tiefling
noun/ˈtiːflɪŋ/
Etymology From German tief (“deep, low”) + -ling; coined for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition.
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Fantasy A member of a race of beings having a combination of human and demonic/devilish ancestry, found especially in Dungeons & Dragons.
Roleplaying games
- That left me with either a human female paladin or a tiefling warlord.2013, David M. Ewalt, “D&D Next”, in Of dice and men : the story of Dungeons & Dragons and the people who play it, Scribner, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 210:
- I did not choose to be a monster—a shell of a man—half-human, half-fiend. I am a tiefling. I am what I am.2015 April 9, Barbara T. Cerny, The Tiefling: Angel Kissed, Devil Touched, Assent Publishing, →ISBN:
1 more example
- The Radiant Cathedral, on the other hand, trains aasimars to become beacons of the Sarenite faith, and also guides tieflings to a brighter future than their heritage suggests.2018, “Planar Scion”, in Starfinder: Alien Archive 2, Paizo, →ISBN, page 210:
- Related terms
- deep