Devilkin

The devilkin are a byproduct of a Deep Magic curse cast on the humans of the lands of the Malthusian empire by the warlock Rymswan in 314 MR. When she was defeated, she cast the curse, with the aid of unknown elves from the Gladeland Woodholds, and it has haunted the lands ever since, even well after the collapse of the empire. The curse is thus: every seventh child born of a woman of the lands of the empire will be a devilkin, a creature cursed by the Hells and forever beholden to it. This has historically led to cases of infanticide, and determined efforts to not conceive after six children, due to the fear of the physical appearance of the devilkin, and the powers they manifest as they grow older.

Of course, there is nothing inherently evil about a devilkin. Most who reach adolescence are outcasts, either living on the streets or in isolated corners of regions, or amongst communities unlikely to judge them, and so are more likely to live chaotically. A devilkin turning evil is only more likely than a typical human simply because of circumstance.

A devilkin is born with horns and a tail, as well as very alien skin color compared to a typical human, usually purple, red, burgundy, or blue. Other than that, devilkin will generally share in the physical traits of their families.