Homebrew Faerie (Fey) Species Details

Fey vary from each other due to their specific lineage and upbringing. There are multiple species within the species. Feys tend to have pointed ears. Most have animal-like features, eg. cat eyes or horns. Fey can also possess wings and abnormal skin colors, such as green or white.

Faeries are twilight creatures. They wake up when the shadows grow long, and go to sleep before the sun rises. Faeries make up for the inability to lie with a panoply of deceptions and cruelties. They are masters of twisted words, pranks, omissions, riddles, and scandals. They are known for their revenge upon one another for ancient, half-remembered slights. Storms are less fickle than they are, seas are less capricious.

When one of the fey dies, they call it "seeking the Land of Promise." They say it is the place that the Folk came from and to which they will eventually return. Even though the Folk doesn't die from age, they can grow weary with it.

The Folk does not like debt, which is why they will not repay a favor with mere thanks. They will often overpay to push the debt back onto the other person. They don't usually call things "gifts" or "prizes."

Marriage is unusual among the rulers of Faerie because once a ruler, one remains a ruler until death or abdication. A uniting of kings and/or queens can never be dissolved. Among commoners and the gentry, faerie marriages are arranged to be gotten out of, unlike mortal marriages. They contain conditions like "until you shall both renounce each other" or "unless one strikes the other in anger" or "for the duration of a life" without specifying whose life.

Faerie (Fey) Traits

Feys are charismatic beings and they cannot lie, but do not let that that fool you, as they still can decieve you.

Ability Score Increase

Charisma score increases by 2, and your Deception score increases by 1.

Age

Feys are ageless, but not immortal.

When one of the fey dies, they call it "seeking the Land of Promise." They say it is the place that the Folk came from and to which they will eventually return. Even though the Folk doesn't die from age, they can grow weary with it.

Alignment

For feys, the alignment is between Seelie and Unseelie Courts.

Beauty

Feys are beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire.

This gives you proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Intimidation, Persuasion, Deception.

Dark Vision

Faeries are twilight creatures. They wake up when the shadows grow long, and go to sleep before the sun rises. Accustomed to the twilight, you have 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.

Fey Ancestry

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

Fey Training

You have proficiency with the longsword, shortsword, shortbow, and longbow.
As a fey, you also have the ability to cast faerie fire and you can dominate a person.

Heightened Senses

You are proficient in the Perception skill.

Primal Mark

Your claws and teeth are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal piercing or slashing damage equal to 1d4 + your Dexterity modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Sylvan, and one extra language of your choice.