Homebrew Hueyi Species Details

We spent three months tracking the green dragon before locating the forest in which it sought refuge. On our second day in that place, we woke to find the dragon’s head placed in the center of our camp. Soveliss told me that hueyi must have claimed the forest, and they wanted to show us we had no further business there. If we lingered, he assured me, our heads would be next.

— Gimble, Notes from a Treasure Hunter

Hueyi tribes cloister in remote jungle hamlets, preferring to spend their days in quiet harmony with the woods. When provoked, hueyi demonstrate formidable skills with weapons and druidic magic.

Humble Guardians

Hueyi love nothing more than a peaceful day spent among the trees of an old forest. They see the jungle as a sacred place, representing the heart of the world and monuments to the durability of life.

In their role as caretakers, hueyi live off the land while striving to remain in balance with nature. Their methods reflect common sense and remarkable resourcefulness. They hunt in conjunction with the neighboring elves, and are often trading partners with them.

In a hueyi's eyes, there is no greater fault than undeserved ownership. The hueyi believe that the world remains healthiest when each creature takes only what it needs. Material goods, especially precious gems and gold, have little appeal to them. 

Natural Druids

Heuyi have a talent for druidic magic. Their cultural reverence for nature, combined with their strong and insightful minds, makes learning such magic an instinctive part of their development. Almost every hueyi learns a few spells, typically those used to mask their presence, and many go on to master nature magic.

Hueyi who become druids serve as stronghold leaders. With every action the tribe takes, the druids weigh not only the group’s needs, but the effect each action will have on the forest and the rest of the natural world. Hueyi tribes would rather go hungry than strain the land during a famine.

Hidden Guardians

As caretakers of the land, hueyi prefer to remain out of sight and out of mind. They don’t try to dominate nature, but rather seek to ensure that it prospers and survives according to its own laws.

Hueyi use their magic to keep their presence in a forest secret. This approach allows them to avoid the politics and struggles of elves, humans, and orcs. Such events concern the firbolgs only when the events affect the forest.

Even in the face of an intrusion, hueyi prefer a subtle, gentle approach to prevent damage to their territory. They employ their magic to make the forest an unappealing place to explore by temporarily diverting springs, driving away game, stealing critical tools, and altering trails to leave hunting or lumber parties hopelessly lost. The hueyi’s presence is marked by an absence of animals and a strange quiet, as if the forest wishes to avoid attracting attention to itself. The faster travelers decide to move on, the better.

If these tactics fail, the hueyi take more direct action. Their observations of a settlement determine what happens next. If the outsiders seem peaceful, the hueyi approach and gently ask them to leave, even offering food and other supplies to aid their departure. If those who insist on remaining respect nature, take only what they need, and live in harmony with the wood, hueyi explore the possibility of friendship with them, as long as the outsiders vow to safeguard the forest. If the settlers clearly display evil intentions, however, the hueyi martial their strength and magic for a single overwhelming attack.

Adventurers out of Necessity

As guardians of the jungle, few hueyi would dream of leaving their homes or attempting to fit into greater society. An exiled hueyi, or one whose clan has been destroyed, might not have a choice in the matter. Most adventuring hueyi fall into this latter category.

After the Akkens came from the eastern horizon, their world was turned upside down. While many hueyi were killed, those who survived the first decades after the encounter have either turned to hiding or have taken up arms to fight back against their fair skinned oppressors. Many hueyi were forced out of their peaceful, gentle nature. These determined hueyi have taken up a callous, vengeful view of the world as a result.

 

 

Hueyi Names

Hueyi names are unique to their own region, and all fall under Hueyt’aano’ language.

d20	Name	d20	Name
1	Tical	11	Seneca
2	Anam	12	Iktan
3	Ix Chel	13	Seti
4	Ix Kaknab	14	Nima
5	Yatzli	15	Itzamatul
6	Soona'	16	Sure
7	Kabil	17	Babajide
8	Meztli	18	Cadmael
9	Ikal	19	Yaotal
10	Otleh	20	Zihu

 

Sometimes hueyi adopt the nicknames or titles outsiders give them under the assumption that those who need names can call them whatever they wish.

Hueyi Traits

Your hueyi character has the following racial traits.

Ability Score Increase

Your Wisdom score increases by 2, and your Strength score increases by 1.

Age

As humanoids related to the fey, hueyi have long lifespans. A hueyi reaches adulthood around 30, and the oldest of them can live for 500 years.

Alignment

As people who follow the rhythm of nature and see themselves as its caretakers, hueyi are typically neutral good. Evil hueyi are rare and are usually exiled from the rest of hueyi society.

Size

Hueyi are between 7 and 8 feet tall and weigh between 240 and 300 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Hueyi Magic

You can cast detect magic and disguise self with this trait, using Wisdom as your spellcasting ability for them. Once you cast either spell, you can’t cast it again with this trait until you finish a short or long rest. When you use this version of disguise self, you can seem up to 3 feet shorter than normal, allowing you to more easily blend in with elves and the Akkens.

Hidden Step

As a bonus action, you can magically turn invisible until the start of your next turn or until you attack, make a damage roll, or force someone to make a saving throw. Once you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Powerful Build

You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.

Speech of Beast and Leaf

You have the ability to communicate in a limited manner with beasts and plants. They can understand the meaning of your words, though you have no special ability to understand them in return. You have advantage on all Charisma checks you make to influence them.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Teotlatolli (Common), Cuauhtlatolli (Elvish), and Hueyt’aano’ (Giant).