Homebrew Kender Species Details
Kender are not native to the Forgotten Realms, and therefore are very rare. Kender are like other halflings in most ways, except they are far more curious, and eccentric than their native counterparts. It's possible that these halflings have been touched by the Feywild, that would explain their obsessive need to collect even the most mundane items, which they often quickly lose interest in. It might also explain their strange lack of fear.
The Kender mind is incabable of feeling fear, or being afraid for themselves. In situations that you would assume a person would be afraid, a Kender is simply more curious about what's causing everyone else to be so worried.
That's not to say that they can't worry for the safety of their friends and allies. A kender is fierce to defend those it cares about, and will often try to draw attention away from an ally who is in danger.
Kender Traits
Your halfling character has a number of traits in common with all other halflings.Fearless
You are immune to the frightened condition.
Handler
You have a tendency to pick up and pocket random items without even noticing. You can spend one minute to rummage through your belongings to produce an item costing up to 2gp, and weighing up to 2 pounds. After one hour or when you return this item to your inventory you lose the item and cannot find it again, unless you use this feature again to produce it. Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.
Taunt
You know the Vicious Mockery cantrip. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this spell.
Ability Score Increase
Your Dexterity score increases by 2.
Age
A halfling reaches adulthood at the age of 20 and generally lives into the middle of his or her second century.
Alignment
Most halflings are lawful good. As a rule, they are good-hearted and kind, hate to see others in pain, and have no tolerance for oppression. They are also very orderly and traditional, leaning heavily on the support of their community and the comfort of their old ways.
Size
Halflings average about 3 feet tall and weigh about 40 pounds. Your size is Small.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 25 feet.
Halfling 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 and Halfling. The Halfling language isn’t secret, but halflings are loath to share it with others. They write very little, so they don’t have a rich body of literature. Their oral tradition, however, is very strong. Almost all halflings speak Common to converse with the people in whose lands they dwell or through which they are traveling.
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Posted Jul 26, 2020Love it! In my homebrew world, a halfling offspring has a 1 in 1000 chance to be born as a Kender. Without the occasional curious Kender, Halflings would've likely never left their country of origin. #tasslehoff