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Daggerheart Ancestries
Daggerheart Ancestries:
Embrace Your Legacy
In Daggerheart, your ancestry reflects lineage and grants two unique features that influence gameplay and narrative. It shapes your character's physical form, cultural context, and mechanical strengths.
Mixed ancestry is also supported. You choose the first ancestry feature from one lineage and the second from another—narratively and mechanically blending heritages. Ancestry also offers flexibility: despite visual archetypes, you can customize or reimagine characteristics—work with your GM to reflect backstory or lost traits like a wingless Faerie.
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The Living Constructs
Clank
Looks Like: Articulated metal plating, exposed gears, glowing eyes or runes, often customized with engravings or worn fabrics.
Forged by hand and sparked by magic, the Clank is a daggerheart ancestry where steel meets soul. Built rather than born, they explore questions of identity, purpose, and freedom, making them a perfect choice for homebrew daggerheart campaigns focused on self-discovery.
The Forgotten Blueprint
Your Clank uncovers an ancient schematic in a ruined workshop, hinting at an unfinished purpose that could alter the fate of nations.
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The Scions of Dragons
Drakona
Looks Like: Humanoid with scaled skin, vertical pupils, horns, wing stubs, or a tail.
A daggerheart ancestry infused with the essence of dragons. Drakona balance raw might and arcane talent, standing between mortal realms and their draconic bloodline’s ancient power.
Trial by Flame
Your Drakona stands before a raging wildfire, channeling ancestral breath to turn the tide and save a threatened valley.
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The Stalwart Crafters
Dwarf
Looks Like: Broad and sturdy build, braided hair or beards, ornate armor, gemstone and metal adornments.
Among daggerheart ancestries, Dwarves are masters of stone, steel, and stubborn resolve. They build legacies in their craft and defend them with unmatched grit.
The Runes of Honor
Your Dwarf forges a ceremonial blade etched with ancestral runes, uniting rival clans in shared pride.
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The Eternal Watchers
Elf
Looks Like: Slender, graceful, pointed ears, attire woven from natural and magical influences.
Elves are a timeless daggerheart ancestry, blending elegance, arcane mastery, and a deep connection to the wild. They bear the burden of centuries, guarding what they hold dear.
Moonlit Vigil
Your Elf senses corruption creeping into an ancient wood and weaves wards to hold the darkness back.
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The Enigmatic Tricksters
Faerie
Looks Like: Small, luminous, gossamer or insect wings, skin and hair in vivid or shifting colors.
A playful yet potent daggerheart ancestry, Faeries flit between whimsy and danger. Their magic charms allies and confounds foes, making them masters of the unexpected.
The Trickster’s Bargain
Your Faerie traps a warlord’s mind in a loop of riddles, buying your party time to slip away unseen.
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The Wild Wanderers
Faun
Looks Like: Goat-like legs, curling horns, decorated with flowers, vines, or charms.
A daggerheart ancestry tied to celebration and defense of the natural world. Fauns revel under moonlight yet stand fiercely against those who would harm their groves.
Song of the Thicket
Your Faun’s haunting melody calls woodland creatures to aid in repelling invaders from the grove.
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The Gentle Giants
Firbolg
Looks Like: Tall, broad-shouldered, earthy-toned skin, calm features, nature-inspired garb.
Towering yet soft-spoken, Firbolgs are a daggerheart ancestry rooted in fey magic and woodland stewardship. They seek harmony above conquest.
The Rootbound Oath
Sensing decay in the grove, your Firbolg calls on ancient spirits to restore the land’s balance.
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The Mushroom Folk
Fungril
Looks Like: Humanoid shapes crowned with mushroom caps, bioluminescent spores drifting in the air.
An uncommon homebrew daggerheart ancestry born of rot and renewal. Fungril understand the beauty of cycles—where endings nourish beginnings.
Spores of Memory
Your Fungril releases spores that flood foes with forgotten memories, halting battle in contemplation.
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The Aquatic Adventurers
Galapa
Looks Like: Sleek skin in oceanic hues, fin-like limbs, gill slits, reflective eyes.
A daggerheart ancestry from the depths, Galapa navigate both land and sea. Curious and adaptable, they bridge two worlds with ease.
The Sunken Map
Your Galapa retrieves a coral-encrusted map from a shipwreck, revealing a forgotten sea route.
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The Titans Among Us
Giant
Looks Like: Towering frame, weathered skin, simple clothes to fit their massive form.
Among daggerheart ancestries, Giants embody monumental strength and presence. They are as capable of building wonders as they are of toppling walls.
Stone by Stone
Your Giant helps raise a colossal bridge, forging peace between two divided kingdoms.
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The Resourceful Survivors
Goblin
Looks Like: Small, quick, green or mottled skin, expressive eyes, mismatched gear.
A cunning daggerheart ancestry thriving on adaptability. Goblins turn scraps into salvation and chaos into opportunity.
The Scrap Trap
Captured by raiders, your Goblin fashions a distraction from junk, freeing the party.
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The Unassuming Heroes
Halfling
Looks Like: Short, sturdy, curly hair, warm expressions, travel-worn clothes.
Halflings are a heart-driven daggerheart ancestry. Small in stature, vast in courage, they prove that spirit outweighs size.
The Stand
Your Halfling faces down a charging beast, buying precious seconds for allies to escape.
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The Versatile Innovators
Human
Looks Like: Varied heights, skin tones, and clothing styles from countless cultures.
The most adaptable daggerheart ancestry, Humans span every culture and calling. Their drive shapes kingdoms and legends.
The Hidden Archive
Your Human uncovers a long-lost archive, unlocking knowledge that shifts the campaign’s course.
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Touched by Tainted Power
Inferis
Looks Like: Glowing eyes, horns, shadow-wreathed or flame-kissed skin.
A daggerheart ancestry marked by infernal heritage. Inferis walk the edge between damnation and redemption.
Chains Broken
Your Inferis banishes a demon, proving to skeptics that power need not mean corruption.
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The Nomadic Spiritfolk
Katari
Looks Like: Feline ears, sharp eyes, sleek build, light travel gear.
A feline-featured daggerheart ancestry, Katari are agile wanderers seeking wisdom in every horizon.
Whispers on the Wind
Your Katari follows a trail of omens through desert and jungle to uncover a hidden shrine.
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The Warriors of Resolve
Orc
Looks Like: Muscular build, tusks, battle-worn armor, clan markings.
A daggerheart ancestry of strength and honor. Orcs unite tribes, defend homelands, and wield might with purpose.
The Rallying Cry
Your Orc’s roar inspires allies to hold the line against overwhelming odds.
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The Bold Amphibians
Ribbet
Looks Like: Moist skin in vivid colors, wide eyes, agile limbs built for jumping.
An energetic daggerheart ancestry with frog-like agility and bright personalities. Ribbets leap into adventure with fearless enthusiasm.
The Chasm Leap
Your Ribbet vaults a canyon to secure a rope bridge before the enemy arrives.
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The Curious Climbers
Simiah
Looks Like: Primate features, nimble frame, bright patterned clothing.
A playful daggerheart ancestry with primate agility and endless curiosity. Simiah thrive where others fear to climb.
Treetop Discovery
Your Simiah spots a hidden temple canopy entrance no one else could reach.
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The Blend of Cultures and Heritage
Mixed Ancestry
Looks Like: Physical traits combined from both chosen ancestries in unique harmony.
A flexible daggerheart ancestry that fuses two lineages into one. Perfect for homebrew daggerheart characters exploring identity and blended heritage.
Bridging Two Worlds
Your Elf-Dwarf heritage allows you to mediate a dispute, showing the strength of unity.