Biology and Appearance

Wisties, sometimes called firefolk, or flutterglows, are a sentient species native to the forest moon of Endor. They are miniscule, winged humanoids perpetually surrounded by a light-producing aura, which makes them appear as moving flames when in flight.

Wisties seem to hold latent empathetic qualities, as they appear to feed off of positive emotions.

Society and Culture

Though to other species, the Wisties appear simple, even non-sentient; in actuality, they have their own language and system of government, a matriarchy with a queen presiding as Head of State. Wisties live in swarms of over several dozen individuals, and have a very difficult time staying put for any length of time. At night, these swarms would venture into the open air, performing dazzling light shows for their own amusement.

The wisties of Endor have always maintained good relations with the Ewoks, and even helped them on numerous occasions, whether it was on hunts, or to aid them against larger threats, such as the Galactic Empire. The ewoks even have a holiday in their honor—the Festival of the Wisties.

Names

Wistie names commonly make liberal use of the "z" sound. Wisties don't use surnames.

Male Names. Tiz, Flix, Saz, Lark

Female Names. Izrina, Zaly, Rilo, Sypia

Wistie Traits

As a Wistie, you have the following special traits.

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1.

Age. Wisties stop growing at 2 years old and live about 40 years, or longer when surrounded by happy, caring individuals.

Alignment. Wisties' energetic, optimistic nature causes them to tend towards chaotic light side, though there are exceptions.

Size. Wisties stand at around 1 foot tall and weigh about 5 lbs. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Tiny.

Speed. Your base walking speed is 20 feet.

Bioluminescence. You know the light at-will tech power, but it counts as a force power for you. Wisdom or Charisma (your choice) is your forcecasting ability for this power.

Brilliant Escape. You can intensify your aura of light to throw off an attacker. When a creature you can see makes an attack roll against you, you can use your reaction to impose disadvantage on the roll. You must use this feature before knowing whether the attack hits or misses. Once you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Emotional Sustenance. Wisties can sustain themselves with the raw emotions of other creatures. You do not need to eat or drink.

Flight. You have a flying speed of 20 feet. To use this speed, you can't be wearing medium or heavy armor.

Pintsized. Your tiny stature makes it hard for you to wield bigger weapons. You can't use medium or heavy shields. Additionally, you can't wield weapons with the two-handed or versatile property, and you can only wield one-handed weapons in two hands unless they have the light property.

Puny. Wisties are too small to pack much of a punch. You have disadvantage on Strength saving throws, and when determining your bonus to attack and damage rolls for weapon attacks using Strength, you can't add more than +3.

Small and Nimble. You are too small and fast to effectively target. You have a +1 bonus to AC, and you have advantage on Dexterity saving throws.

Languages. You can speak, read, and write Galactic Basic and Wistie. Wistie is often described by other sentients as sounding like the laughter of younglings.