Ancestries
Ancestries are presented in the following way:
Name
Stats
Ancestral feat / technique
Flavor
Tallfolk
Health: 10
Tallfolk lineage makes it so that you get 2 extra points to choose traits with and they get to choose one additional technique.
Humans with tallfolk lineage are often taller than most. The tallfolk were very versatile and the people with their lineage are so to.
"In their eyes lies the wisdom of generations, a reminder that even in the simplest of forms, greatness can flourish beyond measure."
Echoes of Lineages, Rowan the Storyteller
Turtlefolk
Stats: 1 Body, 1 Spirit
Health: 12
You can spend 3 AP to enter your shell. While in your shell you have 4 additional armor but cannot do any actions beside spending 1 AP to exit your shell.
Humans with dragon lineage are on average considerably shorter than those without. Most have scales on some parts of their body, often the neck. All of them have yellow glowing eyes.
"A dragon's scale is not merely a shield; it is a fortress of ancient magic, a reminder that some forces in this world are beyond our mastery. One can only conclude that they are impossible to harm."
- A study on the supposed invincibility of dragons, Aldrin the third sage
Feyfolk
Stats: 1 Mind, 1 Spirit
Health: 10
Fey lineage allows you to create small illusions that only one creature can see. The illusion lasts for at most a few seconds (1 turn) and costs 1 AP. Most people have met or know of fey so if it obviously is an illusion they won't fall for it.
Ex. The sound of a closing door, the sensation of being touched on the shoulder, a glowing orb.
Fey lineage has little to no impact on height although their almost glowing skin is easily noticeable. Most are considered beautiful and elegant.
"To encounter their magic is to question the very nature of truth, where the line between wonder and deception blurs."
-Tales of the Fey, Lyra Windfarer
Ancientkin
Stats: 2 Mind
Health: 10
Ancient lineage allows you to teleport up to 5 meters to a location you can see, takes 1 AP.
Ancientkin have pitch black eyes and often grey hair no matter their age. Most are unnaturally tall and slender.
"We stand at the foot of the mountain of knowledge that is the Ancients, gazing up in awe at the peaks shrouded in mist."
Eldritch Knowledge Around the World (2nd edition), Unknown author
Phoenixkin
Stats: 2 Spirit
Health: 8
The first time you drop to 0 health every day you instead regain 1d4 health.
Those with phoenix lineage have hair that, no matter its color, looks like fire and eyes that seem to burn.
"The phoenix are immortal in every sense of the word, not even the water of the ocean or the cold storms in Rathni can put their flames out."
Healing Through Fire, Lysandra the Healer