Homebrew Fiendling Species Details

As the Nine Hells are forever barred by the waters of the Advent, and the chase through the Abyss neverending, the desire for Fiends to escape to the Material plane ever grew. Even at the risk of a more permanent death by being cast into the flooded planes upon revival, the alternative of an even more dire life of constant struggle against an uncaring, ever-hungry tide drive some fiends to attempt to live in the Material Plane permanently. And thus more and more, fiends either hide in soceity or integrate through blood pacts and heirs into the Earthmotes. Unlike Tieflings, who have trickles of the fiendish ichor coursing through their veins and are well accustomed (relatively) to humanoid socieity, these "fiendlings", as those still in the abyss would call them, are just that: fiends. No matter their home, the strength of fiend blood still inside them keeps them from being biologically close to their Tiefling cousins, and with far more than just Devilish influences on their bodies.

Fiendling Traits

As a Fiendling, your character has the following traits:

Fiend

Your creature type is fiend, rather than humanoid.

Size

Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Ability Score Increase

One ability score of your choice increases by 2.

Magic Resistance

Fiends, being quite magical in nature, are thusly more resistant to those same forces. You have advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Fiendish Telepathy

While not every fiend has the capability to probe and contort the minds of others, there are quite a large number of them capable of at least lying inside one's mind. You may communicate telepathically with a creature you can see within 60ft of you, and they speak telepathically to you in return. You must share a language with the creature you are attempting to communicate with.

Family Matters

Being so close to other fiendish races gives you the opportunity to learn from them. You count as a Tiefling for the purposes of qualifying for Tiefling Racial Feats.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write in Common.