Penumbrian Tieflings

The Penumbrian Tieflings are a subspecies of the greater tiefling umbrella, native to the planet Penumbros from Gravity Star. It is commonly believed that the Penumbrian tieflings descended from humans, but it is unclear if their evolution came from evolving to adapt to fight/evade the local demons, or a result of the two species interbreeding.
== Biology ==
Penumbrian tieflings are pale blue humanoids with often dark hair with horns and long tails. Their horns vary in length depending on age and genetics. There are usually two horns, thin and sharp akin to elephant tusks, however in rare edge cases, more or less horns have been observed and different textures have been observed. These horns can break, and will not grow back if broken. The tips of their tails can either be a sharp point made from bone and cartilage, or a fluffy tuft of hair akin to that of a lion.
Penumbrian tieflings, thanks to their demonic heritage akin to the standard tieflings, are resistant to fire and do not burn. It is unknown whether or not they are able to manipulate fire like some of their cousins. Penumbrian tieflings are by nature quite agile and elusive, likely to outpace the demons' brute strength. It is unknown if the Penumbrian tieflings have any adaptations suited for the foggy, swampy nature of Penumbros.
== History ==
=== Elizabeth Tarkin and Shadowcast ===
The demons had long ravaged the tieflings of Penumbros, and eventually one of them, Elizabeth Tarkin, led the charge to fight them off. When Gravity Star came to Penumbros' aid, they opted to build a facility to create an army of clones of Elizabeth to do her job even long after she's gone. With this, the Penumbrian tieflings lived in peace for the most part, but still greatly fear the demons.
=== Gravity Star Campaign ===
The first Penumbrian tiefling the team encountered was 086, one of their own. She aided them throughout the campaign's events, and reunited with her Sisters when they aided Penumbros in stopping the Martyrian Puppetmaster from amassing a demon army. During this escapade, 002 was captured, but 014, the then-acting commander, was able to aid Gravity Star in stopping the Puppetmaster, seeking to find what happened to 002, and later recovered her.
== Behavior ==
Penumbrian tieflings vary greatly in their behavior from individual to individual, much like humans. Some are more aggressive and brash, and others are more skiddish and flighty. There is not a consistent set of personality traits among the Penumbrian tieflings.
== Known Instances ==
* Elizabeth Tarkin and the Sisters:
** 002
** 014
** 086
** 127
* Several Penumbrian citizens Gravity Star encountered
== Trivia ==
* The tieflings were the first fantasy race integrated into Gravity Star's universe by FennekinGalaxy, starting the idea of evolution from humans through combat, survival, or interbreeding.
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