Few find the "legitimate" world very appealing, and instead they blossom in the seedier side of society. This includes the descendants of the former empire of Bael Turath who gained infernal form in a pact with Asmodeus, as well as the various planetouched of Faerûn who were transformed into infernal tieflings by Asmodeus during the Spellplague. Wiki Le Monde des Royaumes Oubliés (French), Creatures with a challenge rating less than 1 (3e), The one and only "Ask the Realms authors/designers thread" 3, Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition, https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Tiefling?oldid=594872. Tiefling is a Race in Pathfinder: Kingmaker available with the Wildcats DLC.To create your Champion in Pathfinder: Kingmaker you can choose between 9 types of races.Each of them has its special characteristics, choose one according to your preferences and style of play. Tieflings are the only race with both variants and subraces. Temperate[3] [10], Tieflings had an innate resistance to heat and had a hint of bloodlust that gave them a slight edge in combat. Fiendish Resilience 9. Since planar tieflings are so dissimilar from one another, they rarely feel a sense of kinship with other tieflings. [19], Other tieflings were ashamed or even frightened of their heritage and wished only to escape the shadow that lurked over them as a result. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. 1 Base Racial Traits 2 Subraces 2.1 Infernal Bloodline 2.2 Noctis Bloodline Ability Score Increase.Your Charisma score increases by 2. Black, gold, red, silver, or white (solid color, with no sclera or pupil)[1] This contradicts the Unearthed Arcana article That Old Black Magic (2015), which allows for abyssal tieflings. Distinctions They tend slightly toward a chaotic alignment, and many are evil. To a large degree, tieflings were more capable of guile than a great number of races, but these were not their dominant qualities. Some worship the fiend from whom they are descended, or a deity who that being serves. A tiefling with this trait gains resistance 5 in the chosen energy type and also gains a +1 natural armor bonus to AC. Mistreatment by the societies who raise them ironically leads some tieflings to become cruel and distrustful themselves, while others take society's distrust as a challenge to prove themselves virtuous and good. Shar, like Gargauth, appealed to those with a taste for vengeance. While some looked like normal humans, most retained physical characteristics derived from their ancestor, with the most common such features being horns, prehensile tails, and pointed teeth. 4′11″‒6′ (150‒180 cm)[7] Tieflings are the same size as humans, just slightly shorter, not counting their horns. These tieflings have the following additional features. Their appearance varies considerably, and often reflects that of their fiendish ancestor. The tiefling's hair may be green, blue, or multicolored. Size A large number of humans or humanoids with extraplanar heritage are known. [9] Such mentors often form short-lived cults of personality called schools, which inevitably collapse when the founder dies. Those descended from devils, if they are not of the blood of Asmodeus, may resemble the infernal tieflings not of Asmodeus (as mentioned above). the Tieflings are the not human nor animals, they are something else as they look like half human and half animal. Age: Tieflings will get matured at the same rate like humans but live few long years than humans. Their skin ranges from the normal human tones to a hellish red, and their eyes are featureless orbs of solid black, red, white, silver, or gold. Other FiendsAchaierai • Barghest • Canomorph (Haraknin • Shadurakul) • Hell hound • Hordling • Howler • Larva • Maelephant • Marrashi • Night hag • Nightmare • Rakshasa • Succubus • Vargouille • Yeth hound, 'Forgotten Realms' Lore: Planetouched - Tiefling, Black, gold, red, silver, or white (solid color, with no sclera or pupil). Their presence may cause a strange unease in animals or other people. Shunned and maligned by the world at large, tieflings maintain a low profile and make their livings as spies, thieves, assassins, or smugglers. Fiendish Inclination. 5e The planar opposite of a tiefling is an aasimar, a good-aligned planetouched. Many tieflings, born to human parents who possess a latent infernal bloodline, are abandoned at birth and raised by a monastery, church, orphanage, or adoptive parents. [15], Those tieflings who were religious were a varied lot, since no god held more sway over tieflings than any other, though Asmodeus, as the lord over the fiendish race of devils, may come close. 1 Base Racial Traits 2 Subraces 2.1 Infernal Bloodline 2.2 Noctis Bloodline Ability Score Increase.Your Charisma score increases by 2. [7], Tiefling hirelings have a reputation to be self-determined and disobedient. The offspring of such a creature (usually a succubus or incubus) and a human is a cambion or half-fiend. Green: Good options. Tieflings almost always possess some supernatural abilities, which vary by bloodline and on an individual level. [20] Factol Rhys of the Transcendent Order has a partial protective carapace, and her hair seems to move on its own as if blown by wind.[21]. The Abyss, Narfell,[6] the Nine Hells, the Unapproachable East, and the Old Empires Language(s) Darkvision. You know the Vicious Mockery cantrip. The tieflings who inhabit the planes of the Great Wheel are known for a particular style of scale armor created from the chitinous plates of vermin native to the Lower Planes. They preferred to use weapons that combined sharpness with speed. Soul Seer: Rare tieflings have a peculiar sight that allows them to see the state of a creature's soul. Same as humans, plus shades of red[1] However, members of other races would find that once they demonstrated friendship and trust towards a tiefling, it would quickly be reciprocated in full. Tiefling is a Race in Baldur's Gate 3. 1. An independent nature will increase many tieflings towards the chaotic alignment whether it was an evil or not. Ability Score Increase. [9] Tiefling arcane spellcasters of all kinds, however, felt a draw towards the fiendish energies of the planes and tiefling wizards commonly specialized as diviners for the purposes of seeking knowledge of the Lower Planes or as conjurers so that they might summon the dark spirits whom they called kin. For classes like cleric, monk and wizard, they might not venture out until their 20s or early 30s. [10], When facing adversity, the tiefling instinct is not to withdraw from the world, but rather to challenge it head-on. This book also introduced their good-aligned counterpart, the aasimar. Ancestral Scorn 2. Tiefling families in the traditional sense are rare. Description. They have a distinctive devil-like appearance, almost always depicted with dark pink skin, large horns, and a prehensile tail. [5], Those of Faerûn prior to the Spellplague were often killed at birth by their own parents, and most who survived in that harsh environment had a strong tendency toward evil. 4th Edition Statistics[2] Of all the common races, tieflings felt the most kinship with half-orcs, who were similarly a target of revulsion and hate. The Planewalker’s Handbook (1996)4 by Monte Cook makes it clear that mosttieflings have no idea who or what their non-human ancestor was.5It’sgenerally assumed to be some creature from the lower planes. 4. Tieflings have no unique racial language of their own. Tieflings are created in one of three ways: as a human transformed into a tiefling using powerful magic; as the offspring of an existing tiefling; or as the offspring of a human and a cambion or half-fiend. In 2019, Zeb Cook criticized the 4e instance of the tiefling which strictly defined the tiefling's origins:[60]. Tiefling is a Race in Pathfinder: Kingmaker available with the Wildcats DLC.To create your Champion in Pathfinder: Kingmaker you can choose between 9 types of races.Each of them has its special characteristics, choose one according to your preferences and style of play. [12] Tieflings were also proud and secretive by nature and possessed a dark demeanor. Ability Score Increase: Your Intelligence score increases by 1, and your Charisma score increases by 2. Tieflings tended to have an unsettling air about them, and most people were uncomfortable around them, whether they were aware of the tiefling's unsavory ancestry or not. Tieflings (and Dragonborn, many monster races, Warforged, etc) fall absolutely outside the scope of acceptable player options in a very particular type of game that's very swords & sorcery. But some of them would end at the evil. [7], They have an innate resistance to elements. Tieflings were human-based planetouched, native outsiders that were infused with the touch of the fiendish planes, most often through descent from fiends—demons, devils, evil deities, and others who had bred with humans. Tieflings are almost all evil, and hated by nearly every other race, with the result that they view non-tieflings as merely pawns in their schemes. Several books introduced variant tieflings of non-human origins. [45], Tieflings often become artists later in life. Some have a particularly tough hide, which serves as a form of natural armor. A lot. For making ranged attacks, they favor the throwing dagger and hand crossbow. Some find themselves unable to enter sanctified areas. They appear as a playable race in the Player's Handbook (2014), although they are described as uncommon. [7], Some are born knowing the Infernal language without ever having heard it spoken. Wicked Valor In Neverwinter Nights II, tiefling is a playable race and Neeshka, a femal… This edition made the biggest changes to the tiefling's lore and appearance in the race's history. Asmodeus Tiefling is a Subrace of Tiefling in Baldur's Gate 3. They have slightly better relations with half-orcs, who are likewise often misfits in society. It is known due to the touch of the fiendish planes however the real recognizable trait is the descent from demons and devils. A tiefling with this trait gains resistance 5 in the chosen energy type and also gains a +1 natural armor bonus to AC. In 2019, Zeb Cook, original creator of the tiefling, wrote about the motives which inspired the race's creation:[60]. Unique traits include smaller horns, fangs, a forked tongue, catlike eyes, cloven hooves in place of feet, scaly skin, red or dark blue skin, or a smell of brimstone. They consumed blood, blubber, bone, gristle and meat. Medium Diabolic or demonic tieflings could, besides the common horns and tails, possess a forked tongue, leathery or scaly skin, the smell of brimstone, or unusually warm flesh. Frigid Toughness. Tieflings are a race of humanoids that can occasionally be found on the fringes of Khorvaire. [11], Those of the bloodline of Asmodeus have no inborn tendency toward evil, although social rejection due to prejudice against their race leads some to reject society and its rules. 168 Monster Entry Link Simultaneously more and less than mortal, tieflings are the offspring of humans and fiends. Outsider [25], Tieflings are of similar weight and height to humans, but on average are very slightly smaller and narrower. Cambions & Tieflings []. If tieflings can be considered to have their own language, it is Infernal, the language of devils. 264, Advanced Race Guide pg. [19], In the 15th century, tieflings were most commonly found in Narfell, where the race was believed to have first appeared in ancient times,[6] and High Imaskar, though many were also welcome in Tymanther, thanks to the native dragonborns' policy of racial tolerance.  1⁄2 I know when I say, "no tieflings in my games," that's not coming from any desire to gatekeep or to lash out at the types of players that apparently gravitate to tieflings. Insidious tieflings are those that that blend in seamlessly, and do not appear to be different from other members of … Tiefling Names 5E Guide. Guess it's up to you! Tieflings are often descended from half-fiends, cambions, alu-fiends, or evil deities. They may choose a name based on its menacing sound, without actually knowing its meaning. In the PC game Planescape: Torment the player character is joined by Annah, a tiefling fighter/thief with a rat-like tail. Those sired by Mask, on the other hand, were known for their tendency to cast no reflection. You know the thaumaturgy cantrip. [50] They also make excellent warlocks,[51] and often pay homage to archfiends. Elves and orcs with fiendish heritage are known to exist but those are distinct lines and are not true tieflings. If you are using tieflings in your fantasy games, then you will need to find the right tiefling names. If a player wants to play WotC's red-devil look, I'd let them. Many tieflings live in planar cities of the [[Abyss], the Nine Hells, or other evil planes, or serve in infernal armies,[32] or as abyssal warriors in the Blood War. I like Tieflings. Your tail is now skeletal, with protruded spines and tightly stretched skin and is a natural weapon, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. 90–150 years[5] Tiefling Information [10], Tieflings, in general, didn't get along well with the other races of the world and were slow to trust others of any race, even their own. Some cast no shadow, or make no reflection. LG NG CG LN N CN LE NE CE Prerequisite: Tiefling.. Tieflings vary greatly in individual appearance from one another, depending not only on the ethnicity of the human parent, but the type of the fiendish parent. The decision to promote tiefling to a core race in D&D 4th edition is described in Wizards Presents: Races and Classes (2007). These are called planetouched. Ability Score Increase: Your Intelligence score increases by 1, and your Charisma score increases by 2. Fury of the Tainted 11. In Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn the tiefling bard NPC Haer'Daelis can join the party. The term "tiefling" usually refers exclusively to humans with fiendish blood. Choose one of the following energy types: cold, electricity, or fire. Typical tiefling fashion includes tight-fitted leggings, a vest, a tunic, and a long cape or jacket with coat-tails. Many evil tieflings who channeled their dark emotions into aggression often found themselves in the service of Cyric, as well. Your Intelligence score increases by 1. Size Favored climate They may be vulnerable to certain spells, such as spirit wrack or cacofiend, which do not normally affect humans. The following are additional subraces for the Tiefling race, which already has it's own lore. They are adaptable and resilient to hardship, and possess strong aptitude at whatever pursuit they dedicate themselves to, whether that be fighting, art, or anything else. Fiendish Facade 8. Some tieflings also had eyes that were solid orbs of black, red, white, silver, or gold, while others had eyes more similar to those of humans. [47] Tieflings are famed for their loud and howling voice in battle, particularly with the shouts of bardic magic. Natural They also possess long, thick tails and vampire-like pointed teeth. So, I was working on this, and while I was doing research, I found my way to the entry on the MM about Cambions.In the PHB, Tieflings are the descendents of human/fiend pairings, and the MM describes Cambions as the same. [18], In the late years of the 15th century, tieflings of other bloodlines began to born again, but the Asmodean lineage was still the most numerous by a wide margin at the time. Vision While creating your Character in Baldur's Gate 3, you can choose between 8 different types of races. Other tieflings allied themselves with the genasi servants of Memnon in Calimshan, where they were a valued addition to the efreeti's war against his rival Calim. 264, Advanced Race Guide pg. Alignment This racial trait replaces fiendish resistance. The reasons behind this aren't perfectly clear, but it's almost certainly because the original race was presented without subraces, and subrace mechanics were introduced in later supplements. Tieflings are widely stereotyped as wicked, cruel, and criminal individuals. [5], A few tieflings live as long as 150 years. Tieflings may be of either gender, or both, or none. The race was particularly common, however, in Mulhorand and Unther before both nations were devastated by the Spellplague,[19] though the latter's population was said to have been vastly exaggerated. [24], Tieflings mature at the same rate as humans, and tend to live approximately the same number of years,[6] commonly a few years longer. While many live up to this image, tieflings run the full range of good and evil, and vary considerably based on their bloodline and on an individual level. Bloodline of Dispater. However, their infernal heritage has left a clear imprint on their appearance. [13] Those tieflings who did reach adulthood could be expected to age at roughly the same rate. Unlike half-fiends, tieflings were not predisposed to evil alignments and varied in alignment nearly as widely as full humans, though tieflings were certainly devious. In the Abyss, corrupting magical effects can cause alteration magic to misfire, corrupting a human into a tiefling. Others learn Abyssal after a supposed demonic ancestor, although many tieflings do not truly know their ancestry, and some learn the wrong language. Choose one of the following energy types: cold, electricity, or fire. They can be found on the worlds of Toril, Oerth, and Eberron, among many others. The social rejection they typically face often leads tieflings to enter a life of crime, which futhers social prejudice against their race. Disclaimer: The views expressed in the following links do not necessarily represent the views of the editors of this wiki, nor does any lore presented necessarily adhere to established canon. A tiefling is the descendant of a union between an infernal creature and a human. Alignment: Towards the evil, the Tieflings may not have an innate tendency. Ability Score Increase. This racial trait replaces fiendish resistance. Tieflings were human-based planetouched, native outsiders that were infused with the touch of the fiendish planes, most often through descent from fiends—demons, Yugoloths, devils, evil deities, and others who had bred with humans. Tieflings who were discovered in the land often became pawns in the struggles between Thay's zulkirs, whom they served as assassins, thieves, and spies. [2] Other creatures previously defined as tieflings, such as descendants of demons or yugoloths, have been redefined as unnamed varieties of planetouched. Tiefling hair was also often the same color as human hair, though dark blue, red, or purple were common shades amongst the race. What abyssal tieflings look like, I couldn't say. [34] They likewise make up 20% of the population of Rigus,[35] and 5% of the Infernal city of Zelatar. [54], The Chalice, a holy armed company in service of the god Heironeous, have a strong bias against tieflings, and will distrust anyone who is friends with one.[55]. Some possess bat-like wings. [37], Tieflings can be found everywhere from the worlds of the material plane, though they are rare to uncommon. In many worlds, these are the most numerous type, to the extent that "tiefling" has become synonymous with them. The term "tiefling" usually refers exclusively to humans with fiendish blood. Humanoid [6], Some tieflings form merchant families, allowing them to live a life of relative safety and ease thanks to wealth and the ability to travel. Many who grow up in this environment lead a relatively sheltered and comfortable life, and are shielded from the prejudice shown to tieflings in society at large. They even roasted insects and considered raw bone marrow a delicacy. Tiefling Cook attributed the tiefling's success to their uniqueness and ability to fill a particular thematic role: Dungeons & Dragons Lore Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. At other wikis You know the thaumaturgy cantrip. These tieflings have the following additional features. Lineage Tiefling. Most tieflings called on one of the primary gods of their homeland, though there were exceptions. Medium Those of the blood of Asmodeus resist fire. [29], The skeletons of tieflings are often almost indistinguishable from humans, though at least one tiefling undead could be identified as such by vestigial bone spurs on his elbows and knees. This list of tiefling names can help you get started on your search. Male tieflings weigh the same as male humans, commonly from 146 to 200 pounds, while females are some ten pounds lighter than female humans, usually from 136 to 190 pounds.[7]. [28] Most tieflings can reproduce, with only a tiny percentage infertile. If you're interested, some more detailed lore follows: During 3.5e and earlier, there was a wide variety of tieflings. Age: Tieflings mature at the same rate as humans but live a few years longer. Blue: Fantastic options, often essential to the function of your character. Many in that society had strong fiendish blood, being the grandchildren of evil wizards and extraplanar beings such as succubi, or evil deities. [15], Tieflings were carnivores. [22] Given sufficient number of generations, it is possible for the tiefling's fiendish bloodline to breed out of their descendants entirely. Tiefling skin was usually human-like in color, though extending past normal human colors into reddish hues as well. Few tieflings were raised with the love a normal human child might expect to receive and this shaped most of the race into bitter individuals who expected eventual rejection from all whom they meet. During Adventurers League character creation, are the listed variant options always available even if the associated book is not chosen as my PHB+1? If a player wanted to play a 100% mortal looking tiefling, I'd let them. Included below is the base racial traits, for your convenience. The offspring of one of these powerful half-blooded creatures and a normal human is a tiefling. They are fiercely independent.[7]. Age: Tieflings mature at the same rate as humans but live a few years longer. Most tieflings had only one or two of these features. Medium Choose one of the following energy types: cold, electricity, or fire. [9] Their solitary, driven nature makes tieflings well suited as adventurers, wanderers, and researchers of magical lore. They may have a tail, which might be long and thin, or more like that of a horse or lizard. Demonic tieflings do exist, but they are exceptionally rare. Skin color(s) The Disguise self spell provided by Dispater & Glasya Tieflings at level 3 can be cased at will rather than once a long rest. Hello, Friends today we will know about the Tiefling names because the Tieflings are very popular all over the world. [5] Others have the additional ability to resist cold and electricity. That might be the only story they're familiar with, but anyone who knows the planes knows there's more types of tieflings (or aasimar or genasi or whatever) than there are blades of grass in Arborea. [5], They can innately cast various magical abilities, most commonly thaumaturgy, hellish rebuke, and darkness. Most tieflings are between 5 and 6 feet tall and weight between 90 and 180 pounds. [5], Female names include Cherrakia, Keberii, Seshra, Shalim, Nessis, Ventera,[50] Akta, Bryseis, Damaia, Ea, Kallista, Lerissa, Makaria, Nemeia, Orianna, Phelaia, Rieta,[23] Anakis, and Criella. Tieflings appear human at a glance, although they all possess one unnatural feature that reveals there infernal heritage. [8], Tieflings who had strikingly inhuman features were often killed at birth by their horrified parents or others. Demonic tieflings do exist, but they are exceptionally rare. 3e Tieflings were known for their cunning and personal allure, which made them excellent deceivers as well as inspiring leaders when prejudices were laid aside. Oni can terrorize those around them, but they also play an important part in the celestial bureaucracy, acting as untamed warriors, while the tamer can find their place as guards or even clerks, serving the gods for eternity. [19] The tiefling Ghienna cannot use portals and can never leave the city of Sigil, though this is a close secret. A large number of humans or humanoids with extraplanar heritage are known. Tieflings are derived from human bloodlines, and in the broadest possible sense, they still look human. The best known of these are bear the blood of Asmodeus. [10] They had life spans roughly 20 to 40 years longer than normal humans. … Their fingernails may be naturally red or black. The great city of Dis occupies most of Hell's second layer. With otherworldly blood and traits to match, tieflings are often shunned and despised out of reactionary fear. Their teeth may be pointed, or they may have vampire-like fangs. [10] The takeover by Szass Tam, however drove many out of the region. [8] Tieflings were known for their cunning and personal allure, which made them excellent deceivers as well as inspiring leaders when prejudices were laid aside. Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix III, Interviews about Tieflings with Planescape Designers Zeb Cook and Colin McComb, https://dungeonsdragons.fandom.com/wiki/Tiefling?oldid=24500. They feel surprisingly comfortable carrying an unholy weapon.[6]. Perkins suggests that the weapons define tiefling culture, serrated and jagged to cause maximum pain and injury. You have resistance to cold damage. The same goes for aasimar. [5] Some of the less common bloodlines cast different spells, including vicious mockery, charm person, enthrall, burning hands,[4] deeper darkness, protection from good, bane,[6] chill touch, mirror image,[14] summon swarm, know alignment, pyrotechnics, misdirection, invisibility, detect magic, comprehend languages, blur, vampiric touch, and numerous others. These tieflings often had their own physical characteristics that set them apart. Infernal, not abyssal. These too are historically called tieflings, although they are rare in Faerûn since the Spellplague, a magical cataclysm which transformed all tieflings there into those of the blood of Asmodeus.[4]. If a player wanted to play a 100% mortal looking tiefling, I'd let them. Tieflings were human-based planetouched, native outsiders that were infused with just a touch of fiendish blood, most often through descent from fiends—demons, devils, evil deities, and others who had bred with humans. They may have small horns on their forehead or temples, or a single horn on their forehead. [25], Tiefling male names of the Infernal line include Gooruth, Kharkuk, Mexil, Takkak, Veximitron, Zarek,[50] Akmenos, Amnon, Barakas, Damakos, Ekemon, Iados, Kairon, Leucis, Melech, Morthos, Pelaios, Skamos, Therai,[23] and Mordai. Size If anything influences the growth of these horns, it is the stars or the flippant will of dark gods. Tieflings are a fictional race in the Dungeons and Dragons role playing game. Have no reflection in mirrors their ancestry is considered a faux pas their heritage: red eyes or the.... 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