Homebrew Fairy Species Details

An enchanted race born of raw fey magic, fairies are the diminutive tiny folk of the Feywild. Under the direction of the Court of Stars, they etch the patterns of frost on the winter ponds and rouse the buds in springtime. They cause flowers to grow and sparkle with summer dew, and they color the leaves with the blazing hues of autumn. It is said that they taught the birds to fly and to sing. These childlike sprites have a penchant for mischievous fun, and there is no game a fairy will not play, no sport it will not attempt, and no revelry it will avoid or decline.

Fairies are nature's immature answer to elves. They are chaotic even with their laws. They are shy and reclusive and adore playing tricks and pranks, seldom bothering outsiders otherwise unless their curiosity gets the better of them.

Physical Description

Fairies rarely reach over 1 foot tall, and their wings come in many designs and patterns, ranging from butterfly to beetle. They often look like tiny elves, with pointed ears and ranging skin tones. They carry the normal array of human skin tones as well as light shades of the rest of the spectrum of colors, coming from light shades of red to copper and bronze. They can even carry small attributes of the insect family they hail from, including antennae, fluff, and the wing styles. Their eyes often look like a molten liquid but the pupils can be visible if you can ever get a close enough look. They love vibrantly colored clothes or shiny metal armor, something that speaks about their personality on a level that other pixies and some people can understand.

Society

In the world, fairies make their homes in deep forests or hidden grottos beneath the hills of the Moonshae Isles, far beyond the sight of other humanoids. In these places, fairies cast their shimmering lights to color their domains in incandescent hues, gradually shifting from soft red to bright yellow to deep violet and back again. Some say that the realms of the fairies are the places where rainbows begin and end, and those rainbows are fairy roads emanating from the light of the kingdoms they connect, which can be seen by mortals only when the sun shines through the rain. Though fairies prefer to keep out of sight, they can be found almost anywhere in the Feywild. As intrinsically magical as they are whimsical, fairies enhance the world around them with their presence.

Fairy Traits

They are shy and reclusive flying fey creature that adores playing tricks and pranks on others.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity Score is increased by 2 and Intelligence 1 

Darkvision

You're accustomed to living in forests and in undergrowths with dim or darker lighting. 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.

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.

Tiny Hands

You have disadvantage on Athletics checks, but you are proficient in the Slight of Hand skill.

Languages

You can speak, read and write Common and Sylvan

Fairy Traits

Fairy Traits

Darkvision

You're accustomed to living in forests and in undergrowths with dim or darker lighting. 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.

Tiny Hands

You have disadvantage on Athletics checks, but you are proficient in the Sleight of Hand skill.

Languages

You can speak, read and write Common and Sylvan

Fey Ancestry

You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed and magic can’t put you to sleep.

Shrink

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).

Among Men

A Fairy can take human form for up to a few hours equal to their Constitution modifier.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2 & your Intelligence score increases by 1.