Homebrew Fairy: Dragonfly Species Details

An enchanted race born of raw fey magic, fairies are the diminutive tiny folk of the Feywild. Under the direction of the Court of Stars, they etch the patterns of frost on the winter ponds and rouse the buds in springtime. Fairies are nature's immature answer to elves. They are chaotic even with their laws. They are shy and reclusive and adore playing tricks and pranks, seldom bothering outsiders otherwise unless their curiosity gets the better of them.

Fairies rarely reach over 1 foot tall, and their wings come in many designs and patterns, ranging from butterfly to beetle. They often look like tiny elves, with pointed ears and ranging skin tones. They carry the normal array of human skin tones as well as light shades of the rest of the spectrum of colors, coming from light shades of red to copper and bronze. They can even carry small attributes of the insect family they hail from, including antennae, fluff, and the wing styles. Their eyes often look like a molten liquid but the pupils can be visible if you can ever get a close enough look. 

In the world, fairies make their homes in deep forests or hidden grottos beneath the hills of the Moonshae Isles, far beyond the sight of other humanoids. In these places, fairies cast their shimmering lights to color their domains in incandescent hues, gradually shifting from soft red to bright yellow to deep violet and back again. Some say that the realms of the fairies are the places where rainbows begin and end, and those rainbows are fairy roads emanating from the light of the kingdoms they connect, which can be seen by mortals only when the sun shines through the rain. Though fairies prefer to keep out of sight, they can be found almost anywhere in the Feywild.

Fairy: Dragonfly Traits

Fey Ancestry, Tiny Size, Invisibility, Shrink, Wee Warrior

Ability Score Increase

Fairy Trait: Your Dexterity score increases by 2. Dragonfly Trait: Your Strength score increases by 1.

Languages

You can speak, read and write Deep Speech, Common, and Sylvan

Darkvision

You're accustomed to living in twilight forests and dark undergrowths. 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 advantage on saving throws against being charmed and magic can’t put you to sleep.

Invisibility

Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the invisibility spell once with this trait, requiring no material components, and you regain the ability to cast it this way when you finish a short or long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

Shrink

You can touch an object that is sized for a Medium or Small creature and shrink it to a size appropriate for you. If the object is a weapon, decrease its damage dice by one size unless it has the finesse or light weapon properties (the versatile damage dice of that weapon also decreases). If it is a container, such as a backpack or coin purse, all objects inside shrink proportionately. You can have multiple object shrunk at once but once the object leaves your person, it's container or you die, it returns to its original size.

Tiny Size

You have disadvantage on all Strength based attacks/abilities/saves but you are proficient in the Sleight of Hand skill due to your tiny limbs. Tiny creatures can only shove and grapple Small or smaller creatures. Remember that another creature's space is difficult terrain for you. 

Dragonfly Subrace: Wee Warrior

When you make a melee attack on your turn, your reach for it is 5 feet greater than normal. In addition, when wielding a weapon shrunk by your shrink trait, its damage dice are not reduced.