After leaving the world in ancient times, they returned to a changed land, and they still struggle to reclaim their ancestral homes, most notably from terrible demons that have invaded parts of their lands. To a stranger, they can seem untrusting and clannish, but to their friends and family, they are warm and caring, their halls filled with the sounds of laughter and hammers hitting anvils.ĮlfAs an ancient people, elves have seen great change and have the perspective that can come only from watching the arc of history.

While some see them as dour and humorless crafters of stone and metal, dwarves and those who have spent time among them understand their unbridled zeal for their work, caring far more about quality than quantity. A character’s ancestry and their experiences prior to their life as an adventurer-represented by a background-might be key parts of their identity, shape how they see the world, and help them find their place in it.Ĭore (Common) Ancestries DwarfDwarves have a well-earned reputation as a stoic and stern people, ensconced within citadels and cities carved from solid rock. Your character’s ancestry determines which people they call their own, whether it’s diverse and ambitious humans, insular but vivacious elves, traditionalist and family-focused dwarves, or any of the other folk who call Golarion home.

Ancestries | Half-Human Heritages | Versatile HeritagesĪncestries Source Core Rulebook pg.

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