Tieflings and Dragonborn

These humanoids included both men and women, all tall in stature. The men were powerfully built, while the women were tall and voluptuous. Regardless of gender, they all possessed a dark sort of beauty. Their ears were long and pointed, yet unlike the slender elegance of elves, they carried a wild, rugged air. They also had long reptilian tails, with parts of their torsos covered in shell-like plates or fine scales.

Some had goat-like legs below the knees, with cloven hooves for feet. Others had feet just like humans.

Tieflings! Solam had finally encountered the Tieflings the Black Orc had mentioned before. But he had not expected the infernal blood in these Tieflings to manifest so strongly. One look was enough to tell that they had been deeply influenced by their hellish bloodline; their devilish features were far too obvious.

In Faerûn, Tieflings were neither common nor particularly rare. Especially after the Age of Dark Boiling, their numbers had surged. Yet Tieflings did not live well on the continent. Because of their bloodline, they were not accepted by many and were even hated and persecuted. Therefore, most Tieflings went to great lengths to conceal their devilish traits.

A Tiefling's devilish traits were related to the purity of their bloodline, as well as the evil influence they had undergone. Generally speaking, the stronger a Tiefling's evil inclination, the more prominent the dominant factors in their blood became, and the more obvious their devilish features were.

The Tieflings before him were clearly no saints. Otherwise, they would not have become like this—looking more like devils than humans.

These Tieflings were equipped with quite sophisticated weapons and armor. Their discipline was far better than that of the monsters outside. They seemed to be on patrol; though they spoke among themselves, they still carried