Tieflings of the Nine-Lands

Stares. Whispers. Prejudice. This is the lot of the blooded. On good days they live with insults and jeers, seeing mistrust or fear in every eye they meet. On a bad day they endure violence. All because of a pact struck generations ago with a powerful demonic or infernal entity still infuses their bloodlines with that essence. Their appearance and their nature are not their fault but the result of an ancient sin, for which they and their children and their children’s children will always be held accountable.

ABYSSAL OR INFERNAL BLOODLINES

The blooded are derived from human bloodlines, and in the broadest possible sense, they still look human. However, their heritage has left a clear imprint on their appearance. The blooded may have large horns that take any of a variety of shapes: some have curling horns like a ram, others have straight and tall horns like a gazelle’s, and some spiral upward like an antelopes’ horns. They have thick tails, four to five feet long, which lash or coil around their legs when they get upset or nervous. Their canine teeth are sharply pointed, and their eyes are solid colors - black, red, white, silver, or gold — with no visible sclera or pupil. Their skin tones cover the full range of human coloration, but also include various shades of blue, red, or white. Their hair, cascading down from behind their horns, is usually dark, from black or brown to dark red, blue, or purple.

SELF-RELIANT AND SUSPICIOUS

Blooded often subsist in small minorities found mostly in human cities or towns, often in the roughest quarters of those places, where they grow up to be swindlers, thieves, or crime lords. Sometimes they live among other minority populations in enclaves where they are treated with more respect.

Lacking a homeland, blooded know that they have to make their own way in the world and that they have to be strong to survive. They are not quick to trust anyone who claims to be a friend, but when a tiefling’s companions demonstrate that they trust him or her, the tiefling learns to extend the same trust to them. And once a blooded gives someone loyalty, the blooded is a firm friend or ally for life.

TIEFLING TRAITS

The blooded share certain traits as a result of their descent.

Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 2.

Age. Blooded mature at the same rate as humans but live a few years longer.

Alignment. Blooded might not have an innate tendency toward evil, but many of them end up there.

Size. Blooded are about the same size and build as humans. Your size is Medium.

Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision. Thanks to your 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.

Languages. You can speak, read, and write the Common dialect of your upbringing.

Subrace. Three main subraces of blooded can be found in the Nine-Lands:

Amber Tieflings are known for their guile, cunning, and sheer intellect.

Crimson Tieflings are known for their strength and sheer force of will.

Yomai Tieflings are known for their quickness and sharp claws.

Known Tieflings:

The many members of House Belloq of Southwind Keep, some of which descended from a devil they call Greatest Grandfather though they also bring in the occasional likeminded Tiefling to keep the bloodline to getting too watered down or family tree from being too knotted. One noted member is a member of the Southwind Adventurers' Guild by the name of Austenus Belloq.

A good portion of a sect of We Dark Three that were operating deep below the town of Sapphire Lake.