Tiefling Subrace: Pridewalker

Here we are again with my favorite manga characters and in particular a certain, rocambolesque flying scoundrel... Cyborg 002.
Is he a swashbuckler? Sure! Never seen a more boasting hero! Is he a rogue? Sure! He was the leader of a West Side gang. No problem with classes here!
...What race is he, though? And how can he fly from 1st level? And, well... where does that nose come from?! :D
Well... actually, it turns out that the Japanese mostly see western people as long-nosed, but it’s not only this. A long nose is symbolic of pride and arrogance, both things that our New-Yorker cyborg owns in abundance. Not for nothing, some mischevious pixies in Japanese traditions are pride personified, so...

Alternate Tiefling Heritage: Pridewalker
The sons and daughters of mighty daitengu, pridewalkers are not inherently evil but are counted among tiefling for a matter of simplicity and tendency to mischievousness. They often sport red hair, long noses, and a very boasting attitude.

Ancestry Daitengu
Typical Alignment N
Ability Modifiers +2 Dex, +2 Cha, -2 Wis
Alternate Skill Modifiers Acrobatics, Fly
Alternate Spell-Like Ability Pridewalkers gain glide as a spell-like ability.

Of course, this alone isn’t enough... but it’s a beginning, and this way he can glide and have vestigial wings from 1st level. But it doesn’t end here.

Pridewalker Race Traits

Blood of Mischief: Your features and personality remember the crow people you’re related to. You count as both a tiefling and a tengu for all prerequisites.

Born Swordplayer: Your ancestor’s blood gives you an instinctive grasp of sword fighting principles. Choose one type of sword listed under the tengu’s swordtrained ability. You are proficient with that weapon. If your class grants proficiency with that weapon, you gain a +1 trait bonus on attacks of opportunity made with it.

With these, he can take the Tengu Wings feat at 5th level. But it’s not enough again... we’ll see some archetypes and feats next time!