Leprechaun

Widely known but shrouded in rumour and myth, leprechauns are diminutive lesser fey who live in remote places. In the minds of most non-fey, they are jolly little men in green finery who guard treasure in a pot at the end of a rainbow; in fact, leprechauns are mischeivous but mostly solitary, generally prefer to wear red, and conjure illusory gold in order to get treasure-hunting mortals off their backs.

Leprechauns originated as "defective" sons of powerful fey beings - small and stunted, lacking their parents' vast magical abilities, exiled from the Feywild to save their parents embarassment. Those banished leprechauns occasionally broke their solitude to have children with other lesser fey beings, and now, centuries later, leprechauns have become a self-sustaining species in their own right. Most leprechauns live on isolated homesteads, either alone or with their immediate family, and the idea of "trooping" in larger groups is nearly unheard of. The average leprechaun resembles a human or halfling around 3 feet tall, with pointed ears and round, pleasant features. Many leprechauns have red hair, but many also have black, brown, or occasionally blonde. Most have pale or ruddy complexions, but some appear more tanned. Most male leprechauns grow facial hair, but rarely wear it as long or elaborate as that of dwarves. Leprechauns have a distinct preference for red clothing, though some do in fact wear green, particularly if they are going among other species.

Leprechaun
Ability Score Increase: Your Intelligence increases by 2 and your Dexterity increases by 1.
Age: Leprechauns mature at a similar rate to humans but live much longer, reaching adulthood at around 18 and living up to 600 years. They tend to appear prematurely aged once they pass young adulthood.
Alignment: Leprechauns are often mischievous and unscrupulous, but are usually not malicious and mostly value their peace and solitude. Most are Neutral.
Size: Most Leprechauns stand around 3 feet tall. Your size is Small.
Speed: 25 ft.
Languages: You can speak, read, and write Sylvan and Common.
Fey Nature: Your creature type is fey rather than humanoid.
Shoemaker: You are proficient with cobbler's tools.
Leprechaun's Magic: You know the cantrips shillelagh and minor illusion. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for these cantrips.
Hidden Step: As a bonus action, you can magically turn invisible until the start of your next turn or until you attack, make a damage roll, or force someone to make a saving throw. Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you finish a short or long rest.
Fool's Gold: As an action, you can magically produce a number of coins of gold value equal to your level; for example, at 1st level, you can create up to 1 gold piece, 10 silver pieces, or 100 copper pieces; at 2nd level you can create 2 gold pieces, etc. This coinage is almost indistinguishable from real money, and requires an Investigation check (DC 13 + your proficiency bonus) to discern its true nature. Your fool's gold disappears after a number of minutes equal to your Proficiency bonus. When you use this ability, you may also produce a small metal cauldron to hold the coins, which disappears along with the coins. Once you use this ability, you cannot do so again until you finish a short or long rest.

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