Eladrin, Revised

by astrarche

Search GM Binder Visit User Profile

Eladrin, Revised?

By @genasilesbians

An adapted version of Eladrin, combining elements of Unearthed Arcana and Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes for a more cohesive build and lore, with a bit of personal flair.

Traits

The Eladrin are elves originating from the Feywild. Typically, they are born aligned to one season and stay aligned to their season for the rest of their lives. This, however, is not always the case.

While it is uncommon, it is possible for Eladrin to shift seasons because of an emotionally traumatic event. Rarer yet, are the Eladrin born unaligned— whose seasons shift almost daily with the whim of their mood.

All Eladrin share these traits features:

  • Ability Score Increase: Your Intelligence or Charisma score increases by 1 (your choice).

  • Fey Ancestry: You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed.

  • Fey Step: As a bonus action, you can magically teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space you can see. Once you use this trait, you can’t do so again until you finish a short or long rest.

Autumn

Autumn Eladrin typically have hair in shades of oranges, blondes, browns, reds, and maroons. Their eyes tend to be along a similar scheme. They generally have an amicable or mild temperament.

  • Innate Spellcasting: You know the Friends cantrip. Your spellcasting modifier for this ability is your choice of Intelligence or Charisma.

Winter

Winter Eladrin have eyes that pierce like the chill of winter. Sometimes cold-hearted or pragmatic, their hair is commonly blond, black, or stark white.

  • Innate Spellcasting: You know the Chill Touch cantrip. Your spellcasting modifier for this ability is your choice of Intelligence or Charisma.

Spring

Spring Eladrin are vibrant, much like their affiliated season. Their eyes typically are in shades of brown, greens, blues, and occasionally yellows, with similar hair colors as well.

  • Innate Spellcasting: You know the Minor Illusion cantrip. Your spellcasting modifier for this ability is your choice of Intelligence or Charisma.

Summer

Summer Eladrin embody the vitality, energy, and heat of summer. Their palette is warm, with bright yellows, reds, golds, and oranges. They are known to be particularly energetic or quick to anger.

  • Innate Spellcasting: You know the Fire Bolt cantrip. Your spellcasting modifier for this ability is your choice of Intelligence or Charisma.

Unaligned

Unaligned Eladrin, the denomination given to the more volatile Eladrin, derogatorily known as Shifters', appearance swap at the change of their mood, often resembling the normal coloration of other Eladrin.

  • Innate Spellcasting: You may choose to align yourself with one season and gain their cantrip over a long rest. This cantrip does not have to match the appearance you are displaying.
Unusual Oddity or Genetic Quirk?

Unaligned Eladrin are extremely rare. The exact nature of why this abnormality appears is unknown.

When making an unaligned Eladrin consider the effect that their strange heritage has on them.

How are they viewed by their peers? Are they an outcast? Are they insecure? Or are they comfortable and proud of their abnormality?