Homebrew Drow Tieling Species Details

 

Hiding beneath the surface of regular society the drow and tieflings share a common bond. In this shared dark nature sometimes love can bloom, resulting in a common underworld cross-breed of the drow tiefling, a being made in the darkness that is not suited for the light.

Semi-Infernal Bloodline

With the Infernal bloodline being diluted half-tieflings only receive some traits from their ancestors. Where Tieflings have large horns, a drow tielfing will have none, or mal and undeformed horns, the same going for tails. However some traits always stick, like the sharp canine teeth of their tiefling parent and the solid colour eyes with no visible sclera or pupil. Their skin tones cover the full range of human coloration, but also include various shades of red. 

Self-Reliant and Suspicious

Inheriting the hatred from their parents races drow tieflings grow up often in the roughest quarters of cities and towns, where they become swindlers, thieves, or crime lords. Sometimes they live among other minority populations in enclaves where they are treated with more respect.

Lacking a homeland, drow tieflings 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 companion demonstrates that they trust him or her, they extend the same trust becoming a firm friend or ally for life.

Drow Tiefling Names

Drow tielfing names fall into three broad categories: 1) Traditional tiefling names 2) traditional drow names and 3) more modern virtue names. These names reflect one side or both of their heritage, however, some drow tieflings grow and change their name to help them blend in with one or the other side of their family.

 

MUTUAL MISTRUST

Dealing with both the mistrust of their tiefling side and drow side many drow tieflings are shunned from the world or are barely tolerated. Years of dealing with mistrust does leave its mark drow tieflings, and they respond to it in different ways. Some choose to live up to the wicked stereotype, but others are virtuous. Most are simply very aware of how people respond to them. After dealing with this mistrust throughout youth, a drow tiefling often develops the ability to overcome prejudice through charm or intimidation.

Drow Tieling Traits

Drow tielings share some traits in common with their drow ancestors and some with their tieflings, making them unique and versitlie.

Ability Score Increase

Your Intelligence score increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 3.

Age

You age the same speed as most tielfings. Tieflings mature at the same rate as humans but live a few years longer.

Alignment

Tieflings might not have an innate tendency toward evil, but many of them end up there. Evil or not, an independent nature inclines many tieflings toward a chaotic alignment.

Size

Drow tieflings are generally small ranging from 4' to 5'2. ur size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Sunlight Sensitivity

You have disadvantage on attack rolls and wisdom (perception) check when you, the target of your attack, or what you are trying to perceive is in direct sunlight.

Superior darkvison

Drow Tielings have the ability to see in total darkness, with no limitation on the range of vision. Terrain, distance, and line of sight are the only limitations. 

Languages

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

Hellish Resistance

You have resistance to fire damage.

Infernal Legacy

From your semi-infernal bloodlinen you inhereit the thaumaturgy cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the faerie fire and the hellish rebuke 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 5th level, you can cast the darkness spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spell casting ability for these spells.