Draw Steel Ancestries
All 12 ancestries available in Draw Steel
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Choose from 12 different ancestries in Draw Steel.
Ancestries at a glance
| Ancestry | Speed | Size | Traits | Summary |
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| Devil Devils are humanoids with fiendish features such as horns, tails, and unusual skin tones. Charming and cunning, they are natural negotiators. | 5 | Medium (1M) | Fiendish Features, Silver Tongue, Hellish Resistance | Devils are humanoids with fiendish features such as horns, tails, and unusual skin tones. Charming and cunning, they are natural negotiators. |
| Dragon Knight Dragon Knights are dragon-humanoid hybrids created in ancient wars. They combine martial discipline with draconic power. | 5 | Medium (1M) | Draconic Features, Breath Weapon, Winged | Dragon Knights are dragon-humanoid hybrids created in ancient wars. They combine martial discipline with draconic power. |
| Dwarf Dwarves are stocky, enduring folk known for their craftsmanship, stubbornness, and deep connection to stone and earth. | 5 | Medium (1M) | Sturdy, Dwarven Resilience, Stone Sense | Dwarves are stocky, enduring folk known for their craftsmanship, stubbornness, and deep connection to stone and earth. |
| Elf (Wode) Wode Elves are wild elves of the deep forests, closely tied to nature and the fey. They are fierce protectors of the wilds. | 5 | Medium (1M) | Fey Ancestry, Nature Bond, Wild Step | Wode Elves are wild elves of the deep forests, closely tied to nature and the fey. They are fierce protectors of the wilds. |
| Elf (High) High Elves are the scholarly and magical branch of elven kind, builders of great cities and keepers of arcane traditions. | 5 | Medium (1M) | Fey Ancestry, Arcane Heritage, Educated | High Elves are the scholarly and magical branch of elven kind, builders of great cities and keepers of arcane traditions. |
| Hakaan Hakaan are towering humanoids with an ancient and proud warrior culture. Their size and strength make them formidable in battle. | 5 | Medium (1M) | Large Build, Mighty Heritage, Ancestral Memory | Hakaan are towering humanoids with an ancient and proud warrior culture. Their size and strength make them formidable in battle. |
| Human Humans are the most widespread and diverse ancestry, known for their adaptability, ambition, and determination. | 5 | Medium (1M) | Adaptable, Versatile, Determined | Humans are the most widespread and diverse ancestry, known for their adaptability, ambition, and determination. |
| Memonek Memonek are crystalline humanoids from a plane of perfect order. They communicate through telepathy and value logic. | 5 | Medium (1M) | Telepathy, Ordered Mind, Planar Heritage | Memonek are crystalline humanoids from a plane of perfect order. They communicate through telepathy and value logic. |
| Orc Orcs are powerful and passionate people who value honor, community, and the strength to protect what matters. | 5 | Medium (1M) | Relentless, Battle Fury, Iron Will | Orcs are powerful and passionate people who value honor, community, and the strength to protect what matters. |
| Polder Polders are small, hardy folk who punch above their weight through cleverness, agility, and surprising courage. | 5 | Small (1S) | Small Stature, Nimble, Brave | Polders are small, hardy folk who punch above their weight through cleverness, agility, and surprising courage. |
| Revenant Revenants are undead beings who have returned from death with a purpose. They retain memories of their former life. | 5 | Medium (1M) | Undead Nature, Deathless Resolve, Former Life | Revenants are undead beings who have returned from death with a purpose. They retain memories of their former life. |
| Time Raider Time Raiders are extraplanar beings who travel through time and space. They are fierce warriors with an alien perspective. | 5 | Medium (1M) | Temporal Awareness, Time Slip, Raider Heritage | Time Raiders are extraplanar beings who travel through time and space. They are fierce warriors with an alien perspective. |
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Devil
Devils are humanoids with fiendish features such as horns, tails, and unusual skin tones. Charming and cunning, they are natural negotiators.
Dragon Knight
Dragon Knights are dragon-humanoid hybrids created in ancient wars. They combine martial discipline with draconic power.
Dwarf
Dwarves are stocky, enduring folk known for their craftsmanship, stubbornness, and deep connection to stone and earth.
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Overview
All 12 ancestries in Draw Steel, with what each one gives your character. Open any ancestry for its full rules, tips, and FAQ.
All ancestries
devil - Devils are humanoids with fiendish features such as horns, tails, and unusual skin tones. Charming and cunning, they are natural negotiators.
dragon_knight - Dragon Knights are dragon-humanoid hybrids created in ancient wars. They combine martial discipline with draconic power.
dwarf - Dwarves are stocky, enduring folk known for their craftsmanship, stubbornness, and deep connection to stone and earth.
wode_elf - Wode Elves are wild elves of the deep forests, closely tied to nature and the fey. They are fierce protectors of the wilds.
high_elf - High Elves are the scholarly and magical branch of elven kind, builders of great cities and keepers of arcane traditions.
hakaan - Hakaan are towering humanoids with an ancient and proud warrior culture. Their size and strength make them formidable in battle.
human - Humans are the most widespread and diverse ancestry, known for their adaptability, ambition, and determination.
memonek - Memonek are crystalline humanoids from a plane of perfect order. They communicate through telepathy and value logic.
orc - Orcs are powerful and passionate people who value honor, community, and the strength to protect what matters.
polder - Polders are small, hardy folk who punch above their weight through cleverness, agility, and surprising courage.
revenant - Revenants are undead beings who have returned from death with a purpose. They retain memories of their former life.
time_raider - Time Raiders are extraplanar beings who travel through time and space. They are fierce warriors with an alien perspective.