Origin & Lineage

Lineage Profile

First, roll d100 to determine whether you are pureblooded, mixed, or carry Daruner blood. Record the number of lineages you have

Lineage Grouping

d100	Result	Effect
1–50	Thuim, 1	After you determine Territory and Culture, Roll Lineage Table 1×
51–80	Lowborn Thylini	Roll for Lineage Count and Follow the Thylini Lineage Procedure after you set the Territory your character grew up in
81–99	Highborn	Roll Lineage Count, set Daruner as one of your lineages, and then follow the Thylini Lineage Procedure after you set the Territory your character grew up in
100	Pure Daruner, 1	Last of your kind, you don’t roll any lineage tables

Lineage Count

d20	Lineage Count
1-9	2
10-14	3
15-17	4
18-19	5
20	6

Territory of Origin

Roll d10 to determine which of Ithasen’s five territories shaped your early life.

d10	Territory	Summary
1–2	Dosharen	A fractured Janim republic of scholars, priests, and merchants. Ideological conflict beneath a civilized surface. Capitol: Gersan
3–4	Lithywae	Northern boreal territory under the Nylvish Imperial Line. Power hoarded through tightly guarded Ren traditions. Capitol: Athyllwyn
5–6	Shejara	A Janim desert oligarchy guarding ancient knowledge buried in the sands. Capitol: Jadir’ishet
7–8	Gankora	Wildland of beast-hunters, adventurers, and roaming clans. Spiritual strength and tribal loyalty define survival. Capitol: Pinthal (Titan Tribe)
9–10	Kyr’elian	A coastal archipelago of seers, sailors, and traders. Capitol: Kyhavra

See the Nations section for deeper reading on each territory.

Migrant/fled from another territory

Roll a d8. On a 1, roll the Territory of Origin table again. This is part of your parents’ history: they moved from that territory, or across it. When you roll for the local culture, roll it for each territory.

If you roll the same territory 2x through this process, then roll the appropriate local culture by territory table and reroll until you have 2 different cultures.

Local Culture Raised in by Territory

Dosharen

d12	Culture	Summary
1–5	Janim
6-7	Mixed
8-9	Mixed
10	Miscellaneous Anamor
11	Okoi
12	Nyl

Lithywae

d10	Culture	Summary
1–5	Nyl
6	Mixed
7	Reweran Anamor
8	Miscellaneous Anamor
9	Okoi
10	Janim

Shejara

d10	Culture	Summary
1–6	Janim (Shejaran)
7	Mixed
8	Dawnplains Anamor
9	Miscellaneous Anamor
10	Okoi

Gankora

d20	Culture	Summary
1	Haqol
2-3	Elkyr
4-5	Okoi
6-8	Miscellaneous Anamor
9-11	Leviathan Anamor
12-14	Paledusk Anamor
15-17	Dawnplains Anamor
18-20	Titan Anamor

Kyr’elian

d12	Culture	Summary
1	Janim (Dosharen)
2	Janim (Shejaran)
3	Nyl
4	Okoi
5	Titan Anamor
6	Miscellaneous Anamor
7-8	Leviathan Anamor
9-12	Elkyr

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Lineage Determination

Thylini Lineage Procedure

If you rolled Lowborn Thylini for your Lineage Grouping, or Highborn, then this is where you resolve that. If you rolled Thuim, then just go to the territory and once on the appropriate Heritage Table by Territory. Make sure to know how many lineages your character has.

1. If you are highborn, Daruner is one of your lineages
2. The Country your character was raised in, or fled from’s Core Lineage must be one of your character’s lineages
3. The Culture you were raised in (if not mixed must choose that culture)
4. Roll on the table here for the rest of the Lineages if you still have more lineage slots to fill out. Make sure you have a set of unique lineages (no duplicates, so reroll until you get everything filled out)

d12	Lineage	Polarity
1–2	Anamor	Transformation
3–4	Elkyr	Flux
5–7	Janim	Elasticity
8–10	Nyl	Unification
11	Okoi	Recurrence
12	Haqol	Resonation

Heritage Tables By Territory - Normal, 1 Lineage procedure

Dosharen (Janim Core)

d10	Heritage	Lineage
1–5	Janim	Janim
6-7	Elkyr	Elkyr
8	Miscellaneous Anamor	Anamor
9	Okoi	Okoi
10	Nyl	Nyl

Lithywae (Nyl Core)

d10	Heritage	Lineage
1-5	Nyl	Nyl
6	Reweran Anamor	Anamor
7	Miscellaneous Anamor	Anamor
8	Okoi	Okoi
9	Elkyr	Elkyr
10	Janim	Janim

Shejara (Janim Core)

d12	Heritage	Lineage
1-8	Janim	Janim
9	Okoi	Okoi
10	Elkyr	Elkyr
11	Miscellaneous Anamor	Anamor
12	Nyl	Nyl

Gankora (Anamor Core)

d20	Heritage	Lineage
1	Janim	Janim
2	Haqol	Haqol
3	Elkyr	Elkyr
4	Nyl	Nyl
5	Okoi	Okoi
6-8	Miscellaneous Anamor	Anamor
9-11	Leviathan Anamor	Anamor
12-14	Paledusk Anamor	Anamor
15-17	Dawnplains Anamor	Anamor
18-20	Titan Anamor	Anamor

Kyr’elian (Elkyr Core)

d8	Heritage	Lineage
1	Janim	Janim
2	Nyl	Nyl
3	Okoi	Okoi
4	Miscellaneous Anamor	Anamor
5	Leviathan Anamor	Anamor
6	Titan Anamor	Anamor
7-8	Elkyr	Elkyr

What the Lineages Mean in the World

Each lineage grants access to a polarity tied to one of the Laws of Ren. This polarity is yours to improve regardless of your values. It is biological, not chosen.

For full descriptions of each lineage and their place in Ithasen, see Lineages & Laws of Ren.

If you rolled Anamor, you also need to determine your clan, as it affects your physical appearance and may affect your social standing. Notable clans: Titan, Dawnplains, Dreamweaver, Paledusk, Leviathan, Reweran.

If you rolled Daruner/Highborn blood, carries significant weight, denoting royalty, or some special capacity in all cultures.

If you rolled Nyl and/or Janim, they have tense relationships and have deep distrust, as well as racial prejudice against each other from the Nyl enslaving the Janim for thousands of years previously.

If you rolled Haqol, you’re a target. Haqol deeply distrust all other races, except for the Anamor, and they have retreated to the far east. Many Highborn would kidnap, capture, or force them to introduce their blood into their house.

If you are Highborn, you belong to a noble house. The major listed houses are below, but players and GMs are welcome to create their own.

House	Lineage	Location	Areas of Operation	Sphere of Influence	Notes
House Ristila	Janim	Gersan	Gersan, Jashirith, Famirosh, Ahjis, Terima, Narimis	Religion and moral authority	The most prominent house. Draws legitimacy from deep Yrialin alignment. When Ristila speaks in the council hall, it carries moral weight, not just political.
House Oshim	Janim	Shenirim	Gersan, Shenirim, Ahjis	River trade and docks	Controls barge concessions and dock district operations. Nouveau riche by old-house standards; connected to Kyr’elian and Gankoran merchants.
House Dash’rii	Janim	Gersan	Gersan	Ren research and the Gate	Oldest ties to the Gate of Zerathrain. Funded Gresin Orin’s early research and remains closest to Ren Exerter development. Other houses are nervous about this.
House Adimor	Janim	Marishet	Gersan, Marishet, Ahjis	Agriculture and forestry	Controls the largest share of Dosharen’s farmland and forest holdings. Conservative, resistant to change, and able to move food prices when unhappy.
House Sejathin	Janim	Famirosh	Famirosh, Gersan, Marishet	Marathat antiquities	A minor rising house that recently gained leverage through ruin discoveries near the Shejaran border. Hungry in a way established houses are not.
House Reshani	Janim	Ahjis	Ahjis, Shenirim, Gersan, Kyhavra (Kyr’elian)	Harbor tariffs and foreign trade	The oldest Ahjis house. The most internationally connected in Dosharen, with deep ties to Kyr’elian merchants. Controls who docks and what it costs.
House Majithem	Janim	Narimis	Narimis, Sarathe	Fishing fleets and coastal supply	Less prestigious than Reshani but economically essential. Feeds the city and keeps the coastal supply chain running.
House Shirajen	Janim	Sarathe	Sarathe, Ahjis, Narimis	Shipbuilding and naval contracts	Rose to prominence through joint merchant vessel contracts with the Kyr’elian Assembly. Builds ships for half the eastern coast.
House Diramesh	Janim	Terima	Terima, northern Lithywae border	Kerim mining	The oldest mining house. Controls the largest kerim deposits in the northern range. Their Daruner blood has been used for generations to infuse kerim into construction materials.
House Tareshin	Janim	Vashoht	Vashoht, Terima, Gersan	Turim refinement and distribution	Primary refiner of Ren-infused metals. Supplies the Gate of Zerathrain and military contracts across Dosharen.
House Ejarif	Janim	Jashirith	Jashirith, Vashoht, northern coast, northern Lithywae border	Mountain passes and overland trade	Controls the routes toward Lithywae. Politically exposed; other houses accuse them of too-close dealings with Nylvish merchants.
House Dajimir	Janim	Jadir’ishet (Shejara)	Shejara	Rule of Shejara	The secretive rulers of Shejara. Rarely seen in public. The rest of the continent fears the knowledge they have uncovered in the desert.
House Arisal	Elkyr	To be expanded	To be expanded	To be expanded	Elkyrian nobility.
House Miniras	Elkyr	To be expanded	To be expanded	To be expanded	Elkyrian nobility.
House Cassid	Haqol	To be expanded	To be expanded	To be expanded	A Haqol house.
House Kitoren	Okoi	To be expanded	To be expanded	To be expanded	An Okoi house.
House Erdig	Anamor (Titan)	To be expanded	To be expanded	To be expanded	A Titan clan house.
House Mithadar	Anamor (Dreamweaver)	To be expanded	To be expanded	To be expanded	A Dreamweaver clan house.
House Norjiq	Anamor (Paledusk)	To be expanded	To be expanded	To be expanded	Paledusk nobility.
House Tados	Anamor (Dawnplains)	To be expanded	To be expanded	To be expanded	A Dawnplains clan house.