Homebrew Fey Tainted Tiefling Species Details
“But you do see the way people look at you, devil’s child.”
Those black eyes, cold as a winter storm, were staring right into her heart and the sudden seriousness in his voice jolted her.
“What is it they say?” he asked. “One’s a curiosity, two’s a conspiracy—”
“Three’s a curse,” she finished. “You think I haven’t heard that rubbish before?”
“I know you have.” When she glared at him, he added, “It’s not as if I’m plumbing the depths of your mind, dear girl. That is the burden of every tiefling. Some break under it, some make it the millstone around their neck, some revel in it.” He tilted his head again, scrutinizing her, with that wicked glint in his eyes. “You fight it, don’t you? Like a little wildcat, I wager. Every little jab and comment just sharpens your claws.”
To be greeted with stares and whispers, to suffer violence and insult on the street, to see mistrust and fear in every eye: this is the lot of the tiefling. And to twist the knife, tieflings know that this is because a pact struck generations ago infused the essence of Asmodeus—overlord of the Nine Hells—into their bloodline. Their appearance and their nature are not their fault but the result of an ancient sin, for which they and their children and their children’s children will always be held accountable.
Description
Fey tainted are quite varied in personality and outlook. Whilst they appear as a normal tieSome are beautiful and elven, with wispy, delicate features, and others resemble brutish trolls, with misshapen limbs and warty skin. They are always marked by some distinctly inhuman property, such as feathered eyebrows, goblin ears, or a propensity for speaking in rhyme.
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. 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. They have thick tails, 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 are solid colors—black, red, white, silver, or gold—with no visible sclera or pupil. Their skin tones cover the full range of human coloration, but also include various shades from the other colors of the rainbow. Their hair, cascading down from behind their horns, is as varied as their skintones.
The taint from the fey may come in various forms, some appearing more elvish, while others developing traits more akin the the brutish trolls with misshapen limbs and warty sking. They are always marked by some distinctly inhuman property. Some may find themselves glowing under the moonlight, while others might find their skin turning to bark.
Combat
Fey are not serious combatants, and find the experience a fascinating curiosity until it turns against them -- at which point they become implacably enraged. Most fey touched never have much of a need to get into combat -- an innate charm person ability keeps any potentially hostile situations to a minimum. If they are pressed, they rely on their class abilities (favoring the bard, rogue, druid, or ranger classes) to win the day.
The fey touched are immune to any external influence on their minds as well, keeping their own actions within their own control. They also tend to be quite elusive when they find it necessary.
Society
Fey tainted has no cohesive society: each fey touched is generally unique, though occasionally family lineages will form. Fey tainted can't help but attract attention, though their physical appearance often dictates how they use it -- beautiful fey tainted sample all the luxuries civilized life has to offer, while the brutish, ugly fey touched tend to favor natural environments and the wild creatures therein.
Fey Tainted Tiefling Traits
You're Tiefling has spent a significant amount of time in the feywild, leaving them tainted by the feywilds touch.Ability Score Increase
Your Wisdom and Dexterity increase by 2 and your Intelligence increases by 1
Age
Fey tainted mature at the same rate as their original race do. They however live much longer, often exceeding 1000.
Alignment
Half-elves share the chaotic bent of their elven heritage. They value both personal freedom and creative expression, demonstrating neither love of leaders nor desire for followers. They chafe at rules, resent others’ demands, and sometimes prove unreliable, or at least unpredictable.
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
Half-elves are about the same size as humans, ranging from 5 to 6 feet tall. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision
Thanks to your elf blood and 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.
Fey Ancestry
You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common, and Sylvan
Hellish Resistance
You have resistance to fire damage.
Fey Taint
You know the [Tooltip Not Found]. At 3rd level, you can cast Charm Person once per day at 2nd level. At 5th level you can cast Pass Without trace once per day. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
Infernal Legacy
You know the thaumaturgy cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast 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 spellcasting ability for these spells.
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