Homebrew Half-Devil Species Details

Physical Description

Half-devils are humanoids with features both human and devil. They have the form of humans, with respect to their shape of having limbs and a head on a neck. Their ears are usually pointed to a degree, though wider and sharper than an elf. When young, they may have small horns or sharp teeth. These devilish properties have chances of either being emphasized or reducing visibility as they mature. Their skin can sometimes look ashen maroon if their devilish blood is particularly strong. All half-devils are known to have slit-pupil eyes, though to a lesser degree than other creatures like fiends or dragons. Many have regular human skin tones. Often the mature half-devils are described to have more angled features, like a long nose, pointed chin, and leaner body than the regular human. these small differences sometimes are the only thing that can help identify half-devils at a glance.

History

Half-devils are the offspring of a mortal species and one of the nine greater devils of the Hells. Often times, half-devils only are seen in the levels of Hell, as they were usually killed upon birth in other places. even though they are allowed to live in the Hells, however, they are not regarded highly and are typically the subject of discrimination. Tieflings and other hellish beings alike consider half-devils inferior "half-bloods"; descendants of infernal beings who couldn't mix their devilish blood completely with their mortal bodies. Their bodies are the subject of their shameful limit, unable to fully encompass the powers other creatures have. They are a rather rare creature in the Hells, though that is possibly due to their concealment.

If a human bore a conspicuous half-devil and it was known, the child would be drowned in purified salt water and the parent would thusly become a pariah as well. Therefore, when such a child is born, they are usually kept a secret in societies. Not only humans have recorded half-devil births, but elves and dwarves and many others as well. Sometimes the child is allowed to grow into their society and remain hidden. Other times, they mature and their secret can no longer be obscured and they flee from their birthplace in the Material Realm. They keep with them what they learn from their society which raised them and wander, trying to settle and not be persecuted some day.

Society

They lack a true society due to their small number. However, they traditionally take after the parent who raised them. Half-devils find it hard to live with others due to their physical traits, so many try to hide their features. In known societies of the Material Realm, they try to imitate others within that society to fit in. Normally, that is the society where one of their birth parents chose to keep them, so they often have some claim to the traits of that lineage. However, sometimes they are misplaced, abandoned perhaps, and taken in unknowingly by another society. Half-devils are amazingly adaptable and versatile. As children growing up, their bodies are wired to gain the advantageous abilities of that around them to best aid survival. So to fit in with elves and avoid being found out and killed at a young age, the child may develop properties alike to the elven ancestry and grow immune to magical sleep. Despite this, half-devils are often found out and ousted, forced to be wanderers of a disowned race.

Half-Devil Names

Half-Devils have names either given to them by their devilish or human parent depending on who is raising them. Sometimes if they are orphaned or despised, they are given a derogatory name often linked to either their cursed devilish nature or weak mortal self.

Male: K'nukurrith, Smallsword, Bane

Female: Bratia, Cain's Wife, O'Hretia

Half-Devil Traits

Half-devils are humanoids with features both human and devil. They have the form of humans, with respect to their shape of having limbs and a head on a neck. Their ears are usually pointed to a degree, though wider and sharper than an elf.

Silent Killer

You are proficient with the stealth skill.

Age, Size, Speed and Alignment

Age - Half-devils mature around 25 and do not physically or mentally age beyond that point.

Size - Your size is Medium, unless in devil form which you are either a large or huge creature.

Speed - Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Alignment - Half-devils have received a lot of abuse, leading them to often be evil. However, some who did experience some compassion can be otherwise.

Darkvision

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.

Languages

You can speak, read and write Common and Infernal, you also get one more languages of your choice.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity is increased by 2 and you get to add 1 to another ability score of your choosing.

Hellish Ancestry

You have resistance to fire damage.

Silent Stalker

You are proficient in the Stealth skill.

Soul Keeper

When something dies within 10 ft. of you as a reaction you can capture the soul (if it has one) of that thing in a soul coin. You can burn one of these coins to get advantage on a Insight or Deception check to see your real identify. The soul coin acts as normal.