Homebrew Dhampir Fairy Species Details

Dhampir Fairies are living fairies who possess vampiric prowess but are cursed with macabre hunger. Most dhampir fairies thirst for blood, but some gain sustenance from dreams, life energy, or other vital sources. Dhampir Fairies must choose whether to fight to control their hunger or give in to predatory urges.

Dhampir Fairies often arise from encounters with vampires; some are the descendants of a powerful vampire, while others are partially transformed by a vampire’s bite. All manner of macabre bargains and necromantic influences might also give rise to a dhampir fairy. Regardless of their origins, dhampirs exhibit their vampiric nature in various ways, including increased speed and a life-draining bite.

 

Dhampir Fairy Traits

Creature Type

You are a Fey.

Size

You are Small.

Speed

Your flying, walking and climbing speed is 30 feet.

Fairy Magic

You know the druidcraft cantrip.

Starting at 3rd level, you can cast the faerie fire spell with this trait. Starting at 5th level, you can also cast the enlarge/reduce spell with this trait. Once you cast faerie fire or enlarge/reduce with this trait, you can’t cast that spell with it again until you finish a long rest. You can also cast either of those spells using any spell slots you have of the appropriate level.

Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells when you cast them with this trait (choose when you select this race).

Flight

Because of your wings, you have a flying speed equal to your walking speed. You can’t use this flying speed if you’re wearing medium or heavy armor.

As a Dhampir Fairy, you have these special traits.

Darkvision

You have Darkvision with a range of 60 feet.

Spider Climb

You have a Climb Speed equal to your Speed. When you reach character level 3, you can move up, down, and across vertical surfaces and along ceilings while leaving your hands free.

Trace of Undeath

You have Resistance to Necrotic damage.

Vampiric Bite

When you use your Unarmed Strike and deal damage, you can choose to bite with your fangs. You deal Piercing damage equal to 1d4 plus your Constitution modifier instead of the normal damage of an Unarmed Strike.

In addition, when you deal this damage to a creature that isn’t a Construct or an Undead, you can empower yourself in one of the following ways:

Drain. You regain Hit Points equal to the Piercing damage dealt.
Strengthen. You gain a bonus to the next ability check or attack roll you make within the next minute; the bonus is equal to the Piercing damage dealt.

You can empower yourself with this trait a number of times equal to your Proficiency Bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.

Fairy Magic

You know the druidcraft cantrip.

Starting at 3rd level, you can cast the faerie fire spell with this trait. Starting at 5th level, you can also cast the enlarge/reduce spell with this trait. Once you cast faerie fire or enlarge/reduce with this trait, you can’t cast that spell with it again until you finish a long rest. You can also cast either of those spells using any spell slots you have of the appropriate level.

Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells when you cast them with this trait (choose when you select this race).

Flight

Because of your wings, you have a flying speed equal to your walking speed. You can’t use this flying speed if you’re wearing medium or heavy armor.