Homebrew Dwarven-Tielfing Species Details

“What plane of existence did you come from?”

“I have never met a tall blue dwarf with horns before.”

”Your temperament is like liquid rock, hot and slow moving.”

As the mixed races of a hill dwarf and tiefling , you have keen senses, deep intuition, and remarkable resilience. To be greeted with stares and whippers, even where both heritages are welcome. Tone and hellfire mixed through your bloodstream like lava from a volcano. Their appearance is a sight behold. They stand taller than a dwarf but are to short to human. Their skin tone varies from, stoney blue, emerald green, gray, or auburn.  Some have horns or tails, but none have ever been known to inherit wings. All males have some kind of facial hair.

Mixed Bloodline

Dwarven-Tieflings are derived from Dwarven bloodlines, and in the broadest possible sense, they still look dwarven, however, their infernal heritage has left a clear imprint on their appearance. Dwarven-Tieflings have medium or small 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 thin tails, four to five feet long, which sway or curl to accentuate their speech and mood. Their canine teeth are sharply pointed, and their eyes are the color of earthy stones. Their skin tones cover the full range of human coloration, but also include various shades of red. Their hair, cascading down from behind their horns, is usually dark, from black or brown to dark red, blue, white, or purple.

Hardy and stubborn 

Dwarven-Tielfings are stubborn like most dwarves but do so as they are a rare occurrence. They are very hardy do to the resistances they inherit from both ancestries.

Names

Tiefling names fall into three broad categories. Tieflings born into another culture typically have names reflective of that culture. Some have names derived from the Infernal language, passed down through generations, that reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other concept and then try to embody that concept. For some, the chosen name is a noble quest. For others, it’s a grim destiny.

Male Infernal Names: Akmenos, Amnon, Barakas, Damakos, Ekemon, Iados, Kairon, Leucis, Melech, Mordai, Morthos, Pelaios, Skamos, Therai, Adrik, Alberich, Baern, Barendd, Brottor, Bruenor, Dain, Darrak, Delg, Eberk, Einkil, Fargrim, Flint, Gardain, Harbek, Kildrak, Morgran, Orsik, Oskar, Rangrim, Rurik, Taklinn, Thoradin, Thorin, Tordek, Traubon, Travok, Ulfgar, Veit, Vondal

Female Names: Amber, Artin, Audhild, Bardryn, Dagnal, Diesa, Eldeth, Falkrunn, Finellen, Gunnloda, Gurdis, Helja, Hlin, Kathra, Kristryd, Ilde, Liftrasa, Mardred, Riswynn, Sannl, Torbera, Torgga, Vistra, Akta, Anakis, Bryseis, Criella, Damaia, Ea, Kallista, Lerissa, Makaria, Nemeia, Orianna, Phelaia, Rieta

MET WITH MISTRUST

Ignorant people tend to be suspicious of tieflings, assuming that their infernal heritage has left its mark on their personality and morality, not just their appearance. The reality is that a tiefling’s bloodline doesn’t affect their personality. They are gifted with magic from the infernal realms but chart their own course in life.

Dwarven-Tielfing Traits

Tieflings share certain racial traits as a result of their infernal descent.

Arcane Blessing

You know the mage hand cantrip. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the burning hands spell as a 2nd-level spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. When you reach 10th level, you can cast the flame blade spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Ability Score Increase

Your Charisma score increases by 1, and your Constitution score increases by 2.

Age

Dwarven-Tieflings mature at the same rate as humans but live about 100 years longer.

Size

Dwarven-Tieflings are a little smaller size and bigger build than humans. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 25 feet.

Darkvision

Thanks to your infernal 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.

Hellish Resistance

You have resistance to fire damage.

Dwarven Toughness.

Your hit point maximum increases by 1, and it increases by 1 every time you gain a level.

Languages

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