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  1. 01Choose a Bloodline
  2. 02Compare 3 Origins
An adult Bohdi man and woman contemplate two hourglasses with differing sand levels on a misty monastery terrace.
Bohdi Bloodline

Bloodline Traits

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

Adapt on the Fly

Once per Rest, after a Bohdi 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 Bohdi 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 155–190 cm; females commonly stand 145–180 cm.
  • Weight: Males commonly weigh 50–100 kg; females commonly weigh 40–90 kg.
  • Maturity and Lifespan: Bohdi reach physical maturity around 18 years and typically live 70–90 years.
  • Eye Colour: Most commonly dark brown, brown, or grey; blue eyes also occur.
  • Hair: Most commonly black or dark brown, often kept short, shaved, or tightly pulled back.
  • Unique Traits: Skin tones vary widely. Shaved heads, simple robes, prayer cords, and painted or tattooed marks of meditation are common among the devoted, but none is an innate physical feature.

History and Current Status

  • After the Sundering, Bohdi became a refuge for those fleeing chaos. Monks and scholars built sanctuaries amid the mist, preserving peace despite temporal distortions.
  • Buddha’s enlightenment occasionally brings tranquillity but also confusion as mortals grapple with fractured reality.
  • Today, the Bohdi serve as spiritual guides and guardians of ancient wisdom, mediating conflict and preserving knowledge.
  • They research the fragment’s temporal distortions in the hope of stabilising or understanding Shatterholme’s fractured reality.

Personality Traits

  • Calm and Introspective: Bohdi seek detachment from worldly chaos and strive for inner harmony.
  • Patient and Wise: They are known for patience but act swiftly when balance is threatened.
  • Enigmatic and Philosophical: They often speak in riddles or parables shaped by their understanding of time and reality.

Cultural Traits

  • Values: Enlightenment, inner peace, detachment, temporal knowledge, meditation, and spiritual clarity.
  • Social Dynamics: Monastic orders and isolated scholarly communities lead society; authority rests on spiritual insight and the ability to navigate distorted time.
  • Traditions: Meditation, philosophical teaching, silent retreats, and contemplative practices seek balance within temporal distortions.
  • Religion and Beliefs: The Enlightened Path draws on Buddha’s teachings. Through meditation and balance, Bohdi seek to transcend time’s distortions and harmonise with fractured reality. Tales of monks lost in time loops warn those who pursue knowledge carelessly.

Relationships With Neighbours

  • Kalparians: Cooperative seekers of balance who exchange knowledge and work together to restore harmony.
  • Etsai: Reserved coexistence; Bohdi respect Etsai dedication but reject its extreme interventionism.
  • Haomans: Pragmatic allies joined by respect for order, stability, and balance.

Step 2 of 2

Choose your Bohdi 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.

01Bodhi Temple AcolyteRaised in Bohdi temples, I trained under monks to master spiritual practices and teachings.
  • Background: “Raised in Bohdi temples, I trained under monks to master spiritual practices and teachings.”
  • Narrative Prompt: “What temple wisdom guides me, and how does it shape my view of time?”
  • Starting Skills (Level 1 each):
    • Insight: Reading emotion and motive through disciplined attention.
    • Languages: Proficient in one extra language.
    • Occult: Interprets sacred teachings and the mysteries of time.
  • Starting Equipment:
    • Monastic Robes: Resilient ordinary clothing; they are not armour.
    • Scripture Scroll: Once per Rest, consult it before a Society or Occult check concerning Bohdi teachings to make that check with Advantage.
    • Herbal Teas (2 uses): After ten minutes of quiet preparation, expend one use to gain Advantage on the next Skill Check made before the end of the scene to resist fear, panic, or distraction.
  • Starting Resources:
    • Temple Offerings: Devotional tokens worth 4 Dritch to an appropriate temple.
    • Minimal Currency: 6 Dritch.
  • Role-Playing Traits: Composed, values introspection, holds a deep reverence for tradition and spiritual knowledge.
Open in Chapter 8
02Seeker of EnlightenmentSeeking the truths of time, I left the temple, exploring Shatterholme for wisdom.
  • Background: “Seeking the truths of time, I left the temple, exploring Shatterholme for wisdom.”
  • Narrative Prompt: “What truth am I searching for, and how does it connect to Bohdi’s temporal mysteries?”
  • Starting Skills (Level 1 each):
    • Athletics: Endurance for long travels.
    • Observation: Examining signs, ruins, and anomalies encountered on pilgrimage.
    • Survival: Self-sufficiency on journeys.
  • Starting Equipment:
    • Walking Staff: A travel aid using the Quarterstaff profile when wielded as a weapon.
    • Weathered Cloak: Removes Disadvantage caused solely by ordinary rain, cold wind, or harsh sun.
    • Dried Provisions: Five days of dried fruit and rice.
  • Starting Resources:
    • Tradeable Goods: Herbs and trinkets worth 4 Dritch to an appropriate buyer.
    • Modest Currency: 11 Dritch.
  • Role-Playing Traits: Driven by curiosity, values exploration and discovery, often reflective on life’s transient nature.
Open in Chapter 8
03Guardian of the MistsTrained as a temple guard, I hone my martial skills, protecting sacred sites in misty lands.
  • Background: “Trained as a temple guard, I hone my martial skills, protecting sacred sites in misty lands.”
  • Narrative Prompt: “What duty binds me to protect Bohdi, and how do I maintain my inner peace amid chaos?”
  • Starting Skills (Level 1 each):
    • Acrobatics: Agile movement in sacred grounds.
    • Melee: Skilled in close-quarters defense.
    • Society: Knowing temple customs, offices, and sacred-site protocols.
  • Starting Equipment:
    • Monastic Blade: A temple guard weapon using the Arming Sword profile.
    • Meditation Beads: Once per Rest, use them before a Skill Check to maintain concentration or composure to make that check with Advantage.
    • Water Flask: Carries one day of water for one character under ordinary conditions.
  • Starting Resources:
    • Temple Insignia: Recognised proof of temple authority that can secure ordinary access or an audience within Bohdi institutions.
    • Basic Currency: 8 Dritch.
  • Role-Playing Traits: Values inner strength, focused and disciplined, prioritizes duty and protection over personal ambition.
Open in Chapter 8