Homebrew Floaters Species Details

Three hundred years ago, the Shattering happened. A Great Old One known as the Great Hunger Shattered the planes and turned them into a planar maelstrom, a storm of floating islands in a primordial soup. After the Great Hunger was defeated, the planes partially separated. The overflow of magical energy infused some of the floating islands, leaving them hanging in the skies of the Material Plane. 

After the Shattering, mages from the survivors of the Shattering flew up the the floating islands and began to study the magic that keeps them in the sky. They eventually settled there, and their exposure to the magic that keeps the islands in the sky afloat infused them with unique abilities. Their descendants became the first Floaters.

Floaters are predisposed to magic and research because of their parentage, but not all of them pursue that kind of life. Some floaters just "float" through their lives, sliding through the world around them with ease. Floaters are affable, gregarious, meticulous, and tend to get very excited when they do. Floaters are eccentric, and to hyperfocus on things that catch their interests to the point where they zone out.

Physically, Floaters have very few defining features. Floaters have darker skin tones ranging from tanned to dark brown, with areas of shimmering blue along their limbs and torso. Contrastingly, Floaters have wispy light hair, with colours ranging from light shades of brown and red to pure white. Floaters do retain some characteristic traits from their lineages: a Floater descended from Elves may have pointed ears, and one descended from Tieflings may have vestigial horns.

Floaters Traits

Floaters are imbued with magic, which lets them make use of some very unique abilities.

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Floaters mature at the same rate as humans, and are expected to live a little while longer. 

Alignment

Floaters tend towards neutrality, having no inclination towards good or evil. They are also eccentric, and tend slightly towards chaotic alignments. 

Size

Floaters stand between 5 and 6 feet tall, and average about 130 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet. 

High Altitude Living

You are used to living at high altitudes, and are immune to the negative effects of high altitude. Additionally, your innate magic allows you to cast Feather Fall once per day. 

Sky Knowledge

You exact knowledge of the sky grants you advantage on Wisdom (Survival) checks made to navigate while you can see the sky. Also, you gain proficiency with Navigator's Tools.

Keen Sight

Your well-trained eyes grant you proficiency in the Perception skill.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and two other languages of your choice.