Tiefling - Bloodline of Baalzebul
Today, Baalzebul-blooded Tieflings stand as key strategists and defenders of Iceacre, lending their keen insights and resilience to protect Astrium, honoring their archdevil heritage through loyalty and vigilance.
Basic Information
Anatomy
Baalzebul-blooded Tieflings are lean and wiry, with a subtle but intense aura of corruption that emanates from them. Their skin tones range from deep shades of green, sickly grey, to an unsettling dark brown that sometimes has an oily sheen, hinting at their infernal link. Their eyes are usually a piercing shade of emerald, yellow, or dark brown, and occasionally emit a faint, sickly glow in darkness. Horns are thin, tapering into elegant curves or jagged shapes, often smaller and closer to the head compared to other Tieflings.
Genetics and Reproduction
This infernal lineage strongly influences their appearance, passing down the sickly hue and piercing eyes for several generations. They reproduce similarly to humans but exhibit a unique gestation period of roughly ten months. Baalzebul-blooded Tieflings are known for forming tight family lines and seek to preserve their bloodline’s legacy, believing their inherited powers should be carefully managed and directed.
Behaviour
Baalzebul Tieflings are calculating, subtle, and often introspective. They exhibit a natural inclination toward strategy, patience, and psychological insight. Due to their ties to the Lord of Flies, they tend to be highly analytical, preferring to observe and plan rather than act rashly. Despite their inherent knack for manipulation, most Baalzebul Tieflings are fiercely loyal to their kin and respect Iceacre’s laws.
Additional Information
Average Intelligence
High
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
Possessing heightened awareness of psychic and emotional states, Baalzebul Tieflings can subtly sense fears, doubts, or insecurities in others, often using this to manipulate emotions. Their sight is sharp, particularly in dim or poor lighting, and they possess a refined sense of smell, which aids them in detecting certain poisons or decaying organic material, an ability valued for defense in Iceacre.
Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
Names are subtle and allude to intelligence, strategy, or duality. Common surnames include “Verminous” or “Plaguemantle,” referencing their link to Baalzebul’s sphere of influence.
Beauty Ideals
Intelligence and cunning are highly regarded. Physical appearance is secondary to one’s intellect or ability to manipulate situations to their favor.
Courtship Ideals
Courtship is approached as a union of mutual benefits, with each Tiefling observing the other’s wit and resourcefulness
Common Etiquette Rules
Baalzebul Tieflings are formal, often calculated in speech and gesture, prioritizing decorum and subtlety over warmth.
Common Dress Code
Dark, modest robes or tunics designed for maneuverability; often adorned with symbols of protection or tiny metal charms to ward off sickness and corruption.
Culture and Cultural Heritage
In Iceacre, Baalzebul-blooded Tieflings are known as tacticians, skilled in deciphering threats and planning for the worst. Many belong to the Frostbound Archive, where they study curses, disease, and mental afflictions, using this knowledge to defend Iceacre. Their culture values intellectual pursuit, often framing battles as tactical puzzles rather than open conflict.
- The Pestilent Order: A hidden group within Iceacre that studies alchemical and magical corruption, often consulted to prevent widespread curses or plagues.
- The Echo of Corruption: A tradition where Baalzebul-blooded Tieflings meditate upon personal flaws to transform them into sources of strength, paying homage to Baalzebul's theme of converting weakness into advantage.
Common Customs, Traditions and Rituals
Rituals to cleanse impurities and mental clarity exercises, often held near the eerie Shamrei’s Crater. Festivals focus on restraint, control, and calculated risk.
Common Taboos
Open displays of reckless passion are deeply frowned upon, as are signs of impulsivity, which are seen as dangerous flaws. To break a vow or fail in one’s duty is considered deeply shameful.
Common Myths and Legends
Legends recount the transformation of Varax the Defiled, a Baalzebul Tiefling who used his flaws to outsmart a powerful demon, showing the potential in channeling one’s weaknesses. The Decayed Eye is a symbolic relic—an ancient mirror kept in the Flamecrest Spire—that reveals hidden flaws and fears to those who look into it, said to protect Iceacre by exposing potential threats within the city.
Genetic Ancestor(s)
Scientific Name
Infernum Baalzebulis
Lifespan
100-140
Average Height
5.5 feet - 6.2 Feet
Average Weight
120-160 pounds
Average Physique
Slim, wiry
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
Shades of green, sickly grey, or dark brown, with an oily sheen; eyes that glow subtly in dim light.
Geographic Distribution
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