Homebrew FaeFolken {A} Species Details

 

Before the FaeFolken, there was Faery, a lonely fey child lost to all. Trapped in a beautiful, quiet, forest. Too quiet, for all her searching, she could find no other living creature. The forest provided all but companionship. In her loneliness, Faery created many dolls for herself from the gifts of the forest around her, and she loved every one of them. In time, Faery began to accept and appreciate her solitude - for she was no longer alone! She had made little dolls of grass that resembled the squirrels and mice she remembered playing with. Autumn leaf birds would glide on the breeze. She wasn't alone, but Faery was still lonely. She sought to find a way to allow her dolls, her precious friends, to share in her life, her meals and songs. So Faery bundled up all of her wishes and hopes into 3 small gifts, and planned a birthday party.

Originally from the realm of Faery, FaeFolken have become well adapted the material realm. Long ago, when Faery herself saw it fit to bring her people to life, a gift was given to the first of the FaeFolken, a blessing to give life, share joy and change their shape into forms of small creatures. The Folk are guarded with their trust and often only show themselves to other fey or to trusted friends and allies. They find themselves most comfortable in gardens, glades and orchards, wherever the fruits of nature are bountiful. 

FaeFolken are small creatures with limited shape shifting abilities. They were born of the realm of Faery and now walk within the material realm. They hold two forms, one of a diminutive elf-like creature and another of beastly form. Their bipedal forms resemble elves, though often with a striking likeness to a creature. It is this creature likeness that bears some insight to the gift the individual carries. One might have whiskers and a pointed nose and long pink tail that remains in their biped form, another may have a ruff of plumage and thin, birdlike legs. FaeFolken tend to be light hearted, quick with a kind word and will give their all for a treasured friend.

 

FaeFolken {A} Traits

As FaeFolken you have the following traits

Size

Small (generally 1 - 3 feet tall)

Speed

30 feet

Fey Ancestory

Fey Ancestry. You have Advantage on saving throws you make to avoid or end the Charmed condition.

Faery Gift

Reverberating from a long ago gift of promise, every FeaFolken receives a gift at birth. Choose to determine your Faery Gift traits. You gain the Level 1 benefit of that gift.

When you reach character levels 3 and 5, you earn  access to a higher-level gift in the form of a spell, as shown on the table. You always have that spell prepared. You can cast it once without a spell slot, and you regain the ability to cast it in that way when you finish a Long Rest. You can also cast the spell using any spell slots you have of the appropriate level. Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for the spells you cast with this trait (choose the ability when you select the Faery Gift).

 

Faery Gift	Level 1	Level 3	Level 5
Earthen Gift	Climb (or burrow) speed 30ft, Druidcraft cantrip	Entangle	Locate Animals or Plants
Skybound Gift	Fly speed 30ft, Gust cantrip	Fog Cloud	Skywrite
Droplet Gift	Swim speed 30ft, Shape Water cantrip	Create or Destroy Water	Augury