Homebrew Fae Species Details

“I met a man with a little hop in his step. I asked him what was so smile worthy, he quickly told me of the funniest thing he’d ever seen just at the forests edge. He then insisted I come along with him to see what made him smile so. Well right at the edge of the forest was a simple pond, he told me in order to see what made him laugh so I’d need to take a closer look. When I bent over to catch a glimpse of the pool I felt him push me in. When I turned back give him a piece of my mind he wasn’t their. Only the sound of a distant laugh could be heard.” -An excerpt from Corag’s life of a traveller.

Pranks, quips, jokes, wit and magic. These mysterious people live at the edge of the material plane, in a space where not many can enter or see. Their kingdoms are places of magnificent magical wonder mixed with the calm beauty of the wilds. A fae’s favourite activities are magic, pranks and even the finer arts. They view art as a true sign of beauty that is timeless. 

Mystical and Hearty

Their beauty is comparable to that of an elf’s seeing as they share an ancestry thread. Their appearance is very much dependent on the environment they inhabit. With skin colours ranging from pale white to ash grey to a beautiful ebony as well as the same colour range of human skin. Their physical shape can range from lanky towards medium built, never too muscly. Females and males share an average height of 5’5” but fae can come either shorter or taller. Eye colour has a range from many different gemstones; such as ruby like red, a obsidian like hue, etc.

Worldly Knowledge

Fae have quite the opportunity to acquire many forms of knowledge throughout their life thanks to their unnaturally long life span, with upwards of 900 years of recorded life (longer than elves). They hardly feel anything overly negative due to their long lives. Unless that emotion is a grudge, because a fae will never forget when they’ve been slighted, and will try to their utmost ability to get even with whoever they share a grudge with. Otherwise fae are very often filled with curiosity and an overwhelming sense of mischief which leads to their constant pranks. While violence isn’t initially thought of when dealing with a problem fae have no problem drawing on it if cunning and smooth words won’t work.

Mystical Homes

The fae people are mysterious by nature being forced to live in a world that exists right overtop the material plane. With wondrous forests and beautiful wildlife. Their magic helps sustain their barrier from the outside world, making it so only fae and those chosen by the fae are able to enter their domain. Many pursue mortal pleasures while other search for ways to increase the already divine power of the fae. They rarely choose to stay in the material plane rather than in Talamh na sionna. Their reasons for so is because of the explicit lack of mana in comparison to their home plane. Yet some choose to stay to play the role as a trickster or even for that of love. Many simply act on their own whims when deciding to live in the material plane, unless they were banished so.

Exploration and Fun

A fae May choose to permanently leave their homes for many reasons, a grudge, a love, or simply just because that’s what they felt like in the moment. Many fae enjoy the expansion of their knowledge and of their stories so a journey or adventure may be welcome for one such as the fae who live by their own stories.

Thoughts on others

Humans: “they are quite the excitable bunch. They give the funniest reactions. But their tenacity can be admired I guess.”

Dwarves: “Such stick in the muds, I’ve never met a dwarf who could have even a tiny bit of fun. Yet they do hold a certain mystique to their ancient ways which I can appreciate.

Elves: “they are so boring. I understand we are if the same thread but there is little similarity between us as there is between a joke and a riddle.”

halflings: “they’re quite short, but they grab on to mischief quite fondly, very good in my book.”

 

Fae Traits

Your fae character is the product of years of magic and character all held together by time and practice.

Ability score increase

+2 Charisma and +1 wisdom

Dark vision

Accustomed to twilight and many dark nights, the fae are able to see up to 60 feet in dim light as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light.

Alignment

The pranks and thought process of the fae folk render them towards a more chaotic out look on life in the grand scheme of life.

Age

Most fae mature at the same rate as humans but they hold an unnaturally long lifespan this allows them to live on average 900 years without an outside forces disturbing their natural life.

Fae lifeblood

Advantage on saving throws against charmed, and magic is unable to put you to sleep.

Languages

Is able to speak sylvan and common as well as their ties toward the levels that are able to speak elvish

Ancient knowledge

Proficiency in the Arcana skill.

Size

Your size is medium, Fae range from 4 and 6 feet tall slender to stocky builds.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.