Homebrew Flügel Species Details

With their proper origin still unknown and conniving minds that conspire the foundation of plans and acts which would send shivers down the spine of most upright citizen; the Flügel is race that most people is right to fear or shy away from. Despite how certain members of the Flügel has shown the capability to function within normal society; their deep seeded roots often has the ability to take control and makes these avian humanoids at best; unreliable and frightening. They truly are one of the more mysterious races of Navitica.

Wings, feathers and bright colors

While their bodies mostly resembles that of lithe humans by height and appearance, what makes the Flügel stick out from the crowd is their ever present wings which is positioned by the back of their waist. They also have wing shaped ears which can rather be feathery or more fluffy in terms of appearance. Their wings are usually white but other colored wings have been observed. Their skin colors seems to come in a wide variety of tones and mostly resembles that of humans.

The Flügel excel at soaring the skies but they are not as quick as some of the other flying denizens of Nativica. It is also known that they can use raw arcana to power their wings, this allows the Flügel to fly with heavier loads than some other similarly winged races since the act of channeling Arcana into their wings is something every member of this race knows from the start of their lives.

Most Flügel have rather long hair which can bare a wide variety of colors, it seems like the sky is the limit in terms of how a Flügel can have one singular hair color, or multiples that blends into one and other in a variety of ways and patterns. Their eyes also tends to have much brighter colors than the norm for humans. It is not uncommon for Flügels to have heterochromia and some have even been observer to have oddly / differently shaped pupils which can take a wide variety of forms.

Halos and tattoos

Another very notable difference about the Flügel is how they all seem to sport a halo of some sort, the size, shape and appearance of this halo seems to be different between each Flügel with the only thing which is somewhat consistent being that they mostly have a circular shape, yet some Flügel have been seen with as little as a quarter of a circle shaped halos. These halos can bear different types of marks, spikes, outlining's, bumps and much more around or within the general circular shape. The halo wil automatically move as to not collide with anything as a Flügel moves and if there is no room, the halo will simply fade out until there is space enough for it to show up again. It's size seems to grown and shrink depending on how much magic a Flügel is using.

Most Flügel also seem to have tattoos on one or both of their upper arms, the color and appearance of these tattoos tend to vary as much as the appearances of their halos, yet under no circumstance is the halo and tattoos necessarily matching in terms of appearance and color.

Elevated and hostile origins

The Flügel makes themselves stand out even more from most other races by the simple fact that they are seemingly not born, but rather created by an unknown god or deity. While there have been confirmed cases of people questioning a Flügel about their origin; a good answer has never been given. A general consensus is that they are the children of a fallen, betrayed or forgotten god. The reasoning behind this theory is simply due to the mostly hostile and vile nature that the Flügel tends to have, and the fact that no one has even seen a young Flügel and that they themselves proclaim that they are "descendants from above"

The higher realm

Despite how the Flügel that roam Navitica claims that they are born of a different realm, they have never shied away from speaking of their home world with great reverence and pride. While no name has been given and the Flügel themselves simply say that their realm needs no name for the common races to use, it is described to be something akin to a divine realm where near infinite knowledge can be found. Some Clerics and Paladins have mentioned how the realm described by the Flügel may very well be like the realm of their given radiant gods and goddesses.

An important point that seems to always match between any Flügel that describes their home world is the "near infinite" knowledge bit, something which has lend credence to that the Flügel descends onto and roams other realms to find what knowledge they can not in their homeland, or they are simply seeking to put their knowledge to the test.

Flügel in Navitica

The Flügel that roam Navitica has never really established one single place or settlement as "Their own"

Most of the Flügel which finds themselves away from their own home world leans toward acting like nomads in some way. They never really settle down in a single location and will wander from place to place, seeking to deepen their knowledge or to fulfil their own-given purpose.

While one would imagine that doing research and seeking to achieve ones goals would make it beneficial to stay in one place; the Flügel tends to not have this option. It is sometimes grounded in that the race is simply not welcome everywhere which forces them to use illusions and other means to trick the local populous. But more often than not, it is simply the inherit nature of the Flügel that leads to them being cast out as in their quest for knowledge and answers, they are known to cross a line which is not accepted in most countries of Navitica.

Purpose, dedication and deceit

The goals and ambitions of the Flügel can vary, some have lesser goals grounded in simple research and observations, while some have large scale goals that can involve any thing between worldly exploration to a desire of defeating dragons and gods. It is the lengths the common Flügel is willing to go in order to achieve their goals which has earned them their infamous status.

Some say; and with good reason, that the Flügel is willing to lay down their lives in order to reach their goals. However, while giving their life for their goal is still "very much" an option when in contrast to how willing the other races of Navitica is to reach their goals, the Flügel will try anything before allowing that to be the case. And trying anything has earned them their reputation of being highly knowledgeable and deceitful individuals that can trick just about anyone.

While being fiercely intelligent is their main characteristic, the Flügel also has their way with words, magic and money, causing for them to be masters at getting things the way they want it. While this is something that hardly is an issue within cities that the Flügel is banned from; it has caused for "Flügels in control" to become a big issue within some of the more open cities of Navitica.

Flügel names

The Flügel tends to name themselves, yet they carry little care for what their name is and often settle upon just taking the names of creatures from other higher planes of existence, mostly that of the more radiant and celestial planes which makes most of their names end with "el". Some Flügels have been observed to have the same name despite being of different genders which most likely means that all names the Flügel gives themselves are neutral names.

Flügel name examples: Adoel, Caphriel, Dubbiel, Empyrean, Germael, Hayyel, Izrail, Jabril, Karael, Lahabiel, Micha, Nahaliel, Omniel, Peliel, Rhamiel, Semyaza, Usiu, Xanathael, Zophiel

Flügel Backgrounds

Selecting an appropriate background for a Flügel can be difficult as no one background truly encompasses what an average Flügel would do. Each individual Flügel may have a vastly different goal and way of life, making them hard to pin down in that sense.

While most Flügel are known to be somewhat volatile and borderline evil; there are exceptions to the rule.

Flügel Traits

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

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Flügel are created into a state of maturity and since no one has yet to see a Flügel die of old age, their maximum lifespan has yet to be determined.

Alignment

Most flügel are chaotic neutral by nature, some taking the full stretch and acting outright evil. Yet in order to try and adjust to the crowded areas of Navitica, some try to force their deep rooted mannerisms into being less chaotic.

Size

Flügel are about 5 to 6 feet tall. They have thin, lightweight bodies that weigh between 80 and 100 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Flight and Soar

You have a flying speed of 40 feet. To use this speed, you can’t be wearing heavy armor. All Flügel take an action to channel a passive amount of Arcana into their wings, which allows them to simply float / soar right above ground level without flapping their wings. Taking damage will cancel this.

Magics and Deceit

You have proficiency in Arcana and Deception.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Celestial.