These tieflings often had their own physical characteristics that set them apart. Some tieflings were not descended from mere fiends at all, but from powerful gods. Most tieflings had only one or two of these features.
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Tieflings descended from rakshasa might have furred skin or feline eyes. Some diabolic tieflings also sported goat-like legs or hooves. Some accounts even held these tieflings to cast neither shadows nor reflections. 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. The physical appearance of a tiefling often depended on the exact ancestry that spawned it, a bloodline that might have remained dormant for generations. Tiefling Bloodlines Ī tiefling descended from a devil from Stygia. They had life spans roughly 20 to 40 years longer than normal humans. Those tieflings who did reach adulthood could be expected to age at roughly the same rate. Only those tieflings with subtle features or born to someone indifferent to their appearance, either out of acceptance or cruel purpose, were likely to reach adulthood. Tieflings who had strikingly inhuman features were often killed at birth by their horrified parents or others.
This, along with their natural propensity for hiding and deceit, helped to give tieflings a reputation for thievery and duplicity. Although it was not always the case, tieflings tended to have better reflexes than their human kin. Tiefling hair was also often the same color as human hair, though dark blue, red, or purple were common shades amongst the race. Tiefling skin was usually human-like in color, though extending past normal human colors into reddish hues as well. Tieflings were, on average, just as tall as humans, from 5 feet and 6 inches to 6 feet and 2 inches (170 to 190 centimeters) and weighed just a little bit heavier at 140 to 220 pounds (64 to 100 kilograms). In many other ways, tieflings were similar to humans physically. Other, more unusual characteristics included a sulfurous odor, cloven feet, or a general aura of discomfort they left on others. 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. While some looked like normal humans, most retained physical characteristics derived from their ancestor, with the most common such features being horns, prehensile or non-prehensile tails, and pointed teeth. 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.
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