Moonfolk

''“The moon does not fight. It attacks no one. It does not worry. It does not try to crush others. It keeps to its course, but by its very nature, it gently influences. What other body could pull an entire ocean from shore to shore? The moon is faithful to its nature and its power is never diminished.&quot;''

- Deng Ming-Dao, Everyday Tao: Living with Balance and Harmony

The moonfolk are an enigmatic race of humanoids, who are capable of flight and live in floating cities in the clouds. The moonfolk are most commonly known for their observant and academic nature, as well as for their otherworldly appearance. They resemble tall and elegant humans, except for their very pale skin, long ears that fall to their shoulders, flowing silver hair, and animated runes in place of eyebrows.

Observationalists
First and foremost, the moonfolk are observers. They do not like getting involved with conflict, and will often use any tools available to them to avoid combat. However, if forced into a fight, the moonfolk tend to employ spells of the abjuration, conjuration, illusion and enchantment schools of magic in order to avoid and redirect attacks, or to escape combat entirely.

Beliefs and the Moon
Moonfolk tend to worship deities of knowledge, of magic, and of the moon. The moons play a large role in moonfolk culture. It is believed that the moonfolk originate from and gain their innate abilities from the moons. It isn’t uncommon for moonfolk to wear jewelry and have foci made of moon rocks and asteroids.

Heads in the Clouds
The moonfolk commonly live in large palaces in the clouds with grand libraries and observatories dedicated to the world above and below. Information flows freely within these palaces and between the moonfolk for the advancement of knowledge. Most moonfolk believe themselves to be above the concerns and conflicts of the land dwellers, and they often appear aloof and distant to others. As a result of wanting to avoid wars and conflicts at all costs, it is notoriously difficult to gain access to a moonfolk city as an outsider, for it is protected both by magic and distance. Although it is difficult to get to a moonfolk, if you can prove to one that you are worthy of teaching or learning from, you have made a wise and lasting friend.

Moonfolk Traits
As a moonfolk, your character shares the following traits with all other moonfolk.

Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score increases by 2, and your choice of your Wisdom score or your Charisma score increases by 1.

Age. Moonfolk reach maturity around age 20 and can live anywhere from 200-250 years.

Alignment. Most moonfolk are commonly of lawful good or neutral alignments.

Size. Moonfolk average 5 to 6 feet in height. Your size is medium.

Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision. Accustomed to observation under the night sky, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. 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. Your ties to the moon make your darkvision unusual: everything you see in darkness is in a shade of blue.

Levitation. Using the gravitational magic of the moon, moonfolk naturally hover a few feet above the ground. You have a flying speed of 30 feet. To use this movement you can’t be higher than 5 feet off the ground. As a reaction to falling you may reduce the fall damage taken by an amount equal to four times your level.

Arcane Studies. Choose a 1st-level spell with the ritual tag from the wizard spell list. You can cast this spell at-will but only as a ritual. You also know one cantrip of your choice from the wizard spell list. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Enlightenment. You have proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Arcana, History, Investigation, Medicine, Nature, Perception, Persuasion, or Religion.

Languages. You can read, write, and speak Common, Soratami, and one language of your choice.