The Quintessential Aristocrat
The Quintessential Aristocrat
| Author | Martin R. Thomas |
| Series | Quintessential Series |
| Publisher | Mongoose Publishing |
| Publish date | 2004 |
| Pages | 98 |
| ISBN | 1-30000-076-4 |
| OGL Section 15 | qari |
The material below is designated as Open Game Content
Bloodline Feats: Many of the great ruling families from history tied their success to an ancient magical ancestor. These feats allow aristocrat characters to do the same, gaining some magical benefits. Many families jealously guard the existence of their magical ancestor, not wanting others to know their secret and therefore try to take advantage of the situation through bribery and blackmail. Others are quite proud of their heritage and keep copious genealogical notes, tracking the emergence of magical blood powers through the centuries. These families often build their family icon design around an image of their magical ancestor..
A character can never have more than one magical bloodline. These feats are open only to aristocrat characters and carry the Bloodline descriptor.
The Bloodline of Dragons
The blood of dragons is widely thought to be the source of the arcane magic accessed by sorcerers, who do not study like wizards to gain access to spells but instead come by their magic naturally. Dragons often take humanoid form to move among the world of lesser mortals, and it is not unknown for them to mate with a humanoid to which they have taken a fancy. While these relationships rarely last, the lifeblood of the dragon ancestor filters down through the generations and occasionally manifests itself in an individual who is more charismatic and more attuned to arcane magic than others of his kind.
The Bloodline of Celestials
Celestial ancestors are extremely rare, as their divine masters often forbid them for consorting and mating with humanoids. Still, occasional mating between celestials and humanoids does take place. One of the most common reasons is to create a champion for good, a prophesised divine warrior with the power to protect her people from a rising evil. Sometimes a cult arises around this champion, giving her a semi-divine status, and creating a society of people who track those with Divine Blood, awaiting the day when the champion's spirit will be resurrected in the body of another.
The Bloodline of Fey
Fey ancestors are usually either nymphs or satyrs who seduced a humanoid of the opposite sex. These pairings between fey and humanoids are more common than mating between humanoids and other types of creatures. For this reason, the Bloodline of the Fey is slightly more common than the other Magical Bloodlines and as a consequence may not hold as much status.
The Bloodline of Fiends
Couplings between fiends and humanoids are slightly more common than those between celestials and humanoids. Unfortunately, the circumstances behind the pairings of fiends and humanoids are much more foul and hideous. Nevertheless, some families cherish their infernal bloodline, as it enables them to get others to do what they want either through sheer intimidation or through bolstering their evil and controlling magic.
