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  1. 01Choose a Bloodline
  2. 02Compare 3 Origins
An adult Igdrasan man and woman exchange a guarded look over an ash pouch and a sealed trade crate.
Igdrasan Bloodline

Bloodline Traits

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

Adapt on the Fly

Once per Rest, after an Igdrasan 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, an Igdrasan 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 165–205 cm; females commonly stand 155–195 cm.
  • Weight: Males commonly weigh 65–125 kg; females commonly weigh 50–110 kg.
  • Maturity and Lifespan: Igdrasans reach physical maturity around 18 years and typically live 70–90 years.
  • Eye Colour: Most commonly blue, grey, green, or brown.
  • Hair: Most commonly fair, reddish-brown, or dark brown, kept short or arranged in practical braids.
  • Unique Traits: Tall or heavily built frames are common, though far from universal. Many Igdrasans bear weathering, battle scars, or ashburns from life beneath the Eternal Ashfall.

History and Current Status

  • After the Sundering, many Igdrasans fled to Yggdrasil’s edges or sought refuge in other fragments. Those who stayed endured the Eternal Ashfall and built strongholds controlling the ash trade.
  • Clan warfare shaped their society as leaders claimed Odin’s fractured wisdom and prophetic authority.
  • Today, Igdrasans are traders and warriors who wield economic and political power over Shatterholme’s ash routes.
  • They protect clan and resources while waging wars to expand their influence over Yggdrasil.

Personality Traits

  • Resilient and Brave: Igdrasans face their fragment’s hardships without yielding.
  • Loyal and Guarded: They fiercely trust kin, remain wary of outsiders, and make an exception when trade demands it.
  • Blunt and Intimidating: Their direct speech is often intimidating to others.

Cultural Traits

  • Values: Honour, strength, survival, community, loyalty, and martial prowess.
  • Social Dynamics: Warlords lead a hierarchy of clans and families, each pledged to a leader.
  • Traditions: Seasonal rites celebrate battles and honour ancestors. Trading ash is both an economic pursuit and a sacred duty.
  • Religion and Beliefs: Igdrasans revere Odin, Loki, and Baldr. Odin represents wisdom and madness; Loki, chaos and betrayal; and lost Baldr, hope mourned in remembrance rites. Yggdrasil’s ash symbolises life’s fragility and the balance they seek.

Relationships With Neighbours

  • Ashborn: Cautious partners whose strong trade ties are tested by competition for resources.
  • Acacians: Cautious competitors; mutual respect is strained by distrust of necromancy.
  • Huluppians: Strained trade partners who maintain profitable exchange despite frustration.
  • Necrokin: Distrustful and sometimes hostile; many Igdrasans regard them as unnatural.

Step 2 of 2

Choose your Igdrasan 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.

01Child of the Eternal AshRaised on fringe of the Migard Wastes, I learned to endure hardship and survive.
  • Background: “Raised on fringe of the Migard Wastes, I learned to endure hardship and survive.”
  • Narrative Prompt: “What keeps me anchored when the world around me is shrouded in ash and ruin?”
  • Starting Skills (Level 1 each):
    • Athletics: Resilient in harsh environments.
    • Melee: Basic weapon defense.
    • Survival: Enduring and navigating the Migard Wastes.
  • Starting Equipment:
    • Ash Cloak: Removes Disadvantage caused solely by ordinary ashfall, cold wind, or abrasive grit.
    • Arming Sword: A practical standard weapon.
    • Pouch of Ash: A ritual supply and reminder of home, enabling rites that require ash; it grants no bonus by itself.
  • Starting Resources:
    • Ash Trading Token: Recognised trade scrip worth 4 Dritch where Igdrasan merchants accept it.
    • Minimal Currency: 6 Dritch.
  • Role-Playing Traits: Values survival and kinship, wary of outsiders, prefers pragmatism over sentimentality.
Open in Chapter 8
02Oathkeeper of the ClanBound by duty, I trained to uphold my people’s strength and honor ancient clan oaths.
  • Background: “Bound by duty, I trained to uphold my people’s strength and honor ancient clan oaths.”
  • Narrative Prompt: “What oath do I carry, and who taught me its weight?”
  • Starting Skills (Level 1 each):
    • Insight: Reads clan loyalties and tensions during negotiations.
    • Melee: Basic weapon defense.
    • Society: Knowing clan law, hierarchy, traditions, and ancient oaths.
  • Starting Equipment:
    • Clan Insignia: Recognised proof of clan allegiance that can secure ordinary access to that clan’s people.
    • Handaxe: A practical standard weapon.
    • Oathkeeper’s Chain: Recognised proof of a sworn office; it grants no combat bonus.
  • Starting Resources:
    • Barter Goods: Ash, pelts, and similar goods worth 4 Dritch to an appropriate buyer.
    • Minimal Currency: 6 Dritch.
  • Role-Playing Traits: Driven by loyalty and tradition, protective of clan, mistrustful of those outside Igdrasan bonds.
Open in Chapter 8
03Ashland RefugeeMy ancestors fled the ruins of Midgard, and now I survive with my kin in unfamiliar places.
  • Background: “My ancestors fled the ruins of Midgard, and now I survive with my kin in unfamiliar places.”
  • Narrative Prompt: “What keeps me moving forward, even in lands where my clan’s oaths mean little?”
  • Starting Skills (Level 1 each):
    • Influence: Foreign dealings and trade talk.
    • Languages: Proficient in one extra language.
    • Survival: Adapting to unfamiliar lands while keeping the clan alive.
  • Starting Equipment:
    • Clan Insignia: Recognised proof of clan identity that can secure ordinary access to that clan’s people.
    • Travel Cloak: Removes Disadvantage caused solely by ordinary rain, cold wind, ashfall, or harsh sun.
    • Reinforced Walking Stick: A travel aid using the Club profile when wielded as a weapon.
  • Starting Resources:
    • Ash Trading Token: Recognised trade scrip worth 4 Dritch where Igdrasan merchants accept it.
    • Minimal Currency: 6 Dritch.
  • Role-Playing Traits: Values endurance and loyalty, cautious in unfamiliar cultures, pragmatic in interactions.
Open in Chapter 8