Subject file / F-03
FAEBORN
Fae ancestry can surface after generations of ordinary human life. Unusual luck follows you. It does not always favour you. To the wrong people, your captivity is an opportunity.
Cortex public guidance
FORTUNE IS NOT A PERMIT.
An unexplained run of good fortune should be treated as a potential association, not a personal entitlement. Unregistered subjects remain subject to review.
Playing this archetype
Human-looking descendants of the fae with an unstable relationship to fortune.
Character creationPlayer reference / Lore and mechanics
01 / Bloodlines
Ancestry rather than a costume
Faeborn inherit fae ancestry that may surface after several apparently ordinary generations. The lore describes latent and passive expressions as well as active supernatural bloodlines. A family connection does not mean every relative has active powers.
Faeborn can have delicate features and a smaller build. The help explicitly states that their appearance is physically human. Pointed ears or a nonhuman body are not automatic features of the archetype.
02 / Bloodlines
Fortune cuts both ways
Faeborn draw unusual extremes of luck. Their inheritance is not a constant guarantee of good outcomes. The lore also gives captivity a specific significance: someone holding a faeborn prisoner can benefit from that influence on fortune. That is a setting vulnerability rather than a promise that chance always favours the player.
Active faeborn can express varied gifts. The existence of luck-changing and floral powers does not mean every faeborn receives every ability without the appropriate choices.
03 / Bloodlines
Tiers and names
Faeborn is the base Tier 2 entry. Faeborn Veteran is Tier 3. Ageless Faeborn and Fae Child are higher-tier entries. Fae Child is a long-lived adult archetype name in the table and not a child-character option.
help faeborn lore- Read the ancestry and appearance guidance.
help faeborn mechanics- Read the mechanical entry.
Source notes c5dfe60
Repository edition reviewed 2026-09-19. The running game may differ.