Homebrew Ice Tiefling Species Details

Twisted form of Asmodeus and the Gelugon

The blood of the ice devils run thicker in their veins as well as their cold and cunning nature, the ice tieflings heritage that of the Gelugon of the eighth layer of the Nine Hells. Their bodies much like the common tiefling share the characteristics of the Gelugon and Asmodeus from a sinful pact made ages ago.

Ice Devil Bloodline

Tieflings are derived from human bloodlines, and in the broadest possible sense, they still look human. However, their infernal heritage has left a clear imprint on their appearance. Ice Tieflings much like the common Tieflings 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. In some cases, their horns are made of a hard icy substance or instead have chitinous antennae. They have thick tails, sometimes covered in spikes, 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 can be solid colors—black, red, white, silver, or gold—with no visible sclera or pupil. Their skin tones cover various shades of light and dark blues, as well as black, grey and icy whites. Their hair usually starts cascading down from behind their horns, is usually dark, from black to blue or various shades of whites.

Rare and Aloof

Ice Tieflings much like other Tieflings 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.

Ice tieflings are rather uncommon, but are often mistaken for regular tieflings with blue or albino white skin. An ice tiefling can be easily spotted from their regular blue and white skinned counterparts due to their unique Gelugon features such as insect mandibles; compound eyes; a spiked tail; chitinous skin; antennae instead of horns; insectile legs; ice-blue or snow-white skin; frosty breath; cold hands; icicle horns; an aura of frigid air; body mottled with hoarfrost. 

Due to their innate cold resistant bodies, they can often be found isolated in snowy and colder climates as well as any suitable place they wish to call home.

Ice Tiefling Traits

An Ice Tielfing draws upon the power of ice devils, the insectoid fiend accustomed to frigid-cold climates of the infernal realms. These tieflings have the following additional features.

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Ice Tieflings mature at the same rate as humans but live a few years longer.

Alignment

Ice 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

Tieflings 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 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.

Frost-Hell Resistance

Thanks to your Ice Demon heritage, your body has been tempered by the harsh frozen conditions of Cania. You can resist cold damage and do not suffer the effects of extreme cold.

Frozen Lineage

You know the thaumaturgy cantrip. [3rd] You can cast frost rebuke (2nd) once per long rest. You can cast hellish icing. CHA is your spellcasting ability.

Languages

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