Tiefling
Fictional humanoid race in Dungeons & Dragons / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The tiefling (/ˈtiːflɪŋ/ TEEF-ling)[2] is a fictional humanoid race in the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy roleplaying game. Originally introduced in the Planescape campaign setting in the second edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons as a player character race for the setting, they became one of the primary races available for player characters in the fourth edition of the game.[3][4]
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In the Planescape setting, where tieflings were introduced, they were described as being a mixture of human and "something else" with the implication that the medium-sized non-human ancestors originated from the evil "lower planes".[5][6] In further supplements it was clarified that tieflings were usually descended from fiends but not in the same manner as half-fiends,[citation needed] since a tiefling's fiendish ancestry lies further up the family tree.[6] This description remained true in 3rd Edition.
In 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons, tieflings are a race whose human ancestors made a bargain with devils to increase their power.[7] Their origin is similar in 5th Edition.[8]