Homebrew Witch Species Details

Witches are a distant descendants of the fey, owning some magical properties from them. One of the feys managed to give her and all her descendants a magical reserve next to the heart that allows them to cast spells. After many years, these people slowly split into different categories or covens, their offsprings being able to cast spells of a certain type. They coined themselves with name of witches. Witches tend to only stay in their covens, secluded from society. 

Power over Beauty

Unlike elves, witches sacrifice their ageless, beautiful features for the ability to store and use magic. The still have pointed ears and natural elven features but because of the magic siphoning and being stored in their reserves, they lose years off their lives, living only up to half of the lifespan of elves living up to 400 years at max. 

Power through Respect

Because of the sacrifice of life for power, most witches strive for great power. They do so by training or teaching each other in the coven how to improve themselves and so on. Some even go on to explore the world and show off their magical prowess to anyone who wants to witness it, some even going to other coven to assert dominance. 

Witch Names

Most witches use elven names, following their ancestors. As last names, most of the coven take the title of their coven. Occasionally, witches take nicknames or a name that would represent them as a person. 

Male Names: Adrion, Belio, Caussic, Eilias, Fallor, Hunn, Iride, Logos, Prada, Respen, Questta, Sanell, Vandren, Zilean

Female Names: Adrannia, Bistell, Finnu, Iilla, Lazzad, Marrea, Osspio, Quill, Xayyah, Zayyw

Example Nicknames: The Owl Lady, Old Gray, the Hermit of the Forest, Scrying Orb

Witch Traits

Your witch character gain spells through heritage and coven.

Languages

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

Cantrip

You learn an extra cantrip from the Wizard cantrip list. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for it.

Ability Score Improvement

Your Charisma increases by 2.

Age

Witches reach physical and mental adulthood by around human adulthood. They can live up to 400 years.

Alignment

Straying away from the freedom, witches distance themselves from this part of their fey ancestry. Witches actually stay away from bad attention in order not to ruin their reputation. 

Size

Witches 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.

Darkvision

Accustomed to twilit forests and the night sky, 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.