Homebrew Forest Fairy Species Details

The Feywild is home to many fantastic peoples, including fairies. Fairies are a wee folk, but not nearly as much so as their pixie and sprite friends.

Infused with the magic of the Feywild, fairies share a few commonalities with one another but can differ widely in appearance, behavior, and attitude. Many fairies have a special physical characteristic that sets them apart from other creatures of their kind.

The forest fairies are one of the many number of Fey creatures living in the Fey Wild. Forest fairies, unlike most of their kin, migrated to the Material plain eons ago, where they make their homes in forests and jungles. 

As is the case with many Fey-folk, the forest fairies are small, delicate creatures. They only grow to about a foot tall, with proportions similar to those of larger humanoid creatures. Their wings, often reminiscent of various types of insect wings, are endearingly overlarge compared to the fairy themself. Forest fairies' skin tones tend to be earth or jewel tones, which allows them to blend in with their surroundings on occasion. Some forest fairy families possess unique traits borrowed from the animals living in their home forest, such as antlers, paws, or bird-like wings, and these traits can be seen in their descendants.

Forest fairies live in tight-knit, adorable communities. Their small, colorful villages can often be spotted high in the canopies of trees in groups of three or four. Forest fairies take great comfort and pride in their homes, so many of them are adorned with flowers, ladybugs, or other small trinkets that the fairies salvage from the forest floor. They don't stop there, though. Forest fairies' houses are famously comfortable and luxurious, containing soft handmade furniture, beautifully crafted woodwork, and exquisite taste in fine china.

The forest fairies often fancy themselves tinkerers and artists. The aforementioned china is hand-painted by the owner of the home, as is most of the outside of their cottage. Forest fairies also have a ginormous sweet tooth, and can often be found baking mountains of sweets. Each forest fairy learns to play an instrument as a child, so most fairies know their way around an etude. 

Forest Fairy Characteristics

d6	WING TYPE
1	You have wings like those of a beetle.
2	You have wings like those of a dragonfly.
3	You have wings like those of a butterfly.
4	You have wings like those of a bee.
5	You have wings like those of a cicada.
6	You have wings like those of a hornet.

 

D6	SKIN COLOR
1	Rich soil.
2	Vibrant pink blooms.
3	Pale birch bark.
4	Shimmering june bug shell.
5	Jade green leaves.
6	Golden sunlight.

 

D6	OTHER CHARACTERISTICS
1	Your skin is able to change color to match your surroundings once a day.
2	You have antlers similar to those of a deer.
3	You have the hind legs of a wolf or fox. (Flip a coin. Wolf is heads, fox is tails.)
4	You have the wings of a bird instead of an insect. (Roll a D6 on skin tones for color.)
5	You have whiskers like a field mouse.
6	You have retractible claws on your fingers and toes like a bobcat.

Forest Fairy Traits

Your Fairy character has the following racial traits.

Ability Score Increase

When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one of those scores by 2 and a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy.

Languages

Your character can speak, read, and write Common, Sylvan, and one other language of your choice.

Fey Ancestry

You have advantage on Saving Throws against being Charmed, and magic can't put you to sleep. You gain proficiency in two Skills of your choice.

Fun Sized

You are Small, with tiny limbs. You have disadvantage on strength saving throws and athletics checks, but proficiency in the sleight of hand skill.

Companion

Having lived your life in a forest, you befriended a critter or two. One of these forest creatures took a liking to you, so it became your lifelong companion. It tags along on your adventures and offers comfort, emotional support, and the occasional assist in battle.

One tiny forest creature of your choice becomes your companion. It may participate in battle once per long rest; the DM will roll its initiative and conduct battle for it. It is unable to take damage or die unless the DM says so to make the plot more interesting.

Fairy Flight

You have a flying speed double that of your walking speed, and can hover for as long as you please. This hovering is magical and does not require the use of your wings. Above approximately 80 feet in the air, you are unable to fly and will fall until you are less than 80 feet above the ground. You are unable to fly or hover in strong winds. You also gain advantage on acrobatics checks.

Fairy Magic

You know the "druidcraft" and "faerie fire" spells. Once per long rest, you can cast "faerie fire" without expending a spell slot. You can also cast it using any spell slots you have. Your spellcasting ability for these spells is your choice of Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma.

Fey Passage

You can squeeze through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide.