Homebrew Elyrian Species Details

Hidden within the shrouds of an ever-storming sea lies the island of Elyrion, a place untouched by any mortal foot beyond its shores. Here dwell the Elyrians, an ancient and radiant race whose existence is intertwined with the fabric of time itself. Born of two near-divine progenitors—Aiondrath Reborn, the Infinite Wyrm who wove the first threads of time, and Cavri, the Aurivox who gave voice to creation—the Elyrians are beings suspended between eternity and the present moment.

Their island is perpetually surrounded by temporal distortion; ships that approach find themselves sailing back into their own wake. The Elyrians themselves live in a perfect cycle—unchanged, undying, yet constantly reborn through time’s own breath.

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Appearance

Elyrians possess an ethereal, almost luminous beauty. Their skin shimmers faintly, not with color, but with fractured reflections of time—moments past and yet to come flicker across their bodies when touched by light.

Their eyes are their most distinct trait:

• The Irises resemble spinning hourglasses, galaxies, or flowing sand that constantly shifts.

• Their pupils sometimes vanish entirely when they focus on time magic or divine energy, revealing a mirrored void that “looks through” reality.

• Each Elyrian’s eyes show a unique chronometric pattern, sometimes described as “the clockwork of the soul.”

Their hair tends to pale silver, white, or starlit blue, and it subtly moves as though underwater when they channel power.

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Culture

Elyrians believe existence is cyclical, not linear. They remember not only their own lives but echoes of their past incarnations. To them, reincarnation isn’t a belief—it’s an observable phenomenon. When one dies, their essence flows back into the island’s Heartspire, a crystal-temple that anchors their timeline, and from it, a child is born bearing fragments of that essence.

They live in serene isolation, guided by the Chronarchs—elder Elyrians who can see the branching futures of their people. Time to them is both sacred and fragile; to tamper with it beyond their island is a sin against their progenitors.

They view outsiders as “momentless”—beings without continuity across the stream of eternity, fragile yet fascinating.

Elyrian Traits

Elyrians have the following racial traits

Ability Score Increase

Your wisdom score increases by 2

Ability score increase

Your Intelligence increases by 1

Size

Medium (slender and graceful, averaging 5’10”).

Speed

Your walking Speed is 30ft

Eyes of the Infinite Clock

You gain advantage on Insight checks and can cast detect magic once per long rest, but it reveals disturbances in time (such as scrying, divination, teleportation, or time effects) rather than normal magic auras.

At 10th level, this becomes see invisibility once per long rest.

Temporal Step

You teleport up to 15 feet to an unoccupied space you can see. Until the start of your next turn, attacks against you have disadvantage.
You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus per long rest.

Cycle of the Reborn

When you would be reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, you instead fall to 1 hit point and gain the Staggered condition (disadvantage on all rolls) until the end of your next turn.
You can use this feature once per long rest.

Timelost Memory

Once per long rest, you may reroll any skill check you just failed. You must take the new result.

Darkvision

You have Darkvision up to 60ft

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Auri, the language of creation—each word resonates with cosmic harmony, allowing brief emotional or telepathic impressions when spoken.