5e D&D Character Idea - Tiefling

Idea for your next character, an NPC, members of an adventuring party or a backup character
They are associated with the powers of hell, overcoming adversity and dark pacts. Can give an exotic heritage, a distinctly non-human look or an anti-hero vibe.

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Astar is a tiefling Warlock

Background - Soldier
Family - Your entire family traveled the lands with a few wagons. You were welcomed as entertainers and traders, moving on after a week or so. Your grandparents are still in charge and keep in contact.
Distinctive Appearance - I can only grow hair along my tail and horns

Trait - I feel empathy for all of those cursed like I am
Ideal - Aspiration. You can't help where you came from, but you can choose the person you want to be
Bond - My destiny is there for me to fulfill if I have the courage to act it out
Flaw - I can't resist a challenge

Trinket - A book detailing a fiend destroyed 100 years ago
Interested Fiend - Nidriss is a horned devil served by several yulogoth mercenaries. Nidriss owes a great debt to the owner of an infamous inn and seeks ways to slay them.
Possible devilish trait - I love to don disguises and different personalities (Dispater)
Possible Pet - Redcap is an elderly mole. They are old and it shows


Vapula is a female tiefling Rogue

Background - Folk Hero
Family - You were orphaned young but extended clan have looked after you. No one told you about your parents for years and received a mixed education. One of your treasured possessions belonged to them
Distinctive Appearance - I have eyes that change color to match my emotions

Trait - When I grow angry or jealous I blame it on the fiendish blood of my great-grandparent.
Ideal - People. The people around me are all that matter, not ideals
Bond - I make new friends wherever I go
Flaw - I flaunt my heritage at the most unfortunate of times

Trinket - A burnt ivory amulet displaying the rune for "Fire". It is a good luck charm
Interested Fiend - Cantriin is a greater devil who claims to have been an infamous tiefling warlock. They have pacts with many mortals and takes great interest in those marked as descendants
Possible devilish trait - My plans always seem to go wrong (Baalzebul)
Possible Pet - Milo is a playful horse. They love to play with children


Astar is a male tiefling Warlock

Background - Urchin
Family - Your adopted parents raised you, moving from village to village. Then last spring they went missing, leaving a family heirloom
Distinctive Appearance - My horns sway, moving with any wind

Trait - I am afraid to sleep because of what dwells in my dreams
Ideal - Freedom. Everyone should be able to walk their own path
Bond - I grew up among those of another kind and they are my true family
Flaw - I flaunt my heritage at the most unfortunate of times

Trinket - A long bone marked with the words “Chaos”, “Glory” and “Betrayal” in Infernal
Possible devilish trait - I have a love for battle (Zariel)
Possible Pet - Slick is a happy donkey. They regard everything as possible food


Bane is a male tiefling Ranger

Background - Entertainer
Family - One of your uncles destroyed an artifact. You and your siblings have grown up hearing of their deeds and seek to follow them
Distinctive Appearance - My horns sway, moving with any wind

Trait - I always keep an eye out for trouble. It has a way of finding me
Ideal - Charity. There are always those worse off than me and I try to help those
Bond - My family is promised to a fiend. I hope to break that bond
Flaw - I am willing to sell my soul for the right price

Trinket - A book detailing a fiend destroyed 100 years ago
Interested Fiend - Belvistos is a pit fiend known for gluttony and excess. They are served by a cult of starving humans who give up all they own searching for ways to summon the fiend.
Possible devilish trait - I am always thinking of schemes to deal with those I dislike (Glasya)
Possible Pet - Happy is an unique sea mammal. They wear a small bell or other item that makes a noise


Abad is a male tiefling Warlock

Background - Soldier
Family - you have seven brothers. Your mother is a skilled mystic and looked after you
Distinctive Appearance - I have mottled red and orange skin that sheds every few days

Trait - I lie about almost everything, even when there's no good reason to
Ideal - Responsibility. It is the duty of all people to make the world around them a good place
Bond - I will sell my soul for the one I love
Flaw - I'm always in debt to someone or something

Trinket - A pair of hollow brass horns linked by a chain meant to be worn by a tiefling
Interested Fiend - Felevex is an ice devil who was trapped in a magical sword for centuries. Now released, it seeks information about the weapon and its current wielder using several imps sent to serve powerful mortals
Possible devilish trait - I seek power through arcane magic or items (Mephistopheles)
Possible Pet - Splinter is a shrub. They are missing a limb or body part and your family breed this type of creature