Homebrew Lepali Species Details

Your mothkin character has an array of special abilities, honed through natural instinct and evolution.

Ability Score Increase

Your Wisdom score increases by 2.

Age

Mothfolk are born as larvae, and are only considered fully grown after metamorphosis. They are considered adults once their wings are fully grown, and live into their mid-forties on average. The oldest mothfolk live until their late fifties.

Alignment

Mothfolk are slow to anger, yet quick to become impassioned about the things they find important, and they are good at making the most out of life. They lean toward chaotic alignments, and away from evil ones.

Size

Mothfolk range from a bit under six feet to almost seven feet tall, not counting their lengthy antennae. Their builds tend towards the light and lithe, and they usually weigh between 130 and 160 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Compound Vision

Your compound eyes are excellent at finding what little light there is in darkness. You can see in dim light as if it were bright light out to 120 feet, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can discern colors in dim light and darkness, but only on the ultraviolet spectrum.

Wings

As a mothkin, you have large, cloak-like wings. You have a flying speed equal to your walking speed, which can't be used to ascend. When you end one of your turns flying in the air, you descend by 5 feet.

Ride the Wind

As an action, you can beat your wings and ascend up to 30 feet. You can't use this action again until you touch the ground. You can't use your wings if you are unable to move, and you can't Ride the Wind if you are wearing heavy armor.

Armed and Dangerous

Mothfolk have four arms, and each of them can hold an object as normal. You don't benefit from a shield if you're holding a weapon with the two-handed property or more than one weapon. You can interact with a second object or feature of the environment for free during your turn.

Natural Camouflage

You have proficiency in the Stealth skill.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Ivathi. Ivathi is a language native to mothfolk. It is learned and internalized as a larvae and spoken upon emergence. The language is complex and almost impossible to speak with a human mouth, as mothfolk speak with a specialized organ in their throat that other beings lack. Ivathi sounds like a series of squishes, clicks, and chitters, cut with the occasional thrumming or soft vowel. It uses its own alphabet, and translating it to other scripts only results in an approximation of the language's true sound.

If you know Ivathi, you can also communicate very simple ideas to moths, and understand similar ideas from moths that choose to share them with you.

Lepali Traits

Moody and perplexing, isolated and elegant, tough and passionate, the ways in which one might describe the mothfolk are many - although those capable of pronouncing the true name of the species are few and far between. They're a quiet breed with a tendency toward nature - solitary, yet intimate creatures with a penchant for thought and ritual. Often on their feet or in the skies, even the most fierce and untamed of mothfolk carry an attitude of worldly place that comes from their nomadic lifestyle. They owe their lives to the land they come from, and often find themselves responsible for its protection. Pensive, loving, determined, and gentle, the mothfolk are hidden away, but not to be overlooked.