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P I X I E
Standing barely a foot tall, pixies resemble
diminutive elves with gossamer wings like
those of dragonflies or butterflies, bright as the
clear dawn and as luminous as the full moonrise.
Curious as cats and shy as deer, pixies go where
they please. They like to spy on other creatures
and can barely contain their excitement around
them. The urge to introduce themselves and
strike up a friendship is almost overwhelming;
only a pixie's fear of being captured or attacked
stays its hand. Those who wander through a
pixie's glade might never see the creatures, yet
hear the occasional giggle, gasp, or sigh.
Pixies array themselves like princes and
princesses of the fey, wearing flowing
gowns and doublets of silk that sparkle
like moonlight on a pond. Some dress
in acorns, leaves, bark, and the pelts of
tiny woodland beasts. They take great pride
in their regalia and beam with joy when they are
complimented on their ensembles.
M a gical F a erie Folk. With their innate power of
invisibility, pixies rarely appear unless they wish to be PIXIE
seen. In the Feywild and on the Material Plane, pixies Tiny f e y, neutral good
etch patterns of frost on winter ponds and rouse the
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buds in springtime. They cause flowers to sparkle with Armor Class 5
summer dew, and color the leaves with the blazing Hit Points 1 (ld4 - 1)
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hues of autumn. Speed 0 ft., fly 30 ft.
Pixie Dust. When pixies fly visibly, a shower of STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
sparkling dust follows in their wake like the glittering 2 (-4) 20 (+5) 8 (-1) 1 0 (+O) 14 (+2) 1 5 (+2)
tail of a shooting star. A mere sprinkle of pixie dust is
said to be able to grant the power of flight, confuse a Skills Perception +4, Stealth +7
creature hopelessly, or send foes into a magical slumber. Senses passive Perception 14
Only pixies can use their dust to its full potential, Languages Sylvan
but these fey are constantly sought out by mages and Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
monsters seeking to study or master their power.
T i n y T r i cksters. While the arrival of visitors piques Magic Resistance. The pixie has advantage on saving throws
their curiosity, pixies are too shy to reveal themselves against spells and other magical effects.
at first. They study the visitors from afar to gauge
their temperament or play harmless tricks on them to Innate Spellcasting. The pixie's innate spellcasting ability is
measure their reactions. For example, pixies might Charisma (spell save DC 1 2 ). It can innately cast the following
tie a dwarf's boots together, create illusions of strange spells, requiring only its pixie dust as a component:
creatures or treasures, or use dancing lights to lead At will: druidcra t
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interlopers astray. If the visitors respond with hostility, l/day each: confusion, dancing lights, detect evil and good,
the pixies give them a wide berth. If the visitors are detect thoughts, dispel magic, entangle, fly, phantasmal o rce,
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good natured, the pixies are likely to be emboldened polymorph, sleep
and more friendly. The fey might even emerge and offer
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to guide their "guests" along a safe route or invite them AC I O N S
to a tiny yet satisfying feast prepared in their honor. Superior Invisibility. The pixie magically turns n visible until
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Opposed to V i o lence. Unlike their fey cousins, the its concentration ends (as if concentrating on a spell). Any
sprites, pixies abhor weapons and would sooner flee equipment the pixie wears or carries is n visible with it.
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than get into a physical altercation with any enemy.
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