Homebrew Ephemirol Species Details
Ephemirol are Elves born of ages passed within the Shadowfell. They are not of the Shadar-Kai, as these Elves have no direct attachment to the Raven Queen as a lineage. They instead are simply Elves forgotten to time and story; Whether they be stranded planar travelers, banished and exiled elven prisoners forced into the Shadowfell, or simply those with no luck at all. It is believed they may have been Eladrin originally; Elves of the Feywild who are known for adaptation and change, and that they may have used that ability to change to adopt the Shadowfell's "Season" only for it to be a permanent transformation of their species. Though this is only speculation and has little evidence.
They did however manage to survive by adopting the manners of the Shadowfell. It's corruption is inescapable, but isn't intolerable. These Elves have accepted it's influence and charged themselves with the understanding of the Shadowfell.
Their existence has been of little note to many, and would remain so without those stupid enough to venture through the Shadowfell. Their form is unique in comparison to many other elves, even their closest looking cousins, the Drow, have an immediate and noticable reaction to the appearance of an Ephemirol. Their visage is almost ghostly, or haunting, of a shadowy elf. Slim figures even by Elven commonplace with gaunt features and the wisping effects of an ethereal being present among their hair, and some sections of their body. This effect is individual to each, with some having greater sections with this effect, and others having minimal.
Ephemirol Traits
Your elf character has a variety of natural abilities, the result of thousands of years of Elven adaptation, corruption, evolution, or harnessing of the Shadowfell.Ability Score Increase
Your Dexterity score increases by 1 and wisdom by 1.
Age
Although elves reach physical maturity at about the same age as humans, the elven understanding of adulthood goes beyond physical growth to encompass worldly experience. An elf typically claims adulthood and an adult name around the age of 100 and can live to be 750 years old.
Size
Elves range from under 5 to over 6 feet tall and have slender builds. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 35 feet.
Darkvision
Accustomed to the dim and dark corners of the Shadowfell, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. 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.
Keen Senses
You have proficiency in the Perception skill.
Shadowfell Ancesty
You have advantage on stealth checks while in shadows. You may move up to 10ft within shadows, after spending an action merging with them. While in a shadow, you are not a physical body, but rather the shadows themselves and can only be damaged by magical means, or by means that disperse the shadows. Should all shadows be dispersed within range, you will be forcibly removed and your form will return to normal. You may also pass through 10ft of wood, stone, or similar material once per day, but may not pass through: Silver, Lead, Mithril, Adamantine, or any celestially warded grounds.
Shadowfell Shelter
You don't need to sleep, but rather assume a relaxed state of drifting dreams, in which our body is enveloped in a shell of shadows and undergoes a process to instill your form with the Shadowfell's magic. This keeps you moving and at full strength in other planes, allowing for you to need to be in your home plane to retain full function. This effect is produced over a 4 hour period, and counts as sleep for you in all the same ways 8 hours of rest works for most other races.
This ability may not happen when you are incapable of producing a great shadow. Light unburdened from all fields prevents the calling of the Shadowfell's nature.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and Elvish. Elvish is fluid, with subtle intonations and intricate grammar. Elven literature is rich and varied, and their songs and poems are famous among other races. Many bards learn their language so they can add Elvish ballads to their repertoires.
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