Fivey: Hellchild Character Origin

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Another character origin for Fivey! By the way, I’ve published a collection of all the house rules I’ve talked about so far, plus ones I didn’t want to make separate blogs for.

Origin: Hellchild

The birth of a hellchild is a travesty that befalls families through no fault of their own. Although folk have traditionally believed that one is born of a mother’s combined heresy and infidelity—i.e., by having sex with a demon—the educated know that there is no reason why a child should sprout horns and a devil’s tail. Yet the hellchild becomes a pariah, outcast from all levels of society and condemned to make their own way. Some hide their nature made manifest, tucking their tails into trousers and shaving their horns so they don’t peek out from their hair. Others cannot stand to be what they cannot.

Hellchildren have the Deception skill, and they begin either with a religious book “gifted” by their parents (tier 1 spell scroll) or with a change of clothes which they can use to put on an alter ego (taking 1 hour to do so). It is not uncommon for hellchildren to live two lives, one among polite society and one in the “underground” where they feel truly and fully understood by others like them. The preferred dress of any one hellchild varies.

Hellchildren also have the Street Magic feat, which allows them to create a minor and temporary illusion of one of the five senses; for example, they can change the sound of their voice, or make poison taste like wine.

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