Homebrew Yordle Species Details
The Yordles are a race of spirits who generally take the appearance of mammalian bipeds. They mostly reside in a mystical place known as Bandle City, though some of them have ventured out to live in numerous locations around Runeterra.
Immortal Spirits
While they might look like cute fuzzy pets, Yordles are an intelligent species that originates from the spirit realm. This means they have more in common with Demons and Spirits than Humans or even Vastaya. This also renders them functionally immortal. Most Yordles show an innate affinity for magic due to their very close connection to the spirit realm. Some cultivate their magic abilities to further their arcane prowess, others use it to enhance their mechanical skills.
99% fur, 1% glee.
All Yordles look like furry mammalian creatures. They have a wide range of skin, fur and eye colours, four digits and fox-like ears. The length of their fur is also variable from being lightly covered in fur (a predominantly female trait), to moderately furry, to ultimately being excessively bushy (a predominantly male trait).
Lovable Outcasts
Yordles require far more social interaction than other species do. Even so, they love adventuring and exploring the world. Yordles are attracted to Runeterra cultures and enjoy manifesting around certain human ideals. Some of those cultures have sadly evolved hate and/or fear for Yordles, they are hunted, eliminated or in some cases even sold!
Yordle Traits
Yordle TraitsAbility Score Increase
Most Yordles tend to have good Dexterity and Charisma but, these traits can differ drastically between individuals. Two different ability scores of your choice increase by 1 and 2 respectively.
Age
Yordles are perceived to be immortal just like other spirits. There are counts of Yordles who are well over a thousand years old.
Alignment
Most Yordles tend to have good alignments. They generally are a peaceful and amicable race, often marked with streaks of joviality and light prankishness. Their moral compass is most often pointed toward goodness and benevolence. Their desire for social interaction drives them toward this ethos, as the mental health of a Yordle is very much dependent on the positive company they keep.
This does not mean, however, that they are incapable of cruelty and evil. In fact, a Yordle who is kept in isolation for too long (especially from contact with other Yordles) runs the risk of becoming withdrawn and sullen. Some who already are centred more toward malevolence will become exceedingly so in due course. These Yordles will often twist their desire for social interaction into a desire to seek out others to inflict pain and suffering upon them.
Size
Yordles usually are between 55 and 85 centimetres tall (1'9" - 2'6") and weigh about 15kg (35 pounds). Your size is Small.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 25 feet.
Glamour
You can alter your appearance to subconsciously fade from the viewer's notice, or be masked as a less remarkable individual. You can't control your appearance and it will differ based on what is unassuming to the beholder. If a person is aware of Yordles they can look past the glamour on a successful investigation check against your passive CHA (deception).
Keen Senses
Yordles are extra sensitive to sound with their fox-like ears. They also are able to perceive some of the infrared spectrum, this makes that they are more perceptive of heat. For example, a warm-blooded creature in a cold cave would be practically invisible in the darkness but Yordles could perceive their heat. You have advantage on perception checks involving hearing and heat.
Yordle Nimbleness
You can move through the space of any creature that is of a size larger than yours.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Bandle. The Yordle language is secret and only Yodles speak it. Almost all Yordles speak a second language to converse with or in the presence of other non-Yordles.
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