Homebrew Cambion (Acererak) Species Details

Born of hellish blood, Acererak is the progeny of a fiend and a human. Acererak was born evil, his soul marked by the corruption of the lower planes—he is wicked, ruthless and horrifying, combining the worst traits of his mortal mother with the cruelty of his fiendish father. Acererak is the embodiment of the worst fears of the common folk.

Of Devils and Demons

Unlike tieflings, who usually possess fiendish traits from an ancient pact their ancestors made, cambions are the direct children of a fiend and a mortal. The fiend can be of any kind, devil or demon, with the mortal humanoid also of any race. These unions are most common between a succubus/incubus and a human. 

Cambions inherit traits from both of their parents, but almost always have some form of horns, bat-like wings and a leathery tail. Their skin tone is most commonly a vibrant, blood red, with their eyes usually an insidious sulfur-yellow. However, their coloration and fiendish aspects can vary wildly — from black, yellow or blue skin, to hooves instead of feet, to extra digits and eyes. They can possess otherworldly beauty or be entirely grotesque.

Those born of devil's are strictly lawful, and serve greater devils in the Nine Hells. The cambions born of demons are extremely chaotic, and battle for a place in the Abyss with nothing more then their own heinous strength. Most cambions, those born of succubi/incubi, fall anywhere in-between in terms of alignment, and may be raised in either fiendish plane. Alternatively, a cambion is raised in the Material Plane by their mortal parent, who helplessly watches on as their child inevitably commits increasingly cruel and horrific acts.

Regardless of where they were raised, all cambions are born with a sense of overwhelming of ambition, and an entitlement to rule over mortals. An entitlement that can very much lead to reality unless stopped, beginning with the forming of small gangs and groups before masterminding large uprisings.

Cambion Names

Cambion names vary as much as their appearances may, with each kind of fiend or mortal who raises them each following their own naming traditions. If your cambion was raised by its mortal parent, choose a name from that race such as from humans, elves or dwarves.

Male Cambion Names: Amakas, Corucil, Garamos, Hiraken, Mathistor, Skathos, Vorikar

Female Cambion Names: Arista, Bethlin, Grelisail, Jameia, Lorianna, Narakisi, Zakaria 

Cambion (Acererak) Traits

Your cambion has gifts from its fiendish descent.

Ability Score Increase

Your Intelligence and Charisma are 16.

Age

Cambion mature at the same rate as humans and can live to be 300 years old.

Size

Cambions stand at roughly the same height as a human when fully grown, although both their fiendish and humanoid parents' sizes may influence this to see them end up slightly shorter, or taller. Your size is medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Flight

You have a flying speed of 60 feet.

Darkvision

Born of fiendish blood, 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.

Fiendish Presence

For all intents and purposes you count as a standard, living creature and not a fiend. However, certain spells and effects that specifically deal in detection instead count you as a fiend. These include detect evil and good and a paladin's Divine Sense. The blood of the lower planes lives in you.

Infernal Resistance

You have resistance to cold, fire, lightning, and poison damage. You also have resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks.

Hellish Tricks

At 3rd level you begin to unlock the powers of your hellish ancestry. You learn the following spells and can cast them thrice with this trait and regain all uses when you finish a long rest: alter self, command, detect magic. Your spellcasting ability is Charisma.

Hellborn Power

When you reach 5th level you gain further mastery over the wicked powers of your malefic descent. You learn two fiendish spells. You can cast the hellish rebuke and darkness spells at 2nd-level three times with this trait and regain all uses when you finish a long rest. You can also cast the plane shift spell on yourself once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Your spellcasting ability is Charisma.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Abyssal, Common, and Infernal.