Homebrew Elfling Species Details
Standing about 4 - 5 feet tall, they appear relatively harmless and so have managed to survive for centuries in the shadow of empires and on the edges of wars and political strife. They are inclined to be stouter than elves, weighing between 50 and 100 pounds.
Elflings' skin ranges from tan to pale with a ruddy cast, and their hair is usually brown or sandy brown and wavy. They have brown or hazel eyes. Beards are rare among them and moustaches even more so. They like to wear simple, comfortable, and practical clothes, favouring dull colours.
Practicality extends beyond their clothing. They’re concerned with basic needs and simple pleasures and have little use for ostentation. Even the wealthiest keep their treasures locked in a cellar rather than on display for all to see. They have a knack for finding the most straightforward solution to a problem, and have little patience for dithering.
Kind and Curious
Elflings are less affable and cheerful as their pure blood relative. They do not cherish the bonds of family and friendship or the comforts of hearth and home, harbouring dreams of gold or glory. More adventurous, they usually venture into the world for reasons of wanderlust, or curiosity. They love discovering new things, even simple things, such as an exotic food or an unfamiliar style of clothing.
Elflings are not so easily moved to pity or hate. They are generous though, happily sharing what they have even in lean times.
Blend into the Crowd
like Halflings they are adept at fitting into a community of humans, dwarves, or elves, making themselves valuable and welcome. The combination of their inherent stealth and their unassuming nature helps Elflings to avoid unwanted attention.
Elflings work readily with others, and they are loyal to their friends, whatever the race. They can display remarkable ferocity when threatened.
Most Elflings live among other races, where their hard work and loyal outlook offer them abundant rewards and creature comforts. Some Elflings travel as a way of life, driving wagons or guiding boats from place to place and maintaining no permanent home.
Exploring Opportunities
Elflings usually set out on the adventurer’s path to explore a wide and wonder-filled world. For them, adventuring is less a career than an opportunity or sometimes a necessity.
Subrace
The two main kinds of Elflings, almost exclusively derived from wood elves in concert with light foot and stout halflings.
Elfling Traits
Your halfling character has a number of traits in common with all other halflings.Fey ancestry.
Elflings inherit the Fey ancestry and gain advantage on saving throws against being charmed and magic can't put you to sleep.
Weapon Training You have proficiency with the longsword, shortsword, shortbow, longbow and finesse weapons.
You have proficiency with the longsword, shortsword, shortbow, longbow and finesse weapons.
Ability Score Increase
Your Dexterity score increases by 2. Constitution increases by 1 if Stout variant. Charisma increases by 1 if Light foot variant.
Age
Elflings reach adulthood at the age of 18 - 20 and generally lives into the middle of his or her third century.
Alignment
Most Elflings are lawful good but have a strong chaotic streak . As a rule, they have no tolerance for oppression.
Size
Elflings average about 4 -5 feet tall and weigh between 50 - 100 pounds. Your size is medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Lucky
When you roll a 1 on the d20 for an attack roll, ability check, or saving throw, you can reroll the die and must use the new roll.
Nimbleness
You can move through the space of any creature that is of a size larger than yours.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common Elven and Halfling. Almost all Elflings speak Common to converse with the people in whose lands they dwell or through which they are traveling.