Emberborn Profile

  • Homeland: The Ashen Marches
  • Attributes: +1 Wisdom, -1 Charisma
  • Resistance: Heat
  • Weakness: Cold

The Emberborn are a fiery-hearted people descended from those who once lived close to the earth’s molten lifeblood. Legends claim their ancestors forged pacts with the sleeping flames beneath the world, gaining the heat of the mountains in their veins. Their homeland lies across smoldering plains and volcanic ridges where rivers of glass cut through blackened stone.

Personality & Behavior

Passionate, proud, and quick to act. Emberborn value strength of conviction above all — hesitation is seen as weakness. Yet beneath their intensity lies deep loyalty and an almost spiritual reverence for rebirth through trial. They often see destruction not as evil, but as a necessary step toward renewal.

Appearance

Huminoid. Their skin ranges from deep copper to obsidian, often dusted with ember-red freckles that glow faintly when emotions flare. Their eyes burn in shades of gold, amber, or smoldering crimson. Their hair tends toward dark hues with streaks of molten orange or ashen gray, and faint lines of heat shimmer across their skin in darkness.

Culture

Emberborn society centers around Forgeholds — communities built near volcanic vents where craft, combat, and ritual merge. They believe every creation, whether blade or law, must be “tempered in flame” — tested until unbreakable. Their faith revolves around the Cycle of Ash, teaching that all things must burn before they can be reborn.

Sample Names

Masculine

  • Kaelen
  • Dravon
  • Tharek
  • Orun
  • Vhalen

Feminine

  • Lysra
  • Taren
  • Nahlia
  • Erynn
  • Solenne

Surnames

  • Ashveil
  • Cindermark
  • Vaeros
  • Emberhold
  • Pyraen