Yadan (Tiefling)

A race of half-demons/malignant deities, they are generally mistrusted and hated wherever they go due to familial connection to demonic entities and Gods of Gehenna and Sheol. The Yadan is generally a nomadic race of people due to extreme racial persecution against the kind they had. However, those that did manage to stay in one place suffer from racial prejudice, the odd pogrom, serfdom, or restrictive occupation standards. They are a race of artisans, blacksmiths, musicians, brewers, and dancers that enjoy living whatever lives they can.
Their origins lie in those who were sexually assaulted by demons and the Gods of Gehenna and Sheol. Their seed would corrupt any possible offspring that the mortal wished to have. It is for this reason that those who birthed a Yadan were sterilized and the Yadan were banished to wandering or the ghettos of townships in extreme cases, but in light cases, the parents of a Yadan were allowed to live in the ghetto with their children while being branded as "Tainted."
They, unlike most on Tenebra, are monotheistic and worship Captiel/Carnival as their sole diety. This brought another level of persecution upon the Yadan due to their foreign way of worship.
Their treatment would change dramatically over the course of the years following the Second Great Holy War and the decrees that the gods of the Pantheon of the Black Star brought onto the Church of the Black Star. This extends onward to the future as the sect known as the Church of Carnival.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Usually, the Yadan have demonic features of varying degrees. This contributes to the great intolerance throughout Tenebra.

Genetics and Reproduction

The chance to birth a Yadan lowers for every subsequent generation a person mixes with other races. Yet, full Yadan traits can appear in an offspring in many generations later. Yadan tend to reproduce and gestate at the same rate as their mortal ancestor.

Growth Rate & Stages

Yadan tend to grow and age at the same rate as their mortal ancestor.

Additional Information

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Due to the demonic and daemonic ancestry of Yadan, they have enhanced senses.

Genetic Ancestor(s)

• Beast and Mutant Races
• Caelestis (pl. caelestium)
• Changeling
• Dark Elves
• Dwarves
• Exile Elves
• Gnomes
• Goblins
• Gods of Gehenna
• Halfling
• High Elves
• Hobgoblin
• Human
• Kobolds
• Orcs
• Vampires
• Versipellis

Genetic Descendants

• Caelestis (pl. caelestium)

Scientific Name

Homo Daemonium

Related Organizations

• Church of Carnival