Homebrew Faerie Species Details

In a time long past, most fey could only be found in the Feywilds, a separate dimensional plane kept hidden away from others, where only fey folk and some high elven courts could exist without harm. However, several centuries ago, the royal family which ruled over the country of Aundair for generations fell to a startling and incomprehensible ruin, suddenly owing a debt to the Seelie Queen without a fault toward the alignment of Unseelie. 

Little is known about why this came to be, or exactly how, but the Elvish king and his court were made to step down should they want to be shown mercy, and the Seelie Queen appointed one of her own as Aundair's new monarch. This has been the blood of Aundair's royal family now for hundreds of years, and due to the passage of time in the realm of mortal men, the immortality of the Aundairian fey vanished, leading to a continuing bloodline which slowly forgot exactly how they got there, their origin shrouded in myth, becoming a false bard-song mystery. The royal family has expanded into smaller, branching noble houses, dukes and duchesses, barons and baronesses. Some with elven or even human blood peppered here and there. The fey practices of magic and the respect of nature have persisted throughout the Aundair culture.

An enchanted race born of raw fey magic. Fairies are the diminutive tiny folk stemming from the Fey realm. Under the direction of the Court of Stars, they etch the patterns of frost on the winter ponds and rouse the buds in springtime. They cause flowers to grow and sparkle with summer dew, and they colour the leaves with the blazing hues of autumn. It is said that they taught the birds to fly and sing. These childlike sprites have a penchant for mischievous fun, and there is no game a fairy will not play, no sport it will not attempt, and no revelry it will avoid or decline. 

Fairies are nature's immature answer to elves. They are chaotic and playful in nature. They are shy and reclusive and adore playing tricks and pranks, seldom bothering outsiders unless their curiosity gets the better of them.

Faerie Traits

You are a tiny winged creature with natural magic who adores playing tricks on others. Your fairy magic allows you to change your appearance whenever you please, shrinking to six inches or growing to six feet. You can alter the colour or appearance of both your entire body and what you are wearing. This lasts until you dispel it or fall unconscious.

Ability Score Increase

Charisma and intelligence are tied to the fey ancestry, and dexterity is increases due to size.

Shapeshifter

Your size can be modified at any point to accommodate your needs. When larger than small, however, your wings cannot be used to fly. Hovering height is decreased by five each size above small.

Natural Energy Formation

Your mystic and mysterious origins obscure your creature type, and blend together the unique abilities of the humanoid, fey and elemental.

Fey Ancestry

Your fey ancestry allows you magics that protect you. You have an advantage on saving throws and can't be put to sleep by spells.