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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gyor" data-source="post: 6335083" data-attributes="member: 6670153">Honestly I don't think they wanted to devote that much space to the Tiefling, I honestly think that putting the Tiefling in was an after thought along with the Dragonborn, for appeasing the 4e fans who seemed to feel the most left out of all the edition fans. Plus they have the idea of the Planetouched, which is where the previous Tiefling will likely end up along with Aasimar and Genasi.  And the 5e Tiefling can have an just as many backgrounds and stories for thier characters. Ironically in FR all 4e Tieflings can trace thier ancestors to a 2e/3e Tiefling, so while all the PHB Tieflings have the Infernal Divine Essence of Asmodeaus, some might have the lingering blood of Set or Besheba which is unlikely to be cleansed completely. In fact the Godborn feat from the 4e FRCG. Also there are cultural regional differences, Tieflings in Memnon are mercanaries in service to Fire Genasi in the war against Air Genasi in Calimiport. In algorand they're refugees from Thay when Tam overthrew the previous order of Red Wizards. In High Imaskar they are mostly descended for Mulhorandi/Untheric Gods of Evil like Set, Sobek, Ianna, and so on. Yes they still have the more typical appearance of Tieflings because of the rite of Asmodeaus by 13 Tieflings, and share in his essence, but they still are descended from dark Gods and thier outsider servants.  Also possible plotlines/backgrounds come from mixed parents, it doesn't say it in the PHB in 5e, but Asmodean Tieflings breed pure with almost anything biologically compatable. So you Tiefling could have a Tiefling father and a Thrikreen mother. Sure breast feeding might be difficult, but who doesn't like a challenge. Having one none Tiefling, but exotic parent could provide interesting RP opportunities.  Also just because the blood descendants of say Grazzt have been infused by Asmdoeaus' essence, doesn't mean Grazzt losing interest in them, in fact it may increase, infused by Dark Magic and breeding true now they more interesting then humans with only the occasional tiefling. In FR the connection between the Pact Tiefling and the Planetouched Tiefling makes things more interesting and complicated.</blockquote>

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