Outlanders

Outlanders are humanoid ancestries relating to the Underworld and the Overworld respectively. They are mentally connected to a fiend or celestial who advises them on their actions, inheriting a tiny fragment of their patron's consciousness, though how they respond to it is their own choice. Their bodies reflect the otherworldly forces they have been chosen to embody.

Individually, they are called Tieflings and Aasimar, or 'Devils' and 'Devas' respectively.

Those Who Are Chosen
There is no one way that Outlanders come to be.

People can be born as Outlanders: People can be transformed into Outlanders:
 * By chance, just like Djinn, often during Mirth.
 * As the result of an older pact.
 * As the result of a pact.
 * As a sign that an entity has singled them out as their own.
 * Through direct exposure to the forces of the Underworld or Overworld.
 * Through one's ideals and convictions happening to align with those of the Underworld or Overworld. This particular process is often gradual and difficult to detect.

Imposed Ideals
Outlanders must deal with otherwordly forces having a place in their mind. Whether this is one of the nine Lords of Hell, the champion of a forgotten god, or some unknown entity from either the Underworld or Overworld, this entity attempts to see their will done through the individual Outlander. An Outlander's form usually suits that of the entity's purposes, whatever those are.

It is rare, however, that Outlanders wholly reject the ideals of their associate. Part of the reason why they are an Outlander is their affinity with the ideals of the Underworld or Overworld. Having said this, some Aasimar reject aspirations towards Overworld ideals (and are considered 'fallen'), while some Tieflings reject the tendency to Underworld ideals (and are considered 'ascended or redeemed'). These Outlanders lose the voices in their heads, considered a 'lost cause' by their associate, but retain their celestial or fiendish features.

Otherwordly Recognition
Outlanders' minds are suffused with the dreams of other worlds. As a result, they have an instinctual affinity for those that naturally oppose them.

If a Tiefling can see an Aasimar's features up close, or vice versa, they instantly know that the other is an Aasimar or Tiefling.

Outlander Statistics
Outlander statistics will be tailor-made to the character, being a mixture of Tiefling and Aasimar traits. These will suit the entity bound, or formerly bound, to you.

Additionally, if you are a Tiefling, you recognise an Aasimar when you see one, and if you are an Aasimar, you recognise a Tiefling when you see one.