Homebrew Yordle Species Details

The Yordle are a race of spirits who generally take the appearance of mammalian bipeds. They mostly reside in the spirit realm, however can be "reborn" into a physical body in the material plane. There they can live for up to 1200 years old, before dying of old age and returning to the spirit realm to be reborn again. They do not remember any memories of their past lives upon being reborn.

Physical Description

Yordle resemble tiny mammalian bipeds like dogs, foxes, and racoons most commonly, but can also have a mix of these traits as well for reasons unknown. They generally average about 2 ft tall. Eye colors and fur colors come in a myriad of colors as well.

Society

Yordle society is usually based either upon magic or technology, as they are very curious and singularly focused creatures. As such, those that have a distrust in magic generally don't get along with those that practice the arcane. For this reason you can usually find Yordle spread out across the world in either tight knot communities, or by themselves in great cities working for the hierarchy there. Most Yordle, whether magic or tech focused, do beleive in the existence of deities, but choose not to rely upon them as they are part of a more spiritual cycle instead of a divine based one.

Yordle Names

Names are gendered and usually based in the culture they have assimilated into:

Male - Heimerdinger, Entross, Emrich, Hemlock

Female - Vega, Kassidy, Cellas, Xefaly

 

Yordle Traits

A race of spiritual mammalian bipeds

Size

Yordle average at about 2 - 3 ft in height. You are considered a Small creature.

Ability Score Increase

Your Intelligence and Wisdom increase by 1 each. Another score of your choice increases by 1 as well.

Alignment

Yordle fall into a range of alignments, usually residing in one that furthers their magical or technological goals the best.

Diminutive

Due to your small size and stature, most other beings will hardly notice you are there at first. You have advantage on Stealth rolls when hiding, and can hide behind another creature of medium or larger stature as a bonus action.

Spiritually Bound

As a spiritual creature, if you are to die your essence is returned to the spirit realm to be reborn again one day. If revived within 3 days, you retain all memories and knowledge, and gain Advantage on (1d6) Death saving throws afterward.

You are also resistant to Psychic damage.

Curious Creatures

Yordle are particularly curious, to the extent that they can spend years on a resolution to a problem or quandery they may have. You have profiency in Investigation and History checks.

Language

Yordle know Common, Auran, and one other language of their choice