Tylwythau

Come ye come to summer court

Where the Tylwyth play and make their sport

Folk of humour, folk of mirth,

Faerie folk of mortal birth

-Nursery Rhyme, author unknown

Born bewtixt two worlds, the Tylwythau are mortals born under the influence of the Feywild. Perhaps you were cursed by a michievous pixie at a young age, perhaps your mother consorted with Titania, the Summer Queen, whatever the cause you now have an undeniable and inescapable connection to the fey.

Standing taller and more slender than a human, with skin that seems to shimmer in direct sunlight (or moonlight), a Tylwyth will often have another fey feature, inherited from the magical influence that created them, whether it is a short pair of antlers sprouting from their forehead, a collection of etheral pixies hovering and resting on their shoulders or a faint sound of laughter whenever they talk.

Fey Tendencies

Tylwythau take after the fey folk in their penchant for deception and trickery, they all tend to love playing pranks on others although their sense of humour may be somewhat sadistic and perhaps even downright dangerous. What begins as simple pranks turns into kidnappings, luring wild animals into villages and magically transforming people into animals (or vice versa). So it is that Tylwythau are viewed with some degree of suspicion amongst folk that are familiar with the workings of the fey.

The Two Courts

Within the Feywild there exist two kingdoms, the Seelie court, ruled by the Summer Queen and the Unseelie court, headed by the Queen of Air and Darkness. A Tylwythau's heritage is easily traceable to one of these two courts, a Seelie Tylwyth (also known as a Gwyllion) will be gregarious, light of skin and voice and quick to dance and sing, they tend to spread joy and laughter wherever they go. Unseelie Tylwythau (Elyllion) are generally more reserved and sullen, though they will spring into laughter at the misfortune of others.

Tylwyth Names

Tylwythau are typically raised by mortal parents and hence have appropriate names for normal children of that race. Occasionally a Tylwyth will pick a name for themselves that more closely fits their Fey heritage, these names will often have a meaning in the Sylvan language.

Male Names: Rhys, Iowain, Maddox

Rhys, Iowain, Maddox Female Names:Angharad, Arianwyn, Carys

Tylwyth Traits

Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 2.

Your Wisdom score increases by 2. Age. The lifespan of a Tylwyth is entirely dependent on how closely tied their environment is to the Feywild, a Tylwyth living far from the Feywild will only live as long as a human, whereas a Tylwyth living very close to or even in the Feywild could live forever if they chose to.

The lifespan of a Tylwyth is entirely dependent on how closely tied their environment is to the Feywild, a Tylwyth living far from the Feywild will only live as long as a human, whereas a Tylwyth living very close to or even in the Feywild could live forever if they chose to. Alignment. Tylwythau tend towards chaotic, with the Gwyllion more like to be good and the Elyllion more likely to be evil.

Tylwythau tend towards chaotic, with the Gwyllion more like to be good and the Elyllion more likely to be evil. Size. You are on average taller but more slender than a human, your size is medium.

You are on average taller but more slender than a human, your size is medium. Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Your base walking speed is 30 feet. Fey Trickery. Your Fey blood makes you adept at misleading others, you have proficiency in the deception skill and creatures have disadvantage when they make a skill check to determine if you are being truthful.

Your Fey blood makes you adept at misleading others, you have proficiency in the deception skill and creatures have disadvantage when they make a skill check to determine if you are being truthful. Call of the Courts. You have a certain resonance with Fey magic and can sense the nearby presence of the Feywild. You can spend 10 minutes concentrating on your surroundings to sense the presence of any fey, celestials or elementals within 10 miles, as well as locations where the influence of the Feywild is particularly strong. You regain the use of this ability after a long rest.

You have a certain resonance with Fey magic and can sense the nearby presence of the Feywild. You can spend 10 minutes concentrating on your surroundings to sense the presence of any fey, celestials or elementals within 10 miles, as well as locations where the influence of the Feywild is particularly strong. You regain the use of this ability after a long rest. Darkvision. The Fey are adapted to the eternal twilight of their realm. You can see in dim light within 60ft of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern colour in darkness, only shades of grey.

The Fey are adapted to the eternal twilight of their realm. You can see in dim light within 60ft of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern colour in darkness, only shades of grey. Languages. You can speak, read and write Common and Sylvan.

You can speak, read and write Common and Sylvan. Subrace. There are two varieties of Tywlwyth, Gwyllion and Elyllion. Choose one of these subraces.

Gwyllion

Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 1.

Your Charisma score increases by 1. Seelie Glamour. As an action you can make your body produce a burst a sunlight, any creature within 10ft of you that is not in total cover must make a DC13 Dexterity saving throw or be blinded until the end of their next turn, once you have used this feature it can't be used again until you spend at least an hour in direct sunlight.

Elyllion