Abyssal Tiefling

Abyssal Tiefling

Tieflings are either born in the Lower Planes or have one or more fiendish ancestors who orginated there. A tiefling is linked by blood to a devil, a demon, a yugoloth, or some other Fiend. This connection to the Lower Planes is, for better or worse, the tiefling's fiendish legacy, which comes with the promise of power yet has no effect on the tiefling's moral outlook.
A tiefling chooses whether to embrace or lament their fiendish legacy.

ability score increase: Choose any +2; choose any other +1

age: 18-150

Size: Medium

speed: 30 feet

Languages: Common, +1

race features:

Darkvision. Thanks to your fiendish heritage, 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. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Fiendish Legacy.You are the recipient of a fiendish legacy that grants you supernatural abilities. At 1st level you have Resistance to Poison Damage. You also know the Poison Spray cantrip.

Starting at 3rd level you gain the ability to cast Ray of Sickness and at 5th level, you gain the ability to cast Hold Person with this trait. Once you cast the Spell with this trait, you can’t cast that Spell with it again until you finish a Long Rest; however, you can cast the Spell using any Spell Slots you have of the appropriate level. Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for the Spells you cast with this trait (choose the ability when you select the lineage).

Otherworldly Presence. You know the Thaumaturgy cantrip. When you cast it with this trait, the Spell uses the same spellcasting ability you use for your Fiendish Legacy trait.

The heartless entropy of the Abyss, the howling chaos of Pandemonium, and the vast despair of Carceri call to tieflings who have the Abyssal fiendish legacy. Horns, fur, tusks, black blood, and peculiar odors are common physical features of such tieflings, most of whom have the blood of demons coursing through their veins.