviation occurred is unclear. Generally human or elven in general appearance, they often have features more attributed to their fae relatives. They are predominantly female, hence faesisters being the common name for the people, but faebrothers do exist albeit in smaller numbers. Faesisters are very mischievous and usually appear to be in good spirits, even when cautious.

Physical Description

Faesisters are humanoids with incredibly varied appearance. They can look much like humans with rounded facial features or elves with more sharpened facial features and pointed ears. Their height is typically between 5 and 6 feet, though extremes at both ends can occur. Their skin may sometimes take on a very faint colorful hue(green, blue, pink, or orange, generally), but also may be a natural skin tone ranging from light to dark. Most faesisters have colorful, membranous wings, and though they don't usually offer much in the way of flight, their faint glow can attract the eye.

Faesisters, Faebrothers, and Social Interaction

Faebrothers are less common, but are viewed as just as favored and important. Children are typically born female at about a four-to-one rate. While faesisters are able to have children with humans and elves freely, faebrothers are only able to reproduce with faesisters. The men and women alike are very free with their romantic relations and sexuality, and readily make attachments to people they find attractive and who are kind and free of judgement.

Life as a Fae in a Mundane World

The faesisters and their faebrothers are generally nomadic and travel in small groups. There is a long history of the fae being hunted and captured for their magical abilities, so they tend to be reclusive, which generates a natural curiosity. The more curious or mischievous faesisters might venture closer to civilization, where the most extreme may try to join a larger population, but must be careful not to attract the wrong attention, often hiding their wings.

Magic of the Fae

Fae are a magical folk, and thus the relatives of the fae often answer the call as well. Druidic and bardic lifestyles are very appealing to the faesisters, but arcane and divine studies are common as well.

Faesister Traits

Faesisters harbor a few tricks up their sleeve that can help in a pinch, or assist in their mischief.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Intelligence or Charisma score increases by 1.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan.

Alignment

Faesisters are free spirits. While their motivations may be mischievous, they tend towards good rather than evil, and are usually firmly chaotic. 

Flight

Some faesisters are born with wings. While usually very beautiful, they are a vestige of a bloodline you are far removed from, and their function is minimal. They can be hidden relatively easily under clothes.

If you have wings and are able to spread them, you have a flying speed of 15, but must land at the end of every move or else you fall. You cannot fly if you are wearing anything heavier than light armor.

Starting at 7th level your flying speed is 30, but you still must land after every move and wear no more than light armor.

Innate Natural Affinity

You may choose one proficiency from the following skills: Nature, Animal Handling

Curiouser and curiouser

You may choose one proficiency from the following skills: Persuasion, Investigation

Fool Me Once

You have advantage on saving throws against magical illusions.

Magic of the Fae

Starting at 1st level, you know the Druidcraft and Minor Illusion cantrips.