Homebrew Sun Elf Species Details

This is my take on the Sun Elves. These elves take inspiration from the ones in "The Dragon Prince". Enjoy!!!

Sun Elf Traits

Considered to be a subsect of high elves, what separates the two is the Sun Elves' connection to the Sun God "Labelas Enoreth".

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 2. Additionally, you may choose either Intelligence or Charisma to increase by 1.

Age

Although elves reach physical maturity at about the same age as humans, the elven understanding of adulthood goes beyond physical growth to encompass worldly experience. An elf typically claims adulthood and an adult name around the age of 100 and can live to be 750 years old.

Alignment

Elves love freedom, variety, and self-expression, so they lean strongly toward the gentler aspects of chaos. They value and protect others’ freedom as well as their own, and they are more often good than not. The sun elves are an arrogant, reclusive subsect believing themselves to be stronger and superior to non-elves and other elves. Most will more than likely meander towards a more fierce aspect of chaos. Meeting a sun elf that's humble and benevolent towards others is usually a result of them having been bested by someone of a similar craft or any number of ways that leads to their arrogance taking a nosedive.

Size

Elves range from under 5 to over 6 feet tall and have slender builds. However, sun elves tend to have muscular builds and range from under 5 to over 7 feet tall. Your size is considered Medium, but choosing the maximum height will consider your size as Large.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

Accustomed to twilit forests and the night sky, your ancestors have passed on this unique trait which allows superior vision in dark and dim conditions. 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.

Keen Senses

You have proficiency in the Perception skill.

Fey Ancestry

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

Trance

Elves don’t need to sleep. Instead, they meditate deeply, remaining semiconscious, for 4 hours a day. (The Common word for such meditation is “trance.”) While meditating, you can dream after a fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that have become reflexive through years of practice. After resting in this way, you gain the same benefit that a human does from 8 hours of sleep.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Elvish.

Sun Elf Training

You have proficiency with the longsword, greatsword, warhammer, long bow, and unarmed strikes.

Powerful Presence

Given your size and musculature, an air of power exudes from you leaving others in awe or slightly intimidated. You may choose between having proficiency in either Intimidation or Athletics.

Forge Master

Sun Elves are known throughout the world as some of the most skilled smiths in existence. Any weapon or item crafted by these reclusive elves is said to rival even the most skilled artificer or forge master.  Because of this, many will go to great lengths to either acquire or steal their creations. You have proficiency in Smith's Tools. Additionally, whenever you craft a weapon, you may choose to enchant the weapon with the "Labelas's Fire" feature and replace its base damage with fire damage but keep its original properties.

At level 10, you're granted expertise with your smith's tools and weapons enchanted with the "Labelas's Fire" feature now deal an additional 1d6 fire damage.

Labelas's Fire

The sun elves' connection to Labelas Enoreth has granted them the use of his flames. You know the Firebolt cantrip. Choose between Intelligence or Charisma to cast this spell. Furthermore, your flames have a magical property that when added to weapons allows for stronger attacks to be made. Whenever you craft a weapon with your smith's tools, you may choose to enchant it and replace its base damage with fire.

Flames of Enoreth

A sun elf's connection to Labelas Enoreth grants them abilities that mirror the deity. You are resistant to fire damage and all spells and attacks that deal fire damage do an extra amount equal to your spellcasting modifier during the daytime or in an area with immense heat(like a desert or volcanic area). Second, as a bonus action, you can fill your body with the power of Labelas Enoreth's flames. During this moment, the following effects occur:

  • You become immune to fire damage.
  • Unarmed strikes deal 1d6 fire damage. At level 5, the damage increases to 1d8.
  • Weapon attacks deal an additional 1d6 fire damage.
  • You gain advantage on strength checks and saves.
  • You shed light of up to 20 ft., but gain disadvantage on stealth checks.

The transformation lasts one minute and comes back on a long rest. If you take a short rest while it's daytime or in an area with intense heat, the transformation will return.

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