Homebrew Fey Species Details

 Fey are the great ancestors of the elves and many other races, including goblins. Most people confuse them for elves, so their bloodlines have become sullied and their descendants have forgotten their lineage... well, most of them. A few fey family lines and villages still exist within the world. The way you can differentiate between elves and fey is by their eyes -- fey have golden flecks in their iris.

Slender and Graceful

 

The fey have always had entrancing beauty, even in old age they don't wrinkle or decay. Fey simply stay perfectly beautiful throughout life and on till death. This beauty has granted them incredible fare when seducing and convincing those of other races, except orcs it seems.

A Timeless Perspective

Fey can live well over 2000 years, giving them a wisdom and insight beyond what the common human or dwarf can understand. They are kind souls that find the actions of others, especially those of races with shorter lifespans, quite amusing. They go out of their way to help others and are curious about new experiences. They tend to remain aloof and unfazed by petty happenstance. Fey are relentless in their search for knowledge and new experiences and will not change their goals once they have been set. They are slow to make friends and enemies, and even slower to forget them. It is difficult to insult a fey badly enough to harm their pride, but be warned... once offended, they do not hold back their retaliation.

Like the branches of a young tree, fey are flexible in the face of danger. They trust that kindness and generosity are enough to end any war. They have been known to build secure homes with high levels of magical barriers to hide from invasive persons, confident that they will leave when they find nothing of value. But when the need arises, fey reveal a stern magical affiliation, demonstrating skill with illusions, curses, and healing.

Hidden Woodland Realms

Most fey dwell in magically enclosed villages full of artwork and plenty of crops. Fey have a natural affiliation with high levels of magic that allows them to hunt, gather, build, and survive. They are talented artisans, crafting finely worked clothes and art objects along with special weapons made of metals found in their villages. The fey are known for their amazing negotiation skills in trading for items and their generosity in their way of life.

Fey that are found outside their villages are rare and usually are very skilled wizards and warlocks. Humans fight for the ability to claim fey blood to use in their alchemy and potion making.

 

Fey Traits

Your fey character has hundreds of years of study and experience that have contributed to its racial traits.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 3, your Intelligence score increases by 3, your Wisdom score increases by 3. Your Constitution score decreases by 2.

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 30 feet.

Darkvision

Accustomed to twilit forests and the night sky, 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.

Fey Blood

You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep.

Trance

Elves don’t need to sleep. Instead, they meditate deeply, remaining semiconscious, for 4 hours a day. (The Common word for such meditation is “trance.”) While meditating, you can dream after a fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that have become reflexive through years of practice. After resting in this way, you gain the same benefit that a human does from 8 hours of sleep.

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.