One of the new races/cultures within WAR Accelerant - The Shattered Realm are The Descended. People seem to be fairly excited about it, which we expected and hoped for, so this post will explore the benefits and negatives of playing one of The Descended.
This post is a pretty straightforward, but includes some key tips to keep in mind if you are thinking about playing one of The Descended.
From the WAR Accelerant Rulebook:
The Descended, a rare people, are born
from mortals and magical creatures with human intelligence, such as Vampires,
Faeries, Elementals, and Undead. Like other half-blood races, they tend to be
unique in appearance and attributes, and may prefer to live in small enclaves
of their own kind than to venture into a world that does not always accept them
with open arms. As their name suggests, they are often proud of their lineage,
and typically name themselves in honor of their magical parent (i.e. “Half-Faerie,”
“Half-Undead <Type>,” “Drake (Draconic),” and “Half-Elemental
<Type>”). The Descended do not
consider themselves to be a single race. Some want only to be included in
mortal society, while others are fiercely proud of their magical ancestors.
Typically, a member of the Descended will appear and behave in a manner that
reflects a mingling of both their mortal and their magical parent’s native
culture and character. There is a second
group of The Descended that have come in to being since The Shattering. This group represents the effect of Wild Magic
upon some individuals. For example,
while fighting Fire Elementals the Wild Magic ripped through the adventurer,
forcing some trace of the Fire Elemental upon their spirit. Perhaps they were fighting Undead or simply
conversing with them. Some of these individuals
have embraced their new-found transformation, others seek to cleanse their
spirit of it. Like Monstrous Humanoids,
the Descended have many different appearances.
There are a couple of reasons we stated "from mortals and magical creatures with human intelligence." Mainly, to avoid people running around as Descended Basilisks. Let's not talk about the logistics of how that happened. Moving on.
