wall-ancestries.md

Ancestries of the Wall

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Harpy

They are the fulfillment of humanity's oldest and fondest wish: that we might join the birds we envy in the unbounded blue of the depths above. Despite forsaking the ground they have renounced none of the ancestors' pride and the creatures are famed for their mercurial tempers and capacity to hold a grudge.

The harpies of Ostriel are shaped like predatory birds with vibrantly coloured feathers, possessed of the visages and metacarpi of pale, aristocratic humans. Their clawed feet are as dextrous as any hand, and they are known as expert archers.

Special Rules

Hollow Bones - you take double damage from crushing or bludgeoning attacks.

Flight - you have powerful wings and can fly freely. You can carry another human-sized character aloft, so long as you have five or more empty item slots.

Ancestral Enemy - when you encounter characters from Sargattea, all reaction or persuasion rolls are made with Disadvantage.

d20	BODY	FACE	PLUMAGE	FEET
1	Lanky	Sly	Thundercloud Blue	Child-like
2	Hunched	Powdered	Simmering Orange	Elegant
3	Slender	Pale	Purple and Teal	Tattooed Palms
4	Plump	Ritually Tattooed	Mist Grey	Extravagantly Jewelled
5	Sinuous	Sculpted	Regal Blue	Recently Injured
6	Bony	Young	Gory Red	Always Gloved
7	Robust	Harsh	Emerald Green	Missing Fingers
8	Imposing	Blank	Gold and Yellow	Ancient Battle Scars
9	Delicate	Bashful	Iridescent Silver	Victory Bangles
10	Aged	Ancient	Olive Drab	Gnarled
11	Muscular	Beguiling	Scar White	Malformed, Clumsy
12	Angular	Tranquil	Indigo and Scarlet	Gilded Talons
13	Wiry	Sharp	Raw Umber	Huge, Unclipped Talons
14	Claw-Scarred	One-Eyed	Dusk Pink	Soft and Perfumed
15	Elegant	Glowering	Bottle Green	Once Badly Burned
16	Round	Languid	Burgundy	Swollen
17	Dainty	Concealed	Lustrous Black	Palms Dyed Black
18	Towering	Enticing	Turquoise	Knuckle Warts
19	Stooped	Jewelled	Powder Blue	Bear Shameful Brand
20	Tiny	Hungry	Warning Yellow	Skeletal

d20	NAME	ROOST SIGIL	DEMEANOUR	YOUR GRUDGE
1	Khazri	Broken Tower	Abrasive	Great-grandmother Executed Unjustly
2	Sarma	Hanged Man	Callous
3	Barguzin	Ailing Moon	Cynical	Passed over for Prestigious Office
4	Kali	Red Talons	Devious
5	Amihan	Bitter Wind	Fanatical	Spurned by Potential Spouse
6	Habagat	Barbed Arrow	Foolish
7	Rashaba	Empty Goblet	Greedy	Mother Killed in Battle with Sargatteans
8	Simoon	Regal Moon	Haughty
9	Alize	Crowned Eye	Impulsive	Treated Dishonourably by Twin Sister
10	Karabura	Falling Star	Jealous
11	Coromue	Gilded Talons	Melodramatic	Mother Assassinated by Krypteia Agent
12	Foehn	Pale Blossom	Morbid
13	Bise	Scornful Sun	Obsessive	Snubbed by the Queen Beyond the Sky
14	Kosava	Ouroboros	Paranoid
15	Ostro	Mad Eye	Pessimistic	Punished for the Failings of Another
16	Mistral	Hollow Crown	Pretentious
17	Vendavel	Sacred Blade	Resentful	Given Inadequate Gift at Wedding
18	Bora	Green Star	Superstitious
19	Xlok	Bloody Tongue	Vain	Absurd Grievance; Only Matters to You
20	Zonda	Rising Moon	Volatile

Stratosfolk

Stratosfolk are the descendants of abhuman worker corps, bred by gene-sculptors to construct space elevators and orbital habitats. Rudimentary human nervous systems fused with living vacuum suits, the creatures have survived the Great Collapse and live as free people in the highest layers of Urth's atmosphere.

Able to inflate and deflate their gas-filled bodies at will, stratosfolk can 'swim' in the air, moving through the stratosphere like pods of dolphins. Intelligent and social, they roost in large family groups on the Wall's highest spires.

Special Rules

Windbag - your body is filled with buoyant gas, and you can float slowly through the air at will. You cannot bear a human aloft, but you can act as a parachute to arrest their fall.

Flammable - if you are damaged by flames, you take an additional 3d6 explosive damage, and inflict 3d6 damage on everyone around you.

d20	BODY	HEAD	LIMBS	HUE
1	Bulbous	Trunk-like	Flippers	Ash White
2	Globular	Plastic	Plastic Arms	Void Black
3	Pendulous	Skull-like	Tendrils	Silver
4	Ovoid	Malleable	Rubbery	Mirrored
5	Stubby	Glassy	Crystalline	Cement Grey
6	Tube-like	Hollow	Steel Claws	Xanadu Green
7	Bloated	Bristles with Antennae	Elegant	Platinum
8	Finned	Rubbery	Webbed	Bronze
9	Spindly	Multiple Eyes	Double as Gas Vents	Gunmetal Grey
10	Rotund	Multiple Mouths	Also Your Eyes	Gold
11	Plump	Long and Worm-like	Slimy	Brass
12	Translucent	Classic Gas-mask	Armoured Gloves	Charcoal
13	Injured	Mirrored Helmet	Hydraulic Grabbers	Glaucous Blue
14	Bioluminescent	Gooey	Octopus-like	Parchment
15	Flabby	Filled With Fluid	Crudely Repaired	Steel Blue
16	Segmented	Insect-like	Crab-like	Cinereous Grey
17	Wrinkled	Mass of Tubes	Puppet-like	Taupe
18	Pear-shaped	Rigid Mask	Sharp and Slender	Champagne Pink
19	Warty	Unsettlingly Human	Unsettlingly Human	Safety Orange
20	Imposing	Black Box	Detachable	Brown Umber

d20	NAME	DEMEANOUR	WHY YOU DESCENDED	QUIRK
1	Albedo	Cruel	Intense Curiosity About the Below-Lands	Shrill Voice
2	Cirrus	Curious		Cloying Scent
3	Alto	Daring	Fell Out With Family; Act of Rebellion	Emit Black Smoke
4	Nimbus	Eloquent		Militant Vegetarian
5	Cumulus	Gloomy	Traditional Period of Youthful Wandering	Afraid of the Ground
6	Noctiluce	Greedy		Covered in Moss
7	Filosus	Humble	Blown Away from Clan by a Prismatic Tempest	Hiss When Nervous
8	Humilis	Intense		Foghorn Voice
9	Lenticula	Irritable	Escaping Religious Persecution in Orbit	Leak Weird Goo
10	Fractus	Mellow		Worship Clouds
11	Uncina	Mystical	Saw Yourself Wandering Vaarn in a Dream	Skin Cold to Touch
12	Fibra	Proud		Love Eating Bees
13	Spissatus	Solemn	Seeking Cure for Rare Disease	'Speak' using Recordings
14	Voluta	Suspicious		Fascinated by Walking
15	Castellanas	Tactless	Need Inspiration for Great Work of Art	Friends with a Bird
16	Arcus	Vindictive		Sworn Foe of a Bird
17	Silvagenitus	Warm	Seeking Revenge on a Below-Dweller	Kite Enthusiast
18	Murus	Witty		Symbiotic Void-Lobsters
19	Actino	Well-read	Searching for Long-Lost Family Member	Worship a Comet
20	Perlucida	Zealous		Ardent Monarchist

Wallborn

The Great Collapse came not all at once but in compounding ripples and eddies, wiping some pockets of humanity away and ushering others into new environs just as the wind carries a storm-stripped leaf hither and thither. Mankind has always sought walls for protection in times of strife and so a great diaspora fled towards the mightiest rampart to be found on the surface of the Urth.

Their children's children reside there still, finding sanctuary in the bowels of a colossal machine whose purpose is no longer understood.

Special Rules

Climber - you have a climbing mutation which suits a vertiginous life. You automatically succeed at climbs that would challenge the average human. You can make seemingly impossible climbs with a successful DEX save.

Ancestral Enemy - take note of your family background and your allegiance to Sargattea or Ostriel. When you encounter characters from the rival city, all reaction or persuasion rolls are made with Disadvantage.

d20	FAMILY	BODY	FACE	CLIMBING MUTATION
1	Nobleborn of Sargattea	Burly	Swollen	A monkey-like tail and prehensile feet
2		Tall	Leathery
3	Sargattean Artisans	Angular	Pale
4		Slender	Friendly
5	Vineyard owners, loyal to Sargattea	Curvy	Cold	Gecko-like pads on your feet and hands
6		Lopsided	Gaunt
7	Fisherfolk, loyal to Sargattea	Scarred	Harsh
8		Hunched	Expressionless
9	Beetle farmers, loyal to Sargattea	Compact	Careworn	Biotech grappling hooks mounted on wrists
10		Dainty	Youthful
11	Temple keepers, loyal to Ostriel	Emaciated	Branded
12		Flabby	Tranquil
13	Zeppelin builders, loyal to Ostriel	Graceful	Round	Gliding membranes between arms and legs
14		Hulking	Glowering
15	High-Wall Herdsmen, loyal to Ostriel	Lithe	Jovial
16		Muscular	Forgettable
17	Sargattean Exiles, loyal to Ostriel	Paunchy	Haggard	Long, triple-jointed arms used to brachiate like a gibbon
18		Tatooed	Bejewelled
19	Harpy's Servants, loyal to Ostriel	Slinky	Alluring
20		Aged	Withered

d20	NAME	ATTIRE	DEMEANOUR	QUIRK
1	Lakspur	Cheap	Abrasive	Heavy Smoker
2	Corabellia	Ill-fitted	Curious	Afraid of the Sky
3	Ambrose	Ragged	Cynical	Carries a Bad Luck Charm
4	Elice	Gaudy	Decadent	Missing Front Teeth
5	Melizabel	Singed	Dignified	Terrible Cook
6	Raphan	Practical	Erratic	Insomniac
7	Jillie	Flowing	Frivolous	Widely Considered A Liar
8	Flimgray	Military	Idealistic	Six Vengeful Ex-Spouses
9	Weaves	Drab	Melancholy	Loved by Beetles
10	Byerson	Bohemian	Optimistic	Founded Unusual Business
11	Chapuri	Religious	Passionate	Compulsive Gambler
12	Zenzo	Fashionable	Patriotic	Excellent Cook
13	Impatis	Outrageous	Selfish	Plagued by Nightmares
14	Blandwash	Demure	Sentimental	Once Fell Off the Wall
15	Santhe	Masked	Sly	Missing Fingers
16	Neous	Veiled	Timid	Dislikes Children
17	Lameltart	Expensive	Treacherous	Beautiful Singing Voice
18	Marjorge	Outdated	Unhurried	Related to Infamous Traitor
19	Clotfish	Jewelled	Volatile	Origami Expert
20	Valena	Iridescent	Zealous	Allergic to Hard Work