Tieflings were human-based planetouched, native humans that were infused with the touch of the fiendish planes, most often through descent from devils who had bred with humans. Tieflings were known for their cunning and personal allure, which made them excellent deceivers as well as inspiring leaders when prejudices were laid aside.
Physical Traits
Anatomy and Morphology
Some tieflings looked like normal humans, most retained physical characteristics derived from their ancestor, with the most common such features being horns, non-prehensile tails, and pointed teeth. Some tieflings also had eyes that were solid orbs of black, red, white, silver, or gold, while others had eyes more similar to those of humans. Other, more unusual characteristics included a sulfurous odor, cloven feet, or a general aura of discomfort they left on others.
In many other ways, tieflings were similar to humans physically. Tieflings were, on average, just as tall as humans, from 170‒190 cm and weighed just a little bit heavier at 64‒100 kg. Tiefling skin was usually human-like in color, though extending past normal human colors into red, blue or purple hues as well. Tiefling hair was also often the same color as human hair, though dark blue, red, or purple were common shades.
Genetics and Reproduction
Tieflings reproduce the same as humans. They develop at the same rate reaching early addulthood after 20 years and can live 20-40 years longer than humans. A tiefling is born when the child has infernal magic in their bloodline, either from a tiefling parent or other devilish influence in their ancestry. Tiefling bloodlines are able to skip multiple generations, and sometimes a tiefling child is born to parents that have no clear connection with the
Nine Hells.
Habitat
Tieflings are similarily addaptable as humans and are able to live almost everywhere. They are more succeptable to magical energies in their environment, especially to sources of divine power, which can ifluence their minds and souls in a mirad of ways.
Diet
Tieflings eat the same things as humans.
Sapient Traits
History
Tieflings have exsited on the World for close to five centuries, with the comming of Babylon, and the Pact of the Blood War.
Babylon, the First Devil was able to gain influence on the World by first secucing humans into making a pact with him, and since then Tieflins became linked with the blood of humanity. The Lords of the
Nine Hells use tieflings to exert their divine influence onto the World, although the tiefling is rarely a willing participant in such schemes. Tieflings do not have their own societies since they are born to humans and do not have to numbers to culturally separate themselves. However, tieflings do tend to leave their homes to find fortune elswhere and often find the company of likeminded tieflings when they do.
Manerisms
Tieflings had a number of abilities gifted to them by their fiendish heritage. By and large, tieflings were alluring and intelligent creatures, with a seductive aura in spite of their obviously fiendish ancestry. Most tieflings were aware from an early age that they were different from others around them, and were given to strange urges and desires because of their unusual ancestry. How a family would react to the birth of a tiefling child depends on the culture they were born in. Some cultures see the birth of a tiefling as sign of potential, while others fear and mistrust the child. Regardless, tieflings rarely feel truely at home in with their families, since they can always hear the whispers of their fiendish ancestors in their minds. Most choose to leave their homes, and live a life of adventure instead.
Ways of Thinking
Tieflins are aluring and pasionate. They have the following mental traits:
- Always the Outsider
- Wispers in your Mind
- Seductive
Naming Conventions
Dependent on culture. Infernal is a smooth language that sound rough but suave when spoken, and many tieflings choose an Infernal nickname.
Beauty/Gender Ideals
Tieflings have the same gender and beauty ideals as humans. Some tend to emphesise their fiendish features when they feel comfortable expressing them. Others who wish to blend in with humans often cover those features up.
Relationship Ideals
Tieflings are loners, who's thoughts isolate them from those around them. They tend to make few friends, and often have little qualms about severing those connections.
Ancestry Traits
Size
Medium
Speed
30 ft. walking
Darkvision
60 ft.
Ancestral Language
Infernal
Hellish Resistance
You have resistance to fire damage.
The Devil's Tongue
You gain proficiency in Persuation and Deception. If you already have proficiency in these skills, you gain expertese in that skill instead.
Tiefling Bloodline
See Mordekeinen's Tome of Foes, you only gain the spellcasting ability.
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