Homebrew Demon Species Details

Demons 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 of red, gray and black. Their hair, cascading down from behind their horns, is usually dark, from black or brown to dark red, blue, or purple.

Demons subsist in minuscule minorities found mostly in 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.

Demons 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, given how they're a species of traitors and torturers.

Demon Traits

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

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Demons mature at the same rate as elves but live much longer. Due to them being spiritual entities possessing a body, they tend to live around 800 to 1,500 years.

Alignment

Demons have an innate tendency toward evil, but some of them don't always end up there. Evil or not, an independent nature inclines many demons toward a chaotic alignment.

Darkvision

You can see in dim light within 60 feet in front 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.

Size

Demons are about the same size and build as humans. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 35

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Infernal as well as another language of your choice.

Hellish Transformation

Demons have the ability to change their appearance to show what they really look like.

This trait doesn’t grant any stat or hp boosts.