Windling

Windlings are small winged creatures. Only 18 inches in height and weighing an average of 13 pounds, windlings take to the skies by two pairs of wings similar to those of a dragonfly. While living in clans in the deepest forest, windlings regularly travel the land to gain new experiences, meet new people, and pick up styles and traditions unknown to their homes, regularly bringing them back to incorporate into clan society. While seen as pranksters, windlings often have a “live and let live” attitude, revere freedom, and abhor slavery. Their fragile natures makes windlings perceptive to dangers that larger races would not even consider as such, and their senses extend as far as the magical world, but their curiosity distracts them just as often.
If not caught unaware by too many distractions, windlings can live to their average lifespan of 170 years, but they are not considered adults before their thirties. Their appearance does not age during this time.
A windling’s skin colour matches the brightest-coloured elements of the environment in which it lives: icy white in a snow cap, the yellow and orange of meadow flowers, the glazed blue of the ceramic roof tiles of the city of Travar. Skin coloration only changes after a windling has lived in the same place for two or three months. Then, in the space of three nights, the windling’s skin changes to match its current surroundings. Windlings grow very little body hair, though their head hair can be luxurious. Their ears come to a sharper point even than elven ears.

Windling society can best be described as haphazard. Windlings often speak of a class of nobles who rule them.
Although they will obey a direct order from a noble, the social hierarchy stops there. Windlings acting on orders from their queen cannot wield authority over other windlings by virtue of these orders, but may persuade other windlings to seek out the queen to determine for themselves that the orders are legitimate. Windlings are happiest when living outdoors, taking shelter under or inside whatever nature can provide and windling magic makes comfortable.

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You might
• be more carefree than the larger ancestries, thinking of them as slow and rigid
• be very social, achieving with words where others have to pick up weapons
• gravitate towards new situations, embracing a change of pace like the social butterfly you are

Others probably
• think of you as fickle, not able to stick to a topic or issue
• appreciate your light hearted approach to life and positive attitude
• think of you as reckless, provoking dangerous situations, looking to your “big” friends to help you out

Sample Names
Aliana, Bonell, Chanbea, Duwell, Effica, Foleon, Granella, Hasoina, Iliell, Jonki, Kananaea, Luwinell, Miseff, Nonani, Oeoella, Pnaki, Quantana, Riki, Seranno, Tewika, Ueana, Vodi, Wibbels, Xaia, Yquini, Zisi
Mechanics HP: 6

Size: tiny

Speed: 20 feet

Ability Boosts
Charisma
Dexterity
Free

Ability Flaw
Strength

Languages Common. Additional languages equal to your Intelligence modifier (if it's positive).
Astral Sight
Make a perception check. If you are below a DC 20 (or on a critical failure), you take 5 damage (10 on a critical failure) as you struggle to pierce through the veil, being blinded by the astral plane. Otherwise you perceive the astral plane for 1 turn, being able to see magic items and the auras of all people near you, discerning their general emotional status. (Like the unheightened Version of Astral Sight Spell)

Increased Physical Defense
Your diminutive size poses issues to most foes, having issues hitting you. You gain +1 ability modifier to AC and reflex saving throws.

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Heritages

Blood Windling Akin to the Blood Elves, you or your parents have spent most of their life in Emain Ablach and the most corrupted parts of the Blood Wood. This corruption has eventually manifested in your body, with the petrification of the surrounding woods influencing your skin. You gain a starting HP of 8 and gain the Fast Recovery Feat. Sometimes in times of sadness, your tears will appear to be of blood.
Wildkeeper Windling Your community has devoted to saving the Blood Wood and restoring the corruption. Your life so far has been spent cleansing these and other places and you won’t stop until Mindosza has been healed. You are trained in nature and gain the Natural medicine feat, being able to restore the fauna itself with it, as well (GM discretion).
Sprite Heritages: Draxie, Luminous Sprite, Nyktera

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Feats

Access to all Sprite Feats as well as the following:
(5) Wind Dance - The sprightly and quick Windlings have been able to communicate through body language for a long time. This Feat enables you to do so and interpret the movement of other Windlings. Also, you gain: (1 Action) You roll an acrobatics check. DC 25 - Your AC increases by +1 until the start of you next turn. If an enemy misses you during that time, they are flat footed against you. Level 15: DC 40 - Your AC increases by +2.
(9) Quick Metabolism – If you rest for 10 minutes, you regain Hit Points equal to your Constitution modifier × your level. You gain this benefit in addition to any healing from Treat Wounds.
(13) Dive attack (2 Actions, Flourish requires Energize Wings) - You dive from at least 20 feet down at your foe, attacking your foe but leaves you a bit unsteady. Make a melee Strike. This counts as two attacks when calculating your multiple attack penalty. If this Strike hits, you deal an extra die of weapon damage. If you’re at least 10th level, increase this to two extra dice, and if you’re at least 18th level, increase it to three extra dice.

Related Ethnicities

• Tuatha Dé Danann