Homebrew Elemental Tiefling* Species Details

Elemental Bloodline

Most elemental tieflings are a result of the bonding of Tiefling and Genasi, both half-human races(most of the time) whose offspring in this circumstance would be the Elemental Tieflings. They take after both of their heritages, but their primordial heritage especially has left a clear imprint on their appearance. While infernal Tieflings have large horns that resemble their more fiendish qualities, Elemental 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. 

Self-Reliant

Elemental Tieflings exist very rarely in the wilds of the world, where the bridges between the material planes and their respective elemental planes are weakest. Similar to Genasi, they can withstand many of the elemental forces that their relatives were born from. 

Lacking a homeland, elemental 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 tiefling of the element’s companions demonstrate that they trust him or her, the tiefling learns to extend the same trust to them. 

These relatives of the Genasi rarely lack confidence, seeing themselves as equal to almost any challenge in their path. This certainty might manifest as graceful self-assurance in one elemental Tiefling and as arrogance in another. Such self- confidence can sometimes blind them to risk, and their great plans often get them and others into trouble.

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Elemental Tiefling* Traits

Elemental Tieflings share certain racial traits as a result of their combined infernal and elemental descent.

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

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

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.

Languages

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