Homebrew Faerie Folk Species Details

Fairy Folk

 

An enchanted race born of raw fey magic, fairies are the diminutive tiny folk of the Feywild. The fairies are a highly secretive people, leading to a great deal of mystery swirling around them. This imposed secrecy is a defensive tactic to protect themselves from exploitation or attack from other cultures. Being tiny creatures, they do not have the technological capacity to front a military or police force capable of maintaining justice through force. More important than simple security and law however, is their effort to hide and secure the source of their origin- a fey crossing.

Faerie Folk hale from the Feywild, a parallel dimension to the material plane. Locations which are nearly identical on both planes become natural portals, called fey crossings. It is through these crossings that fairies arrive in the material plane, and how they return to their homeland. Most fary communities make some effort to protect, or at least hide, such a crossing from those who would abuse it. Even the more pacifist pixy communities will take some effort to misdirected anyone who strays too close.

 

Fairies rarely reach over 1 foot tall, and their wings come in many designs and patterns, ranging from butterfly to beetle. They often look like tiny elves, with pointed ears and ranging skin tones. They carry the normal array of human skin tones as well as light shades of the rest of the spectrum of colors, coming from light shades of red to copper and bronze. They can even carry small attributes of the insect family they hail from, including antennae, fluff, and the wing styles. Their eyes often look like a molten liquid but the pupils can be visible if you can ever get a close enough look. They love vibrantly colored clothes or shiny metal armor, something that speaks about their personality on a level that other pixies and some people can understand.

 

Shy, Playful, Mischievous.

Curious as cats and shy as deer, fairies go where they please. They like to spy on other creatures and can barely contain their excitement around them. The urge to introduce themselves and strike up a friendship is almost overwhelming; only a fairy's fear of being captured or attacked stays its hand. Those who wander through a Faerie's glade might never see the creatures, yet hear the occasional giggle, gasp, or sigh. Fairies array themselves like princes and princesses of the fey, wearing flowing gowns and doublets of silk that sparkle like moonlight on a pond. Some dress in acorns, leaves, bark, and the pelts of tiny woodland beasts. They take great pride in their regalia and beam with joy when they are complimented on their ensembles.

 

Fairy Names
Fairies share their heritage with other fey and elves. As such, most names and naming customs are also shared between them. For instance, a fairy that comes of age is often named similarly to elves, but they prefer to go by nicknames derived from situations they have experienced during their adolescence. For instance, a fairy that tames a bobcat as a mount might be dubbed Lynxlove.
    Nicknames: Antfighter, Beesting, Dancing Leave, Glitterdust, Mouserider, Raindrop, Snowblanket.

 

 

Faerie Folk Traits

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Strength score is reduced by 2. Age. It's unknown how long a fairy actually lives, however, it's speculated they reach maturity at the same time as a human child and can live to be an average of at least 600 years old. Alignment. Fairies can be of any alignment but tend to lean more towards chaotic because of their playful trickster nature. Size. All subraces of faerie’s range from 8-16” in height and weigh no more than 10 pounds. . Your size is Tiny. Speed. Your base walking speed of 10 feet. Darkvision. You're accustomed to living in forests and in undergrowths with dim or darker lighting. 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. Fey Ancestry. You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed and magic can’t put you to sleep. Natural Sneak. You gain proficiency in the Stealth skill. Superi

Faerie Folk Traits

Superior Invisibility. As an action, you magically turns invisible until you attack or cast a spell, or until your concentration ends (as if concentrating on a spell). Any equipment you wear or carry is invisible with you. Once you have used this ability, you must complete a short or long rest before you can use it again.

Shrink. You can touch an object that is sized for a Medium or Small creature and shrink it to a size appropriate for your tiny hands. If the object is a weapon, decrease the damage die by one size unless it has the finesse or light weapon properties (the versatile damage of that weapon also decreases by one size). You can touch multiple objects if they are the same type. At 3rd, 9th, and 15th levels, you can choose one weapon type you are proficient in, the damage die does not decrease whenever you use Shrink on it.

Feeble. Faerie Folk are not made for manual labour. You have disadvantage on all Strength Checks. Your carrying capacity is half that of a medium size creature.

Languages. You speak, read and write Common, Elvish, Sylvan.

Subrace. Fairy subraces are distinguished by their abilities and behavior.