Bloodline Abilities

In addition to the classical sacred arts, some people possess extra abilities that they inherit from their progenitors, known as bloodline abilities.

Arelius Bloodline

The first known bloodline ability on Cradle was deliberately created by the Patriarch, Ozmanthus Arelius, several thousand years ago. It has been passed down the line to House Arelius descendants ever since then.

The famous Arelius bloodline manifests with the greatest strength in Eithan Arelius and the Sage of a Thousand Eyes, Cladia Arelius (aka The Oracle Sage). It also manifests with some strength by Cassias Arelius. Sending forth their detection web of perceptive madra, they gather information from a circumference within range of their spirit. The range increases with advancement. In the strongest recipient, the range is miles, and through walls. The famed detection web of madra perceives sight, sound, scent, heat, madra, aura, shifting muscles, etc.

Cassias’ “Sight”

Cassias may be a cousin, but he is an Arelius descendant, so he did inherit the famous Arelius Bloodline Ability to detect anything for some distance.

“His web of madra showed him nothing but clouds and empty air for a quarter-mile around them. . . A web of invisible power stretched throughout Sky's Mercy, bringing Cassias little snippets of information: Fisher Gesha's sheets rustling as she turned, Yerin's eyelids crinkling in a disturbing dream, Lindon's chest rising and falling evenly. There was no privacy when an Arelius was around, but it was polite to act otherwise. Everyone knew what the Arelius could do, but they didn't know about the limitations. Publicly, the family liked to pretend they had none. (Blackflame ch 7)

Eithan’s Sight

Cassias detection web is not as broad as Eithan’s, but he’s still got the sight.

Cassias didn’t have Eithan’s talent in using their bloodline legacy, but he was still an Arelius. He saw more than anyone else could. So he stepped aside gracefully as Eithan plummeted from a rooftop above him. (Reaper, ch 7)

Bloodline Powers

• Arelius Senses — see above
• Epanding Akura Armor — So far the only other known bloodline ability is expanding armor, created by Monarch Akura Malice. See also Akura Paths

Info Needed

• Blood Aura Affinity
• Royal Madra
• Gold Dragon Bloodline
• Black Dragon Turtle Bloodline

Corrupted Bloodlines

Dreadgod Bloodline

• Dreadgods manifest the hunger madra bloodline. Relentlessly hungry. Never satisfied. Wanting more. Related to the greed and ambitions of Monarchs.
• Subject One was a researcher, using hunger madra on dreadbeasts. He took a dosage himself but it warped him until he became a Dreadgod, the first of his bloodline, followed by The Bleeding Phoenix and the other three beasts.
• Subject One is depicted on the huge stone Labyrinth door called the Nethergate, at the base of Yoma Mountain.

  The last chunk of masonry rolled away, revealing a towering stone door. It was carved with the image of a gaunt, sunken human with many grasping hands, its eyes hollow and mouth open unnaturally wide. This was Subject One, at least as he had appeared long ago. A Dreadgod, though few knew that. The man who had become warped by hunger aura. The origin of their bloodline.’ (Bloodline, ch 20)