Lineage

Lineage represents the touch of magic on a human, and can occur in many ways. Parents with lineage often give birth to children of the same lineage. It is also common for unlineaged parents to give birth to a lineaged child for no apparent reason. Lineage often comes through the blood, or from exposure to a strong magical aura when very young, but can also occur for other reasons, for instance a child born in a primal forest, under the influence of the realm of Spring might become a briar in later life while a child born during a great famine when Winter holds sway might be born a draughir. Likewise, some places simply have a higher incidence of lineage among the children born there - places like Syrene in Casinea or Spiral Castle in Weirwater.