Homebrew Yordles Species Details

Yordles

Members of the Yordle origin are amongst the most magical and mysterious creatures in Runeterra, spiritual creatures that assume a biped form with a maximum height of 2’6 feet, usually mammals, they can also adapt to the sea life, taking on amphibian traces. Their origin is unknown, but their presence is present all across Runeterra since pre-historic times, appearing every once in a while away from their hometown, Bandle City.

A constant hum of busy activity pervades the warrens and neighborhoods where gnomes form their close-knit communities. Louder sounds punctuate the hum: a crunch of grinding gears here, a minor explosion there, a yelp of surprise or triumph, and especially bursts of laughter. Gnomes take delight in life, enjoying every moment of invention, exploration, investigation, creation, and play.

Glamour

As spiritual creatures, although Yordles assume a physical form, perception of this form can vary from person to person as they look behind the magical veil that protects them. Glamour is a natural form of expression to Yordles that flirts with magic, changing their appearance to others and a lot of times giving them an appearance of small humans.

Appearance

 

Yordles are usually small, rarely higher than 3 feet, they are around 2’6 feet tall. Their skin varies between being completely smooth and even covered in fur, which usually differentiates males from females. Their hands have 4 fingers, but their feet varies between 2 to 4 fingers. The color of their skin and fur varies a lot, but a common trend is that males are usually furry, while females don’t have as much fur. They have big eyes with circular irises and oval pupils and normally see frequencies below red, unlike humans.

Yordle Names

Gnomes love names, and most have half a dozen or so. A gnome’s mother, father, clan elder, aunts, and uncles each give the gnome a name, and various nicknames from just about everyone else might or might not stick over time. Gnome names are typically variants on the names of ancestors or distant relatives, though some are purely new inventions. When dealing with humans and others who are “stuffy” about names, a gnome learns to use no more than three names: a personal name, a clan name, and a nickname, choosing the one in each category that’s the most fun to say.

Male Names: Teemo, Rumble, Veigar, Ziggs, Aellhand, Brundon, Carrus, Ferrin, Greemus, Halbert, Jacoby, Lelando, Marko, Pellas, Raurus, Xavier, Zeke

Female Names: Tristana, Lulu, Poppy, Brandy, Catharine, Eala, Galli, Helena, Kellie, Kittie, Margo, Quiver, Sabrina, Terri

Seeing the World

Curious and impulsive, Yordles might take up adventuring as a way to see the world or for the love of exploring. As lovers of the unknown and other fine items, some Yordles take to adventuring as a quick, knowing full well if dangerous, They can always retreat back into Bandle City. Regardless of what spurs them to adventure, Yordles who adopt this way of life seek as much knowledge of the world as possible with every activity they undertake, sometimes to the great annoyance of their companions.

Need for cover

For some reason, every Yordle has the need to have something on its head like glasses, a hat, earrings, etc

Yordles Traits

There are but i am too lazy to think of it right now.

Ability Score Increase

Your Charisma score increases by 1.

Age

Yordle life is extremely long in comparison to humans, partly by their magical nature. However, they almost always keep a youthful aspect and humor close to that of children. Therefore, it is practically impossible to specify anyone’s age.

Alignment

Yordles have a clear incline to good alignments, but there are cases of evil Yordles. They are rarely neutral.

Size

Most Yorldes are less than 3 feet tall and weigh around 30 lbs. Regardless of your height, your size is Small.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

Accustomed to life dimly lit in Bandle City, 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.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Yordliean. The Yordle language, which uses runes and glyphs only visible to other Yordles, to the untrained eye, its just 1 blank sheet of parchment. Writing the language requires special writing tools only found in Bandle City

Glamour

The appearance of the Yordles is wrapped in innate magic that acts even when unconscious, it masks their true appearance. However, the height will always remain as its original size. It’s a natural defense that triggers when they enter the material realm. A Yordle can, voluntarily, choose a creature to see it normally

Innate Magic

Every Yordle has a form of gift when they are born giving them the ability to cast spells by channeling the energy from Bandle City. They do not require any material component to these cantrips or spells.