Lepi
Lepis are an insectoid race that resemble moths and butterflies with their long and thin bodies, antennae, and large wings. Their bodies are incredibly light, and their wings eclipse their body in size. Despite this size, most Lepi cannot fly very quickly, but can do so in near complete silence.
Lepi came into existence from mages and druids experimenting with awakening spells, and discovered that butterflies and moths were particularly receptive of the magic.
Lepi do not typically distinguish between genders, but those born male typically have more vividly colored wings than females.
Like a moth to fire
Lepi are more naturally aware of magical forces in the world, and often live in villages -or make their own- close to highly magical areas. This sense lets them naturally avoid magical traps, or identify magical items from a hoard with ease. They find themselves drawn to sources of magic by instinct, which often leads them to adventure, or an untimely death.
Lepi Names
Lepi are often named after the coloration of their wings, or a creature that has similar patterns. A Lepi of either gender may have one of these names: Luna, Atlas, Tiger, Hawk, Sulpher, Azure, or Monarch.
Lepi Traits
The Lepi have the following traits.
Ability Score Increase Your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma increases by 2, and your Dexterity increases by 1.
Age Unlike their counterparts, Lepi live on average 40 years. They can live up to a century, but their knack for finding magical trouble typically ends their life earlier.
Alignment Lepi vary greatly in alignment, and do not tend towards one or the other.
Size You are Medium or Small. You choose the size when you select this race. A Lepi's body size can range from 4 feet to 6 feet tall, with their wings adding another 1 to 3 feet on top of that. You are incredibly light, weighing in at 50 to 80 pounds.
Speed Your walking speed is 25 feet.
Beast Your creature type is Beast.
Delicate Flight You have a flying speed of 15 feet. To use this speed, you can't be wearing medium or heavy armor. While flying, you cannot use any weapon that has the heavy property.
Magical Attunement You know the prestidigitation cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the detect magic spell as a ritual.
Languages You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for your character.
Subraces
The Lepi race are incredibly varied amongst their subraces, and despite their inability to interbreed they are considered the same race due to their origin and similar abilities.
Allicio
Your wings are particularly strongly colored, and can use your wings to astonish your foes or entice creatures to do your bidding.
Flash of Color As an action, you can expand your wings to their fullest extent, causing fear or fascination in creatures nearby. Any creature within 15 feet of you that can see you must make a Wisdom saving throw or become Charmed or Frightened (you choose when you activate this ability) of you for 1 minute. You must use your action on subsequent turns to keep your wings fully extended, or the effect ends early. A creature can repeat this save at the end of each of their turns.
The DC for this ability is equal to 8 + your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma modifier + your Proficiency bonus.
Glamorous You gain proficiency in your choice of either Persuasion or Deception.
Luna
You are a Lepi who is far more comfortable in the darkness than the light, and are more in tune with magic than the others of your kind.
Darkvision 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.
Revealing Touch You know the light cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the identify spell as a ritual.
Skipper
You are particularly fast for your race, able to zip into and out of situations with astonishing speed.
Size Your size is small, with your size ranging from 3 to 4 feet tall, and your wings being as large as your body. You weigh from 35 to 65 pounds.
Flighty Your walking speed and flying speed both increase by 5 feet.
Moving Target Any attack of opportunity made against you has disadvantage.
Racial Feat
Strong Winged
Prerequisites: Lepi
Your wings have grown more powerful over the years you have used it, increasing your flying speed by 10 feet. You can also wear medium armor while flying, but it must be custom made to allow for your wings.
Additionally, when you are hit by a critical hit you can use your reaction to cause your wings to take the brunt of the attack's damage. If you do, the attack becomes a normal hit, and you can't benefit from your Delicate Flight feature as your wings become damaged. You can use this ability once, and regain the ability to do so, as well as the use of your Delicate Flight feature, when your hit points return to your maximum.