Homebrew Aylid Species Details

Sometimes confused with Blights or Dryads the Aylids closely resemble a leaf beetle, a praying mantis and a fairy in appearance. They have extremely big bug like eyes and a bipedal body structure with a leafy green exoskeleton, along with short beetle like wings on their backs that allow them to dart between the branches of the trees in densely forested areas and hover. The Aylids are people of the deep woods and trees, believing to have a connection with the forest and plant life around them and are commonly known as defenders of the greens. Although rarely sighted to the rest of the world, those who see or come in contact have been said to been blessed with an incredible amount of luck good or bad and fortune or misfortune is soon to follow. Most Aylids worship the world tree Umbercil and are often found near Lucideon Groves protecting the offspring of the world tree. They have been known to bless these dense forests and travel through time as they connect with these magical trees. They build their homes in an outland somewhere between time and space itself and can move through the histories of the world through touching the bark. Some adventurers have said to connect with these small creatures though psychedelic connections after ingesting the leaves of Lucideon trees. 

 Aylid Names: Aylids do not carry names, like many other folk found throughout the material plane instead they will find associations in nature that they identify with as an individual identity to help other races identify them. Star-Flower, Silver-Leaf, Strong-Oak, Red-Thorn, White-Willow, Burning-Bark, Wild-Lilly, Moon-Bloom, Bleeding-Sap, Frost-Petal.

Aylid Traits

Your aylid character has a variety of natural abilities.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2 and your charisma increases by 1

Age

It is almost impossible to tell how long an Aylid lives as they have an ability to move through time. Their concept of time is not in the same connection with the rest of the world although they do eventually pass away due to old age.

Alignment

Although the Aylids may seem chaotic in nature to outsiders they actually live their lives with a strict code as defenders of the forests. They are usually lawfully good following the laws of a woodland covenant but have been known to stray from these rules every once in a while.

Size

Aylids are roughly the size of Kobolds and Goblins and resemble a cross between a leaf bug and a fairy, they are made for speed and agility to move throughout the dense forests. Your size is small. 

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet, and you have a flying speed of 15 feet. 

Darkvision

Accustomed to twilit forests and the night sky, 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.

Magical resistance

Your natural ties to the natural world gives you a resistance Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Weapons

Natural Camouflage

You are proficient in the stealth skill, and have advantage on all stealth checks when in forested terrain.

Tree Stride

As an action, You can warp through time by touching a tree within 5 feet of you and reappear in another tree within 60 feet of that tree. You must short rest before you use this ability again.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Sylvan and Elvish.