Homebrew Pixie Species Details

	"Petal Gowns and Acorn Caps are so last summer!"
—Rivergleam, Pixie Fashionista

Curious as cats and shy as deer, pixies go where they please. They like to spy on other creatures and are always excited to make new friends; only a pixie's fear of being captured or attacked can contain its innate curiosity. In truth those who wander through a pixie's glade might never see the creatures, perhaps hearing the occasional giggle, gasp, or sigh. When seen Pixies generally wear doublets or flowing gowns made of silk that sparkle in moonlight. 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.

Magical Faerie Folk

With their innate power of invisibility, pixies rarely appear unless they wish to be seen. In the Feywild and on the Material Plane, pixies etch patterns of frost on winter ponds and rouse the buds in springtime. They cause flowers to sparkle with summer dew, and colour the leaves with the blazing hues of autumn.

Pixie Dust

When visible, a shower of sparkling dust follows in their wake like the glittering tail of a shooting star. A mere sprinkle of pixie dust is said to be able to grant the power of flight, confuse a creature hopelessly, or send foes into a magical slumber. Only pixies can use their dust to its full potential, but these fey are constantly sought out by mages and monsters seeking to study or master their power.

Tiny Trickster

While the arrival of visitors piques their curiosity, pixies are too shy to reveal themselves at first. They study the visitors from afar to gauge their temperament or play harmless tricks on them to measure their reactions. For example, pixies might tie a dwarf's boot together, create illusions of strange creatures or treasures, or use dancing lights to lead interlopers astray. If the visitors respond with hostility, the pixies give them a wide berth. If the visitors are good natured, the pixies are likely to be emboldened and more friendly. The fey might even emerge and offer to guide their "guests" along a safe route or invite them to a tiny yet satisfying feast prepared in their honor. The same is true for an adventuring Pixie though they might be more bold than one who has not chosen that path.

Opposed to Violence

Unlike their fey cousins, the sprites, most pixies abhor weapons and would sooner flee than get into a physical altercation with any enemy. As an adventurer, you are expected to confront enemies and fight foes. This makes an adventuring Pixies an extremely rare occurrence, and can make pixies mistrust or even avoid adventurers.

Physical Description

Being barely a foot tall, pixies resemble diminutive elves with gossamer wings like those of dragonflies or butterflies, bright as the clear dawn and as luminous as the full moonrise. Their skin, hair, and eyes come in shades of natural colors including the greens of the leaves and grass or the browns and bronzes of the dirt and trees and even spans into the reds and yellows of the autumn.

Pixie Traits

A tiny mischievous flying fey.

Nature's Child

The children of the Feywild have a natural gift for the outside world. You are proficient in the Nature skill.

Ability Score Increase

Your Intelligence score increases by 1, and your Charisma score increases by 2.

Age

Pixies do not age as normal races do, and after reaching maturity do not die except from wound or disease.

Alignment

Almost all pixies are good with the chaotic ideals of freedom in simply having fun and enjoying life being at the forefront of their desires.

Size

Pixies are like tiny elves standing barely a foot tall. Your size is Tiny.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 15 feet. Your fly speed is 35 feet and you can hover though you still fall if knocked prone or are deprived of the ability to move.

Darkvision

Thanks to your infernal heritage, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. 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.

Pixie Magic

You can shrink objects sized for a medium or small creature to suit your size while it is carried by you. While shrunk, a weapon can be used normally.

Innate Spellcasting

You know the druidcraft cantrip and you can cast the polymorph once with this trait and regain the ability to do so at dawn. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the greater invisibility spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so at dawn. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the confusion spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so at dawn.The pixie’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma. It can innately cast the following spells, requiring only its pixie dust as a component:

Wing Regrowth

If your wings are cut or injured, your magic causes them to regrow by the end of a long rest.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan.