Homebrew Faun Species Details

"Listen, son, Fauns are just like you and I. They build, they destroy, they love, they hate. The only difference is... They really don't like tile floors." His son stared questioningly, "Hooves. No traction."

Fauns are to Fey what tieflings are to devils. They are humanoids with fey blood, which gives them horns like goats, deer, or antelope, along with deer-like noses and ears, and goat-like legs with cloven hooves. They live in small hunter-gatherer tribes in the Feywild.

Physical Description

Fauns take on the form of humans from the waist and up, having as much variety in appearance as humans, with the exception of their deer like ears and nose. Their torsos tend to be shorter than those of humans and both male and female fauns tend to have darker, coarser body hair. From the waist down their legs are replaced with legs alike those of horses, deer and a variety of ungulate mammals. Their legs and hair tend to have the same, more earthier colours, both varying in texture and thickness. They vary between 4'10 and 6' in size, not including their horns. Their horns can take on most forms and textures, varying between the horns of a young goat to the antlers of a full grown deer. 

Culture

Fauns are a very secluded race, living in herds in every corner of the world. They can fit into and adapt to any climate and situation, from the warmest and driest to the coldest and most humid areas, and so they live wherever they find themselves. Fauns are generally curious folk, with a common fascination with magic and ruins. Adventurers are common enough though not any more than their human companions, and find themselves naturally attracted to being rangers, druids, and rogues. 

Faun Names

Faun names are generally nature-inspired, borrowed from other races, or go by nicknames or earned names. Name changes are typical when a Faun comes of age, to better reflect them as a person.

Male: Leaf-Hair, John, Oak, Resting Bear Face, ThunderFoot the Magnificent.
Female: Ocean-Eyes, Urania, Valis, Head-In-The-Clouds, Maria-Who-Hates-Kids.

Faun Traits

A lighthearted and nimble race, Fauns make excellent craftsmen and deadly hunters.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2.

Age

Fauns mature at the same rate as humans but live a few years longer.

Alignment

Most fauns lean towards good and neutral alignments, though it hugely varies between different herds.

Size

Fauns vary between just below 5' to well above 6'. Your size is medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30.

Darkvision

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 against saving throws against being charmed, and magic can't put you to sleep.

Trance

Fauns sleep very lightly compared to other races, remaining semiconscious, for 4 hours a day. After resting in this way, you gain the same benefit that a human does from 8 hours of sleep.

Artisan's Tools

Fauns are naturally drawn to creating and crafting. You gain proficiency with one set of artisan's tools of your choice.

Languages

You can speak, read and write Common and Sylvan.