Homebrew Fey-Elf Species Details

Fey-Elves

Fey Half-Elves, or Fey-Elves, are not quite accepted among Elves nor Fairies, so almost always they aren't raised in those groups. Fey-Elves happen to be very rare, and almost all of their births are accidents. Fey-Elves don't have an exact solid opinion on other races. Never do they belong to both races, they are either more Fairy than Elf or more Elf than Fairy. If you fall under the category of Fey, then that means you have been accepted by the Feywild, which rarely happens. When growing up somewhere like that, you are raised as a Fairy rather than an Elf.

 

Inimitable Beauty

Just like Elves, Fey-Elves are beautiful compared to humans despite their likeness. They can very in height, ranging from over 4 feet tall to just about 6 feet. They are lighter then their Elvin kind, weighing only 80 to 125 pounds. Rather than having a more defined face such as regular Elves, Fey-Elves are able to have a more round body. Fey-Elves’ coloration encompasses the normal human range and also includes skin in shades of copper, bronze, and almost bluish-white, hair of green or blue, and eyes like pools of liquid gold or silver. Elves have no facial hair and not much body hair. They may also inherit certain external aspects from their fairy parent, such as ears or eyes that connect to their element. The offspring of a fairy and another compatible race will most likely resemble the race of their non-fairy parent covered with tattoo-like markings that are the same color as their fairy parent's element, and these fae-touched children are rarely born with wings.

 

Fey-Elf Names

Fey-Elves follow the same routine as Elves when it comes to names - considering their life span is no different despite the blood of the Fey coursing through them - and is given a child name until their 100th birthday.

 

Instinctive Magic

Fey-Elves have more magic capacity than regular Elves and are easily able to learn magic if they are not gifted with it at birth - which is very unlikely - and are usually blessed with the ability to use magic but don't always have to harness it.

 

The Flight of a Fey-Elf

Most Fey-Elves, despite not being accepted in either race, live among Elves. Most Fey-Elves are born with wings, but few have them as ever present features. Fairies are usually blessed with the gift of knowing how to fly at birth, but flying is not in an Elves nature and most often they would have to learn how to fly using their wings, for the thinness of Fairy wings aren't meant to hold up the weight of an Elf straight away and must be trained to hold it, and because of this, even when they learn to fly, they can only do it for a certain amount of time. But, the more they practice the stronger the wings became, and the longer and better they can fly.

 

Fey-Elf Traits

Your half-elf character has some qualities in common with elves and some that are unique to half-elves.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity and Charisma scores increase by 1. Your Intelligence or Wisdom score increases by 2.

Age

Half-fairies have an unknown exact life span, but some scholars suggest that they can have a life span of up to about 600 years. The first 20 years are considered infancy and they are considered adults at 100 years old.

Alignment

They can be neutral aligned or may lean strongly toward the gentler aspects of chaos, if their Fairy genetic gene is more dominant, they will often lead towards the more Chaotic side.

Size

Size They tend to stand between 4 feet and just over 6 feet tall, with slender builds. They weigh less than their elven kin, from 60 to 125 pounds. Your size is Medium. 

Speed

Your base walking 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.

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, Elvish, and Sylvan.

Natural Stealth

Your Faerie ancestry gives you a deftness and light foot, giving you an easier time hiding, even when cover is limited. You may add an additional d4 to your most Dexterity (Stealth) checks, including when you Hide and there is low to medium cover. If there is full cover from opposing line of sight, instead gain advantage on the check. If no cover can be used, this benefit does not trigger.

Innate Fey Magic

You know one cantrip from the Cleric or Wizard spell list. Wisdom or Intelligence, respectively, is your spell-casting ability.

Unseen Wings

You can make temporary fairy like wings appear, they apart in the same style of wing as your get parent. So you have butterfly like wings, wings that take on the appearance of a specific element, or even simple pixie wings.

You have a flying speed of double your speed. This trait lasts for 1 minute or until you end it as a bonus action. While using this action, you deal an extra amount of damage equal to your level when you cast any spell that deals damage. You can use this trait once a long rest.