NarateerForging legends together
  1. 01Choose a Bloodline
  2. 02Compare 3 Origins
An adult Boaban woman and man confer beside a well under a baobab, with an empty cup and water bucket ready.
Boaban Bloodline

Bloodline Traits

  • Vitals Adjusted: Gain +1 to any Vital of your choice.
  • Popular Classes: Any.
  • Languages: Boaban, Trade.

Adapt on the Fly

Once per Rest, after a Boaban fails a Skill Check, they may add +1 dot to the final result and recalculate the outcome. This may turn the failure into a success or improve its Degree of Failure.

Adaptable Skills

When a Story Milestone is resolved, a Boaban may reduce one trained Skill by 1 level and increase a different Skill by 1 level. The receiving Skill cannot exceed its Linked Vital or be higher than the source Skill was before the transfer.

Physical Characteristics

  • Height: Males commonly stand 160–200 cm; females commonly stand 150–190 cm.
  • Weight: Males commonly weigh 60–115 kg; females commonly weigh 50–100 kg.
  • Maturity and Lifespan: Boabans reach physical maturity around 18 years and typically live 70–90 years.
  • Eye Colour: Most commonly dark brown, very dark brown, or amber.
  • Hair: Most commonly black or dark brown and frequently arranged in elaborate braids adorned with beads or shells.
  • Unique Traits: Skin tones vary widely, with deep brown tones common. Ritual scarification, painted markings, beads, and shells often identify ancestry, vocation, or a bond to a particular Baobab grove.

History and Current Status

  • After the Sundering, the Boaba fragment remained relatively stable, sustained by the Baobab trees’ magic. Boabans used this power to find underground water and maintain fragile security.
  • Clans united under shaman-chiefs who controlled resources, forged alliances, and repelled fragments seeking their magical wells.
  • Today, Boabans protect their water sources and preserve balance.
  • They serve as stewards of life—healing, guiding, and defending those who respect their ways while safeguarding their realm’s water.

Personality Traits

  • Resilient and Adaptable: Boabans embody their land’s tenacity and value independence and spiritual harmony with nature.
  • Hospitable but Cautious: They welcome those who honour their customs but remain wary of outsiders.
  • Reflective and Calm: They seek guidance through vision quests and ancestral communion, remaining composed in crisis.

Cultural Traits

  • Values: Resilience, harmony with nature, and ancestral wisdom passed through generations.
  • Social Dynamics: Clans form the core of society and are led by shaman-chiefs who interpret ancestral will. Leadership is earned through spiritual insight and mastery of Baobab magic.
  • Traditions: Drumming, dance, and offerings at the Baobabs invoke prosperity, ward against corruption, and seek ancestral guidance.
  • Religion and Beliefs: Boabans revere the Eternal Baobab as the home of ancestral spirits and a link to lost cosmic essence. They seek the subterranean Roots of Unity to restore balance and resist Loki’s curse.

Relationships With Neighbours

  • Ceibans: Cooperative allies who exchange natural and shamanistic knowledge.
  • Ahwatans: Tense coexistence; differing views of land ownership cause friction and minor skirmishes.
  • Crannach: Sympathetic neighbours united by protection of the land and occasional resource exchange.
  • K’aan: Cooperative competitors who share reverence for nature and resources while disputing territory and the use of venom.

Step 2 of 2

Choose your Boaban Origin

Your Bloodline establishes what you inherited. Your Origin establishes the life you lived before adventure. Compare these three, then open one for its complete starting package.

01Guardian of the WellsTrained from youth to guard Baoban wells, I am a defender and honor the sacred waters.
  • Background: “Trained from youth to guard Baoban wells, I am a defender and honor the sacred waters.”
  • Narrative Prompt: “What drives my devotion to guarding the wells, and how far will I go to protect them?”
  • Starting Skills (Level 1 each):
    • Melee: Skilled in close combat to guard wells.
    • Observation: Detects threats or changes nearby.
    • Influence: Negotiates to uphold water sanctity.
  • Starting Equipment:
    • Ceremonial Spear: A weapon using the Spear profile.
    • Water Amulet: When making a Survival check to locate drinkable water, ignore Disadvantage caused solely by obscured or unfamiliar natural signs.
    • Herbal Poultices (2 uses): During a Rest, expend one use to make a Medicine check to aid Wound recovery with Advantage.
  • Starting Resources:
    • Sacred Tokens: Water-blessed objects worth 4 Dritch to an appropriate buyer.
    • Minimal Currency: 6 Dritch.
  • Role-Playing Traits: Values duty and loyalty, wary of strangers, committed to Baoban traditions.
Open in Chapter 8
02Wanderer of the RootsGuided by the Eternal Baobab, I journey to deepen the bond with nature and my people.
  • Background: “Guided by the Eternal Baobab, I journey to deepen the bond with nature and my people.”
  • Narrative Prompt: “What mysteries of the land captivate me, and how do they deepen my bond with nature?”
  • Starting Skills (Level 1 each):
    • Survival: Knowledge of nature and survival.
    • Athletics: Endurance for treks and rugged paths.
    • Languages: Proficiency in one extra language.
  • Starting Equipment:
    • Traveler's Satchel: Contains basic cord, tinder, and utensils, enabling routine camp and survival tasks without improvised tools.
    • Baobab Sap Flask (1 use): During a Rest, expend the flask to make a Medicine check to aid Wound recovery with Advantage.
    • Foraged Rations: Three days of dried fruits and roots.
  • Starting Resources:
    • Barter Goods: Unusual natural finds worth 4 Dritch to an appropriate buyer.
    • Basic Currency: 8 Dritch.
  • Role-Playing Traits: Driven by curiosity, values exploration and learning, holds a deep respect for ancestral wisdom.
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03Herbalist of the BaobabsTrained by a Baoban shaman, I mastered using herbs for healing and harmony.
  • Background: “Trained by a Baoban shaman, I mastered using herbs for healing and harmony.”
  • Narrative Prompt: “What aspect of healing fulfills me, and how has it shaped my view of Baoban legacy?”
  • Starting Skills (Level 1 each):
    • Alchemy: Makes herbal poultices, teas, and remedies.
    • Insight: Reading patients’ distress and guiding care with empathy.
    • Medicine: Skilled in injury care and natural remedies.
  • Starting Equipment:
    • Healer's Satchel: Basic bandages and tools, enabling Medicine checks that require proper field-care supplies.
    • Ritual Charm: A recognised Baoban healing focus; it grants no bonus by itself.
    • Dried Baobab Leaves (2 uses): During a Rest, expend one use to make a Medicine check to aid Wound recovery with Advantage.
  • Starting Resources:
    • Balms and Potions: Nonmagical remedies worth 4 Dritch to an appropriate buyer; they restore no VIT unless separately prepared during play.
    • Modest Currency: 11 Dritch.
  • Role-Playing Traits: Compassionate, values harmony, has a deep connection to Baoban heritage and healing traditions.
Open in Chapter 8