Tiefling
Simultaneously more and less than mortal, tieflings are the offspring of humans and demons or fiends or commonly referred to by the Aegir as Bjurdans. In All-Tajar however, tieflings are typically sired by either the elemental god of air Hawa or the elemental god of fire Ahmar of Al-Tajar and are considered to be gods blessed.
With otherworldly blood and traits to match, tieflings are often shunned and despised out of reactionary fear. Most tieflings never know their fiendish sire, as the coupling that produced their curse occurred generations earlier. The taint is long-lasting and persistent, often manifesting at birth or sometimes later in life, as a powerful, though often unwanted, boon. Despite their fiendish appearance and otherworldly origins, tieflings have a human's capacity of choosing their fate, and while many embrace their dark heritage and side with fiendish powers, others reject their darker predilections.
Though the power of their blood calls nearly every tiefling to fury, destruction, and wrath, even the spawn of a succubus can become a saint and the grandchild of a pit fiend an unsuspecting hero. The creatures of the depths of the hells do not limit their foul miscegenation to humanity. Elves and dwarves all have tales of tieflings in their histories, and those who appear among them now often suffer even greater stigma than those born to humans. Other humanoids see tieflings in their midst as well. Many of the monstrous races of the world have demonic origins. Ogres, orcs, half-orcs, goblins, and other creatures that call upon the powers of the evils are equally likely to see tieflings living among them, but unless a given race holds to a code of racial purity, tieflings are far less likely to be shunned by such populations.
No two tieflings look alike; the blood running through their veins manifests inconsistently, granting them an array of traits. One tiefling might appear as a human with small horns, a barbed tail, and oddly colored eyes, while another might manifest a mouth of fangs, tiny wings, and claws, and yet another might possess the perpetual smell of blood, foul incenses, and brimstone. Typically, these qualities hearken back in some way to the manner of fiend that spawned the tiefling's bloodline, but even then the admixture of human and fiendish blood is rarely ruled by sane, mortal laws, and the vast flexibility it produces in tieflings is a thing of wonder, running the gamut from oddly beautiful to utterly terrible.
Native Outsider: Tieflings are outsiders with the native subtype. Medium: Tieflings are Medium creatures and receive no bonuses or penalties due to their size. Normal Speed: Tieflings have a base speed of 30 feet. Darkvision: Tieflings see in the dark for up to 60 feet. Skilled: Tieflings gain a +2 racial bonus on Bluff and Stealth checks. Tieflings of specific bloodlines (see below) gain a +2 bonus on different skill checks as indicated. Spell-Like Ability: Tieflings can use darkness once per day as a spell-like ability (with a caster level equal to the tiefling’s character level). Tieflings of specific bloodlines (see below) gain different spell-like abilities. Fiendish Resistance: Tieflings have cold resistance 5, electricity resistance 5, and fire resistance 5. Fiendish Sorcery: Tiefling sorcerers with the Abyssal or Infernal bloodlines treat their Charisma scores as 2 points higher for the purposes of all sorcerer class abilities. Languages: Tieflings begin play speaking Common and either Abyssal or Infernal. Tieflings with high intelligence scores can choose from the following languages: Abyssal, Draconic, Dwarven, Elven, Goblin, Infernal, and Orc.
Demon-Spawn delight in destruction, especially while unleashing their havoc on what others consider valuable or precious. Perhaps because of this volatility, others tend to simply defer to demon-spawn, an act that often grants them the dominance they crave. Ancestry Demon (Bjurdir) Typical Alignment CE Ability Modifiers +2 Str, +2 Cha, –2 Int Alternate Skill Modifiers: Disable Device, Perception Alternate Spell-Like Ability Demon-Spawn gain shatter as a spell-like ability.
Al-Tajaran Tieflings are considered to be of divine birth in Al-Tajar even though they are still born from elemental demons. These Tieflings typically sport either bright Blue or Red Skin, depending on which Elemental they were sired from. The Blue fomes from Hawa Elemental Goddess of Air. Ancestry Elemental Demon of Air Typical Alignment NE Ability Modifiers +2 Dex, +2 Cha, –2 Str Alternate Skill Modifiers: Acrobatics, Perception Alternate Spell-Like Ability Al-Tajaran Blue gain Misdirection as a spell-like ability.
Al-Tajaran Tieflings are considered to be of divine birth in Al-Tajar even though they are still born from elemental demons. These Tieflings typically sport either bright Blue or Red Skin, depending on which Elemental they were sired from. The Red come from the elemental demon of Fire. Ancestry Elemental Demon of Fire Typical Alignment CE Ability Modifiers +2 Str, +2 Wis, –2 Cha Alternate Skill Modifiers: Intimidate, Survival Alternate Spell-Like Ability Al-Tajaran Blue gain Pyrotechnics as a spell-like ability.
No two tieflings look alike; the blood running through their veins manifests inconsistently, granting them an array of traits. One tiefling might appear as a human with small horns, a barbed tail, and oddly colored eyes, while another might manifest a mouth of fangs, tiny wings, and claws, and yet another might possess the perpetual smell of blood, foul incenses, and brimstone. Typically, these qualities hearken back in some way to the manner of fiend that spawned the tiefling's bloodline, but even then the admixture of human and fiendish blood is rarely ruled by sane, mortal laws, and the vast flexibility it produces in tieflings is a thing of wonder, running the gamut from oddly beautiful to utterly terrible.
Races and Racial Traits
Native Outsider: Tieflings are outsiders with the native subtype. Medium: Tieflings are Medium creatures and receive no bonuses or penalties due to their size. Normal Speed: Tieflings have a base speed of 30 feet. Darkvision: Tieflings see in the dark for up to 60 feet. Skilled: Tieflings gain a +2 racial bonus on Bluff and Stealth checks. Tieflings of specific bloodlines (see below) gain a +2 bonus on different skill checks as indicated. Spell-Like Ability: Tieflings can use darkness once per day as a spell-like ability (with a caster level equal to the tiefling’s character level). Tieflings of specific bloodlines (see below) gain different spell-like abilities. Fiendish Resistance: Tieflings have cold resistance 5, electricity resistance 5, and fire resistance 5. Fiendish Sorcery: Tiefling sorcerers with the Abyssal or Infernal bloodlines treat their Charisma scores as 2 points higher for the purposes of all sorcerer class abilities. Languages: Tieflings begin play speaking Common and either Abyssal or Infernal. Tieflings with high intelligence scores can choose from the following languages: Abyssal, Draconic, Dwarven, Elven, Goblin, Infernal, and Orc.
Bjurdan Demon Spawn
Demon-Spawn delight in destruction, especially while unleashing their havoc on what others consider valuable or precious. Perhaps because of this volatility, others tend to simply defer to demon-spawn, an act that often grants them the dominance they crave. Ancestry Demon (Bjurdir) Typical Alignment CE Ability Modifiers +2 Str, +2 Cha, –2 Int Alternate Skill Modifiers: Disable Device, Perception Alternate Spell-Like Ability Demon-Spawn gain shatter as a spell-like ability.
Al-Tajaran Hawan
Al-Tajaran Tieflings are considered to be of divine birth in Al-Tajar even though they are still born from elemental demons. These Tieflings typically sport either bright Blue or Red Skin, depending on which Elemental they were sired from. The Blue fomes from Hawa Elemental Goddess of Air. Ancestry Elemental Demon of Air Typical Alignment NE Ability Modifiers +2 Dex, +2 Cha, –2 Str Alternate Skill Modifiers: Acrobatics, Perception Alternate Spell-Like Ability Al-Tajaran Blue gain Misdirection as a spell-like ability.
Al-Tajaran Ahmaran
Al-Tajaran Tieflings are considered to be of divine birth in Al-Tajar even though they are still born from elemental demons. These Tieflings typically sport either bright Blue or Red Skin, depending on which Elemental they were sired from. The Red come from the elemental demon of Fire. Ancestry Elemental Demon of Fire Typical Alignment CE Ability Modifiers +2 Str, +2 Wis, –2 Cha Alternate Skill Modifiers: Intimidate, Survival Alternate Spell-Like Ability Al-Tajaran Blue gain Pyrotechnics as a spell-like ability.
Bjurdan Demon Spawn
Al-Tajaran Blue
Al-Tajaran Red
