Homebrew Fey'ri Species Details

Fey'ri consider their bloodline to be very important and pride themselves on being able to trace it back to House Dlargrageth or the deamonfey.  This meant that breeding typically only occurred with other fey'ri or, very rarely, elves. They tend to look negatively upon outsiders, but are respectful towards intelligence, strength and flexible morals. Even once having made a friend, a fey'ri could abandon that person immediately if the fey'ri say that individual as more than a minor annoyance. They have a strong sense of community with those they consider "their community". 

Abyssal Bloodline

Fey'ri are derived from elven bloodlines, and in the broadest possible sense, they still look elven. However, their infernal heritage tends to leave a clear imprint on their appearance. Fey'ri have horns that take any of a variety of shapes: some have curling horns like a ram, others have straight and tall horns like a gazelle’s, and some spiral upward like an antelopes’ horns. They can have thick tails, four to five feet long, which lash or coil around their legs when they get upset or nervous. They may or may not have multiple arms or even bat-like wings in one or two sets. They aren't really strong enough to fly without the use of some very powerful magic.  Their canine teeth are sharply pointed, and their eyes are solid colors—black, red, white, silver, or gold—with no visible sclera or pupil. Their skin tones cover the full range of elven coloration but also include various shades of red. Their hair, cascading down from behind their horns, is usually dark, from black or brown to dark red, blue, or purple. They may have forked tounges as well, or may not look like deamon kind at all, being not visibly different from the elves at all. 

Just as Teiflings were made from Asmodus with a deal to the house of lords in long past, fey'ri were born from the cross-breeding of four noble houses of sun elves with succubi in order to strengthen their lineage.  

Self-Reliant and Suspicious

Fey'ri subsist in small non-existant minorities found only in their own areas and rarely in human cities or towns, and occasionally in elven enclaves,  often in the roughest quarters of those places, where they grow up to be sorcerers, rogues, or fighters. Outside of their territories they sometimes live among other minority populations in enclaves where they are treated with more respect.

Lacking a homeland, fey'ri know that they have to make their own way in the world and that they have to be strong to survive. Fey'ri born after the way with the Deamonfey either grow up hating elvenkind, seeing them as their captors and oppressors, or they see themselves as elven kin- different, maybe even corrupted (if they were shunned growing up) but still elven. 

Just as elves are slow to make friends, so are the fey'ri- sometimes because they see others as insignificant, other times because they don't trust anybody but themselves.  What they do trust is actions: demonstrations of power, intelligence and quick wit. After some time, they may come to trust those they call comrades, but it is very rare for a fey'ri to show their true form to those who aren't also fay'ri or those who they consider as family. 

Fey'ri can only be born from a union of fey'ri with either fey'ri, elf, half-elf or fey. They cannot have children with any of the other races. 

Fey'ri Names

Fey'ri names fall into three broad categories. Fey'ri born into another culture typically have names reflective of that culture. Some have names derived from the Abyssal language, passed down through generations, that reflect their daemonfey heritage. And some younger fey'ri, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other concept and then try to embody that concept. 

Male Infernal Names: Adran, Aust, Beiro, Berrian, Galinndan, Laucian, Mindartis, Paelias, Thamior, Tharivol, Theren, Varis

Female Infernal Names: Althaea, Anastrianna, Birel, Lia, Meriele, Mialee, Sariel, Shanairra, Shava

“Cursed” Names: K'rut (Drywood), Tzikiir(Poisoned Flower), Qusks (Deadleaf)

Family Names: Amakiir(Gemflower), Amastcia(Starflower), Galanodel(Moonwhisper), Holimion (Diamonddew), Ilphelkiir(Gemblossom), Liadon(SIlverfrond)

Abyssal Family Names: Nocuro (Domination), Barktumi(Conqueror), Glabnoktash(He who slays)

MUTUAL MISTRUST

People tend to be suspicious of tieflings, assuming that their infernal heritage has left its mark on their personality and morality, not just their appearance. Shopkeepers keep a close eye on their goods when tieflings enter their stores, the town watch might follow a tiefling around for a while, and demagogues blame tieflings for strange happenings. The reality, though, is that a tiefling’s bloodline doesn’t affect his or her personality to any great degree. Years of dealing with mistrust does leave its mark on most tieflings, and they respond to it in different ways. Some choose to live up to the wicked stereotype, but others are virtuous. Most are simply very aware of how people respond to them. After dealing with this mistrust throughout youth, a tiefling often develops the ability to overcome prejudice through charm or intimidation.

Fey'ri Traits

Fey'ri are fiendish elves

Fey Ancestry

You have an advantage on saving throws against being charmed and magic can't put you to sleep due to your fey ancestry.

Trance

Just as elves, fey'ri don't need to sleep. Instead, they meditate deeply, remaining semiconscious, for 4 hours a day. While meditating, you can dream after a fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that have become reflexive enough through years of practice. After resting in this way, you gain the same benefit that a human does from 8 hours of sleep. 

Elven Mask

As an action, you can shift your appearance to be less fiendish, appearing as a normal elf but recognizable you. You can shift back as an action and revert to your true form when you die

Elvish Blood

Fey'ri are considered elves for all special abilities and effects. For example, a Fey´ri can create elven magical objects as shown in the table "Elven Magical Objects for Fey'ri" and belong to prestige classes reserved for elves.

 

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2

Age

Fey'ri reach physical maturity at about the same age as humans, but they typically claim adulthood at 100 years and can live to be 1000 years old.

Alignment

Fey'ri are quite independent and tend to be chaotic in nature. Those who survived the purging of Daemonfey tend to be evil, though some may have changed their view, those born after the purging tend to follow their either fey or elven upbringing. 

Size

Fey'ri are about the same size and build as elves. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

Thanks to your daemonfey 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.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Elven, and Abyssal.