Tiefling Tiefling Upbringing A tiefling raised among their own kin can speak, read, and write Common and either Infernal or Abyssal. Infernal has its own written script, while Abyssal uses the Barazhad script. Tieflings are usually derived from human bloodlines, and in the broadest possible sense, they still look like their base heritage. However, their infernal heritage has left a clear imprint on their appearance. 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. 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. Their hair, cascading down from behind their horns, is usually dark, from black or brown to dark red, blue, or purple. Tieflings of the Sword Coast Due to the activities of the cult of the devil-god Asmodeus in
Tag: infernal tiefling
Alasen is an infernal tiefling from Neverwinter, but raised as a paladin in Helm’s Hold. Devoted to the Order of the Gilded Eye, she has a soft spot for children—especially orphans—and a deep hatred for fiends of any kind.