Homebrew Yordle Species Details
Yordle come from self-contained pocket within the spirit realm, with no direct "mirror" in the material realm of Runeterra. The origin of this race on Runeterra is unknown but can be traced back to a prehistoric time when there were no civilizations on land thanks to the existence of Fizz, an amphibious yordle. Most would agree that Yordles resided on Valoran during its prehistoric times. At that time they were a nomadic race, travelling from one part of Valoran to the other. Records show they had presence in Ancient Freljord. They lived in tight neat family groups as well as near early humans. Because of their small stature, they were mostly prey for many animals. During prehistoric times they had tails and front canine teeth.
Overtime as human civilizations advanced, so did yordles appearances and capabilities. To easily blend in human areas, yordles at one point started using an ability called "Glamour", which gave them the appearance of a small stature humans.
To this day, most yordles stay inside the mystical spiritual realm known as Bandle City, only venturing out on rare occasions. There are numerous gateways across Runeterra that yordles, and others more knowledgeable and perceptive, are able to use to get to in and out of Bandle City.
A yordles' skin texture ranges from being completely smooth, to very lightly covered in fur, to ultimately being significantly furry. Their hands have four digits (some yordles are also seen with five digits) while their feet differ greatly depending on the individual (from four to two digit feet). Their skin tone runs a much broader spectrum of colors than their human counterparts; some consider this to be a sign of the yordles’ attunement to Runeterra’s magical nature; though scientists agree that this evolutionary trait is used by male Yordles (which tend to be furry ) to attract females of their species (which tend to be smooth skinned and/or lightly covered with fur). Their large eyes feature a large, circular iris with a vertically oval pupil, and they generally have inferior vision in the normal spectrum of light than humans. Yordles nevertheless have much better hearing, due to their large fox-like ears and are able to see into the infrared spectrum of light, whereas humans cannot. Furthermore, they are commonly characterized by their dependence on language, as well as their creation and utilization of complex tools.
Yordle Traits
The Yordle are a race of spirits who generally take the appearance of mammalian bipeds. They mostly reside in a mystical place known as Bandle City, though some of them have ventured out to live in numerous locations around Runeterra.Glamour
In less enlightened parts of the world, a yordle’s appearance could seem frightening or unnatural to mortals. Fortunately, they are adept at blending in, and often protected by a kind of supernatural glamour—subconsciously fading from the viewer’s notice, or being masked as a less remarkable individual. Yordles do not necessarily control their glamour, and may understand it in a variety of ways. However, some humans are able to break this charm due to their more perceptive nature. The common mind will not recognize you as a Yordle but a less remarkable being, some however will see through this magical facade and react frightened and defensive towards you.
Ability Score Increase
Your Wisdom score increases by 2 and your Dexterity score increases by 1.
Age
A yordles age remains unknown and they are said to be immortal, mystical creatures. Yordles have exceptionally longer life spans than the average human, this is partially due to the innate magic within all yordles.
Alignment
Yordles generally are a peaceful and amicable race, often marked with streaks of joviality and light prankishness; their moral compass is most often pointed toward goodness and benevolence. Their desire for social interaction drives them toward this ethos, as the mental health of a yordle is very much dependent on the positive company he or she keeps. This does not mean, however, that they are incapable of cruelty and evil. In fact, a yordle who is kept in isolation for too long – especially from contact with other yordles – runs the risk of becoming withdrawn and sullen. Some who already are centered more toward malevolence will become exceedingly so in due course. In general, Yordles are attracted to Runeterra cultures and enjoy manifesting around certain human ideals.
Size
Yordles are much shorter than humans; they rarely exceed 4 feet tall, with most averaging around 3 feet. Your size is small.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 25 feet.
Mystical Fighters
The magic inside of you makes you reactive to other magical sources. You gain proficiency in the Arcana skill and you learn the Shillelagh cantrip.
Quick Hiding
You have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks to hide in Forest terrain.
Tiny Friendship
Your cute and friendly appearance makes the wildlife very trustful towards you. At 3rd level you learn to cast the Find Familiar spell. You can only be accompanied by a creature of your size or smaller.
Slippery Spirits
Your small and agile build makes it very hard to hit you in battle. In a fight when you are not wearing heavy armor, are able to move freely and an enemy wants to attack you, you can use your reaction to impose disadvantage on the attack roll. You can only use this feature against melee weapon attacks and while your health is greater or equal to your maximum health. At 7th level you can use Slippery Spirits against any kind of weapon attack and after 17th level you learn to use this feature at any state of health.
Magical Trespassing
Starting at 15th level you are able to create a magical portal to a place you have already visited. This portal is only accessible by small and medium creatures and takes 10 minutes to build up. You can use this feature once per longrest.
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