Homebrew Fairy Species Details
History and Society
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. 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 history. The royal family has expanded into smaller, branching noble houses, dukes and duchesses and 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, fiercely combating the industrial push of their neighboring country of Breland.
Fairy Traits
Your fairy character has a variety of natural abilities, stemming from the Feywilds.Glamor
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 color or appearance of both your entire body as well as what you’re wearing. This lasts until you dispel it or fall unconscious.
Wing Type
Your wings can look however you want them to, and they can be disguised if necessary. There are four different wing types, which different features for each.
Invisibility
You can turn invisible at will and it lasts until you attack, cast a spell, willingly end it, or fall unconscious.
Ability Score Increase
Your Dexterity score increases by 2.
Age
Fairies live to around 300 years.
Alignment
Generally chaotic alignment
Size
Fairies are able to adjust their size in accordance with mood, whim, or environment – a range between six inches and six feet. Your base size is Medium, but it changes depending on what current size you are.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 15 feet at tiny, 25 feet at small, and 30 feet when medium height. Your flying speed is 45ft. while small/tiny and 30ft. while full height.
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.
Gift of the Tricky
You have proficiency with wisdom, sleight of hand, and arcana checks.
Fey Ancestry
You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan, as well as one more language of your choice.
Shrink
You can touch an object that is sized for a Medium or Small creature and shrink it to a size appropriate for your tiny hands. If the object is a weapon, decrease the damage die by one size unless it has the finesse or light weapon properties (the versatile damage of that weapon also decreases by one size). You can touch multiple objects if they are the same type. At 3rd, 9th, and 15th levels, you can choose one weapon type you are proficient in, the damage die does not decrease whenever you use Shrink on it
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