Homebrew Duende Species Details
The Small Folk of Hidden Roads
“We take what the world already forgot it owned.”
Duende are small, quick, sharp-eyed folk often mistaken for thieves or tricksters .These diminutive nomads love adventure almost as much as they love family. While some do steal, Duende culture is deeply rooted in community survival, oral tradition, and mutual protection, not greed.
They are frequently scapegoated and pushed to the margins—yet Adventuring Bands quietly value them highly.
Duende Traits
Life on the roadFolk Magic of the Road
Duende magic is instinctive, inherited, and emotional, not academic.
You know one of the following cantrips at character creation (your choice):
- Prestidigitation – flavored as sleight-of-hand charms
- Minor Illusion – often sound or shadow
- Mage Hand – invisible, flickering, or leaf-shaped
- Druidcraft – subtle signs, scents, or omens
At 3rd level, choose one additional cantrip from the same list.
Spellcasting ability: Charisma or Wisdom (choose once).
Born of the Hidden Roads
- You have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made in urban environments, camps, or forests.
- You can attempt to Hide even when only lightly obscured by crowds, foliage, or clutter.
Shared Memory
- When you take a short rest, you may ask the DM one yes/no question about the immediate area’s past dangers or hidden paths.
- This represents ancestral memory, not knowledge.
Oath of the Open Hand
- When you willingly give an item of value to another creature, you gain advantage on the next Charisma checkmade toward them within the next hour.
- This can’t be used on the same creature again until after a long rest.
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