Homebrew Fae Species Details

Physical Description

Fae are a magic people from the Wildfey plane, a place of exquisite, natural beauty and peace. Only Fae can enter the Wildfey and few ever seek to leave it. Fae are seemingly immortal and possess unique willpower and strength while in the Wildfey, assuming they do not sustain fatal injuries. The Fae normally will only praise deities whose values align with their beliefs in preserving nature and keeping a peaceful life of happiness.

Although their bodies become fully matured around the age of 20, their minds continue to develop for another 80 years. Once Fae reach the age of 20, they are offered the chance to leave the Wildfey and enter the Material Plane. They can only exist in the Material Plane for 1 year before perishing unless they undertake a process known as "The Settling." Fae who decide to go through The Settling will find themselves drastically weakened. As a result of The Settling, they will lose their ability to fly and can no longer re-enter the Wildfey.

Fae are exceptionally lean, weighing between 145 to 215 pounds. As a diverse and complex race, their skin tone can range from the palest white to the darkest black. Their eye and hair colors are that of normal humanoids, with the exception of some possessing bright yellow or violet eyes. Their eyes and ears are pointed, allowing them an advantage when hunting or tracking. They have elongated canines and razor-sharp claws that retract at will.

Personality

Fae are very in tune with nature and rely on their instincts when perceiving the world around them. They are naturally charismatic. From a young age, they are wild and easy-going. Their natural flair shows in a predatory elegance that imbues itself in everything they do. Once mentally matured most Fae become more silent and precise, shaped by a lifetime of experience. Most will keep their fun and outgoing personalities into their adulthood.

Relations

Because Fae are a very rare race to come across in the Material Plane, most will commonly mistake them for elves. Their pointed ears and eyes, along with their elongated canines and claws can be intimidating to some. Fae that have a bad temperament, others may feel their negative energy resonate within themselves.

Fae Traits

Your Fae character has a variety of natural abilities.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity and Charisma scores each increase by 2.

Age

It is thought that a Fae's aging process stops once they reach physical maturity, when in fact it only does so while within the Feywilds. Since very few Fae ever leave the Wildfey, it is hardly known. Fae who undergo The Settling can live in the Material Plane for 750 years.

Alignment

Fae are generally a more neutral race but can have alternate alignments depending on their temperament.

Size

Fae are between 4 and 7 feet in height and can weigh between 145 to 215 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

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.

Heightened Senses

You are Proficient in the Perception skill.

Primal Mark

Your claws and teeth are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit a creature with them, you deal 1d6+4 slashing damage instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

Mystique Understanding

You gain Proficiency in one of the following skills: Animal Handling, Insight, Intimidation, Persuasion, Deception, and Survival.

Languages

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