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Group i'm playing with currently has:
-a Necrid cleric (they're like half vampires, but not quite as powerful)
-a natural lycanthrope rogue (wererat)
-an orog Bard (orogs are orcs that are actually personable on top of being strong)

So as you can see, we're seriously lacking in the offensive magic and heavy hitting departments, despite the orog. I'm filling both roles by taking on a homebrew class i've been wanting to try out for a while: the cabalist (equal parts demonologist and 3.5 warlock, with the ability to take on demonic abilities and features [which would normally make him really overpowered if it werent for the fact that every power he takes on turns into a serious drawback under certain circumstances]) Racewise, i'm at a bit of a crossroads. I want to play something that can plausibly have a vested interest in studying demons, but tieflings and watered down half fiends seem too cliche. I'd like something tough and with a good charisma score, but without a penalty to strength. something that's normally considered evil would be a nice plus. any ideas?

Forgive me for perhaps being grittier than you want, but as a veteran Rogue Trader Player (Warhammer 40k RPG for those of you who dont know) Vanity was always morally questionable at best, and downright evil at worst. so the concept of a GOOD vain character is alien to me. Neutral i can buy, but even then he has to lean on the side of evil. I think that if your kingmaker wants to retain his youth, he may have to let go of his morals a little more and slip into the realm of evil to attain his wish (great for a nice little adventure if you wanted to try it that way). of course, then he goes from squaring off with the big bad guy to BEING the big bad boss guy, which may or may not be a good thing (Champions of Ruin, a FR 3.5 supplement, has some decent rules for playing an evil character).