Homebrew Aeglosid Species Details

Much like their elven ancestors, Aeglosid are graceful and surreally beautiful. They live in cold, high places, like glaciers, where their natural magic is the strongest. Aeglosid have a love of the natural world, and have an unusual appreciation for the non-living aspects of the world such as rocks, weather, dead plant matter and water.

 

Ethereal Beauty 

With their unearthly grace and fine features, Aeglosid appear hauntingly beautiful to humans and members of many other races. In fact, due to their more glacial features that set them apart from their elven ancestors, elves often find their appearance strange and enchanting. They are slightly taller than humans on average, ranging from just under 6 feet to just over 7. They are more slender than humans, weighing only 130 to 180 pounds. Males and females are about the same height, and males are only marginally heavier than females.

Aeglosid's skin, although it is possible for it to be within the normal human range, they tend to quite pale and also may be various shades of blue or green. Their hair, similarly, can come in typical human shades, also includes blue and green, and white hair is fairly common. Aeglosid eyes can range from dark and human-like to white and pupiless. The average Aeglos is likely to have brown, blue or gold eyes, but variations, even extreme variations, are not uncommon. 

A Timeless Perspective

Aeglosid can live to be well over 1000 years, giving them a broad perspective on events that might trouble the shorter-lived races more deeply. They tend to be unfazed by most things, as they've had hundreds of years of the same inconveniences. They tend to live fairly solitary lives since most other races live down beneath them. They are slow to make friends and enemies, and even slower to forget them. 

Aeglosid have an innate understanding of the world because of how long their races has existed. They know very little about the individual lives of other beings, but have a deep understanding of each one's importance in the grand scheme of things. 

Mythical Glacial Villages

Almost all Aeglosid are born and raised in glacial villages far away from other civilizations. They are quite skilled at hunting and are remarkably talented craftsmen. Their contact with the outside world is extremely limited since they have no need for trade. For this reason, in many cultures, especially those far away from mountains and glaciers, Aeglosid are little more than a legend.

Those that do venture out into the rest of the world tend to become artisans, hunters or sages. Because of their upbringing, most Aeglosid are highly skilled at what they do.

Exploration and Adventure

Although most Aelgosid are perfectly content to stay where they are and enjoy what their pocket of the world has to offer, some find themselves wanting to go out and explore. These more adventurous Aeglosid are more likely to be the explorers, warriors or craftsmen once they've seen what the world has to show them. Some may find themselves frustrated with all the injustice in the world and choose to be warriors fighting for what they believe to be right, while others may simply be excited by all the diverse, new things and choose to be explorers or craftsmen who can continue to experience all the wonders of their new world.

Every now and then, the fates will choose an Aeglos to send out into the world to fulfill a certain need. These are the hunters and the sages. The ones that are uninterested in the comings and goings of those around them, but are nonetheless intertwined with their lives. These Aeglosid know what their purpose is and are perfectly content to do as they are destined to.

Aeglosi Names

Aeglosid, like elves, are considered children until they declare themselves adults, some time after the hundredth birthday, and before this period they are called by child names.

On declaring adulthood, an Aeglos selects an adult name, although those who knew them during childhood may still call them by their child name. Each Aeglos' adult name is a unique creation, though it might reflect the names of respected individuals or other family members. Little distinction exists between male names and female names; the groupings here reflect only general tendencies. Aeglosid do not have surnames, as their villages are generally small enough that surnames are unnecessary.

Child Names: Alis, Ara, Bren, Cielo, Eren, Faev, Hale, Isa, Ines, Itha, Kala, Kiva, Lael, Mara, Sai, Sela, Sied, Thea, Torr, Vai, Vera, Vir, Yara

Male Adult Names: Aavim, Ademis, Aelar, Ahaeli, Anildan, Berihm, Celethas Elrius, Ennis, Eremon, Esta, Evrim, Fendis, Feyndal, Hadava, Ivellios, Noalan, Noldui, Perthin, Qirian, Sedraa, Selidan, Seren, Silenor, Thamir, Theren, Vaianys, Vylor, Yarin

Female Adult Names: Aanra, Adrie, Alara, Alawyn, Aureli, Daesara, Elodie, Elroniel, Eneifra, Enya, Estoie, Gilwyn, Iona, Irena, Kyrae, Kyrielle, Liyara, Lyrinne, Nenwyn, Neyna, Nynna, Olriyel, Queyra, Safiya, Sariel, Silef, Tawea, Viysera, Yarina, Ynwen

 

Aeglosid Traits

Both their ancient heritage and their glacial dwelling give Aeglosid various natural abilities.

Ability Score Increase

Your Charisma score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1

Age

Aeglosid physically mature at approximately the same rate as humans, but they culturally reach the age of adulthood around the age of 100 and can live to be 1,500 years old.

Alignment

Aeglosid's awareness of the world as a whole tends to tilt them towards neutrality. They tend to let their intuition guide them, which is neither chaotic nor lawful, although they are typically more good than they are evil.

Size

Elves range from under 6 to over 7 feet tall and have slender builds. Your size is Medium.

Darkvision

Accustomed to the night sky and short winter days, 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.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Fey Ancestry

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

Ancient Knowledge

You have proficiency in the history skill.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Elvish and Aquan.