In Planescape where their origin can be found, Tieflings were planetouched, tainted by the Lower Planes;
Tieflings are a common race of humans with fiendish ancestry. They should not be confused with half-fiends, as their fiendish ancestry lies further up their family tree.The Lower Planes spits evil across the cosmos, infecting everything it touches. Sometimes it swallows people. When they come back, they come back with the Lower Planes stamped across their faces and their souls, and sometimes they come back bearing children. A child who has been touched by the Lower Planes is called a tiefling, and it's scarred from birth. Being born with a soul that's unquestionably tainted with evil will do that. The reaction a tiefling earns while growing up scars it still further. Tieflings tend to be loners, steering clear of trust and friends, living their own lives. When they do trust, they do it sparingly and only over a long period of time - and it's rare that they'll ever show it
Just a quick question: Would Tieflings being evil actually be problematic? I understand that in Forgotten Realms lore Tieflings generally have free will and choose whether to make right and wrong decisions, but would it be an issue if someone made a homebrew campaign/world where all Tieflings were evil due to their infernal and demonic heritage?
Add On: Personally, I see nothing wrong with it.
As with all things homebrew; if it bothers the players (or DM) at your table, then it's a problem. If it doesn't bother anyone (and you can be confident that they'd be comfortable sharing any objections if they felt otherwise), then it's fine.
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In Planescape where their origin can be found, Tieflings were planetouched, tainted by the Lower Planes;
As with all things homebrew; if it bothers the players (or DM) at your table, then it's a problem. If it doesn't bother anyone (and you can be confident that they'd be comfortable sharing any objections if they felt otherwise), then it's fine.
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