Demonkin

"'There are those who copulate with all manner of fiends. Demonkin are what we call the unfortunate offspring of demons and mortals. Appearing like demons mixed with their other parent's race. Sometimes the infernal heritage does not make itself readily noticeable. Most people kill them. Maybe they're the lucky ones.' Imperial Guide to Strange Births, anonymous author." Demonkin are a heritage that occurs when a mortal race copulates with any kind of demon, though it also occurs if an individual makes a pact with a demon as well. Almost universally feared and reviled, they are often either killed or sent to a church to be killed. Those that survive live lives filled with prejudice. Most commonly their mortal parent is a human, although this is a generalization and not strictly a rule.

Description
Demonkin tend to have an unsettling air about them. Typically smelling of blood and other unpleasant things, the average demonkin doesn't help with their unnatural looks. While some appear almost human, most appear like a demon; horns, tails, and sharp teeth, the works. Most also have inhuman skin colors ranging the whole rainbow. Their eyes are also generally pure orbs of color also ranging the entire color spectrum, though demonkin with eyes matching a humans are not unheard of. Hair, too, has a vast range of possible colors though pitch black seems to be the most common. They retain the average height of their mortal parent.

Demonkins also are known for quicker reflexes than their mortal parent's.

Bloodlines
Demons often sired bloodlines of demonkin, either through diplomacy or less savory acts. Each Archdemon has their fair share of demonkin, though they have little control over them. Each Archdemon has particular signs in their sired offspring.

Personality
Due to their infernal heritage, many demonkin find themselves self-reliant and distrusting of others.

Homelands
While often outcasts of society, they are known to live in the slums of major cities. In addition, a demonkin by the name of Kosil Penicorn made a city-state for Demonkin known as Penicorn's Rest from the treasure he accumulated over a lifetime of adventuring. They are also welcome in the Burning Hells, where they are welcomed in the armies of demons for the Eternal Conflict.

Notable Demonkin

 * Vael Adalbert
 * Vance Schirmer
 * Kosil Penicorn