Homebrew Mothian Species Details

Hidden in forest colonies and emerging at night, mothians, sometimes called mothfolk, are adorably fluffy. They come in many shapes, sizes, and colors, and their wings grant them flight as well as acting as a built in chainmail shield.

They are pacifists because of their built-in exoskeleton armor, often living in small, secluded places that welcome travelers.  

Fluffy Little Monsters

Mothians look like large moths that stand upright. They have thicker legs in proportion to their bodies than regular moths do. They are covered in fur, and have fuzzy antennae, males having larger and fluffier antennae than the females, but females usually being larger than the males.

Their wings come in almost any color with lots of patterns of stripes and spots, but the wings are always symmetrical.

Wormlings

Mothians hatch from translucent eggs laid in clutches of 1-8. They hatch into wormlings after a week, and the wormlings will gorge themselves on herbs for the first nine months of their life before forming a chrysalis. The mothians will emerge from their chrysalis about a year after their egg was laid, resembling a large moth with the mentality of a toddler.

 

Mothian Traits

As a mothian, you have certain traits in common with your people. Being able to fly at high speed starting at 1st level is exceptionally effective in certain circumstances and exceedingly dangerous in others. As a result, playing a mothian requires special consideration by your DM.

Ability Score Increase

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

Darkvision

Being a nocturnal race, mothians have perfect nighttime vision

Age

Mothians reach maturity by age 5. Compared to humans, Mothians don’t usually live longer than 50 years.

Size

Mothians are about 3-4 feet tall. They have round, fuzzy, lightweight bodies that weigh between 50 and 80 pounds. Your size is Small.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 25 feet.

Flight

You have a flying speed of 50 feet. To use this speed, you can’t be wearing medium or heavy armor.

Exoskeleton

Your wings and exoskeleton provide immunity against nonmagic weapons

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Mothertongue (labeled Sylvan because I cant create my own language), and one other language of your choosing.