Homebrew Half-archfey Species Details

Half Archfey are born from unions between Archfey and mortals who wander into the Fey Wilds, or those who make pacts with them. Like most Archfey, Half-Archfey appear vaguely human. However, their fey heritage has left a clear imprint on their appearance. Half-Archfey have vestiges of the Fey Wilds on their bodies; whether that be in the form of small horns like those of a goat, great curling antlers, growing vines from their skin, mismatched eyes, or other such bits of the strange and uncanny nature of the Fey Wilds. All Half Archfey have extremely long, slightly curling pointed ears, much longer than those of elves. They have long fingers, bordering on disturbingly long. Their canine teeth are sharply pointed, and their eyes are uncanny, some mismatched in color, some with colored sclera, and some have irises that are entirely black with no discernible pupil. Their skin tones can vary from the normal range of human color to green, purple, or in rare instances, blue. Their hair is likewise uncanny, tending to grow faster than that of other creatures, reaching terminal length at ankle length when straight, and coming in any color, usually with streaks of color from the hair color of their mortal parent.

Half-archfey Traits

Half Archfey share certain racial traits as a result of their fey descent.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 1, and your Charisma score increases by 2.

Age

Half-Archfey mature slightly more slowly than humans, and reach maturity at 40 years old.  Half-Archfey don't generally die unless they are killed.

Alignment

As children of Archfey, Half-Archfey tend to be very chaotic.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

Thanks to your fey ancestry, 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 Resistance

You have resistance to being charmed, and magic can't put you to sleep.

Fey Legacy

You know the druidcraft cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the faerie fire spell as a 2nd-level spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the Darkness spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Languages

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