Homebrew Galactic elf Species Details

Once, long ago, when the elves first looked to the stars, some thought that the stars were the most beautiful and perfect things that they had seen; and wanted to be closer to them. This small group of elves used great and unstable magics to transport themselves to the astral plane. Throughout the millennium, these elves changed and evolved to make them suited to their habitat. The galactic elves gained a slight glow to their dark blue skin, some shining silver hair, and a mysterious magic seeped into them from the cosmos... 

Being wanderers, the galactic elves go on a rotation: for 2 months they stay in the astral plane, 2 months in each of the elemental planes, and 2 months in the cosmic demiplane. The comic demiplane is a world of stars and space, matter and time. It's effect is so strong, that not even the galactic elves can live there for more than 2 months a year. Occasionally, a few of the elves visit the martial plane, on a mission for their queen, Ziximaa. When making a galactic elf character, think about WHY they came to the martial plane. Maybe they were tired of the constant twinkling stars, maybe they were banished; your character could even be a consort of Ziximaa, come to request an audience with the other elves and immerse in their culture? The choice is yours. Throughout thousands of years dwelling in the cosmos, some of the stars' brilliance rubbed off on the galactic elves.

Bright as a star

Your charisma score increases by 2, and your intelligence score increases by 1.

Age

As the stars are ancient, so are the galactic elves. They can live to 2,500 years old! But children are born very rarely to these elves. Children mature at 500, and while they are still children, they shine brighter than ever, before settling down to allow the waves of time to wash over them when they are older.

Alignment

A star has no rules; no boundaries, no borders. Such is so with the galactic elves. Most galactic elves are chaotic of alignment. As they don't meddle with other species affairs often, the  most common alignment for galactic elves is chaotic neutral. However, some children travel to the martial plane and take sides: chaotic good or chaotic evil.

Size

Galactic elves range from under 5 to over 6 feet tall and have slender builds. Your size is Medium.

Speed

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

Darkvision

Accustomed to the depths of deep space, and peering through the fabrics of space-time, you have darkvision 120 feet. You can see in dim light within 120 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.

 

Trance

Like their elf cousins, galactic elves don’t need to sleep. Instead, they meditate deeply, remaining semiconscious, for 4 hours a day. (The Common word for such meditation is “trance.”) While meditating, you can dream after a fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that have become reflexive through years of practice. After resting in this way, you gain the same benefit that a human does from 8 hours of sleep.

Languages

You can speak, read and write abyssal, common, elvish and celestial.

Names

Galactic elf names (Female): azimuth, eclipse, flare, glimmer, hyper, kin, nova, luna, syzygy

Galactic elf names (male): astreon, cosmo, eclipse, equinox, gravis, hyper, pulsar, quasar, syzygy, zenith

Galactic elves have no last names.

Lights of Infinity

You can cast the cantrip dancing lights at will.

Radiance of space

Being close to the stars, you have resistance to radiant damage.

Cosmic weapons

Though they are peaceful beings of creation, sometimes the galactic elves amour up and go to war. In times of need, they are powerful allies. In preparation, Ziximaa has made it compulsory for all galactic elves to be trained in fighting. You have proficiency in light amour, short swords, longswords, shortbows, longbows and scimitars.

Peaceful people

Being accustomed to peace, as a galactic elf you have proficiency in two types of artisan's tools of your choice, and 1 type of musical instrument.

At higher levels:

Glow

At level 5, you become more in touch with your inner star. You can emit a glow from your body that makes bright light for 10 feet and dim light for 20 feet.

Be yourself

At level 10, the cosmic dust residing in your soul revels your true self, and you gain proficiency in 1 charisma skill of your choice

Reach for the stars

At level 15, you obtain a spiritual connection with the stars, which gives you a great determination. You gain proficiency in 2 saving throws of your choice, and double your proficiency bonus whenever you make a saving throw for those two.

Wish on a star

At level 20, your connection with the stars is legendary. Regardless of whether or not you are a spell-caster, you gain a level-9 spell slot, and the ability to cast the wish spell, without gaining exhaustion, but you MUST expend the spell slot. You regain the spell slot after meditation for 24 hours in a row.

Galactic elf Traits

Throughout thousands of years dwelling in the cosmos, some of the stars' brilliance rubbed off on the galactic elves.