Heritages in Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous consists of the different sub-races or variations of the specific Races. Selecting a heritage provides various bonuses to Skills, Ability Scores, Skill Checks, and many more. Choosing a heritage for certain races such as the Tiefling, Oread, Dhampir, and Kitsune occurs during the Character Creation sequence of the game. You can find the different heritages for the following races below.
Pathfinder: WotR All Heritages
Tiefling Heritage
Tiefling (General)
Description
Although many tieflings follow the general model of the tiefling, many more do not. Those of different lineages may evince dramatically different manifestations of their heritage, both in appearance and in ability.
Ability Score Bonus
Tieflings of uncertain heritage have a +2 racial bonus to Dexterity and Intelligence, a -2 penalty to Charisma, and a +2 racial bonus on Persuasion (when used for bluff) and Stealth checks. They can use the resist energy spell once per day. They do not suffer a penalty to their Charisma if they have levels in sorcerer or eldritch scion of an Abyssal of Infernal bloodline.
Beastbrood (Rakshasa-Spawn)
Description
Beastbrood regard themselves as deserving of appreciation and opulence. Through deceit and sheer willpower, they often achieve privileged stations in society.
Ability Score Bonus
Beastbrood have a +2 racial bonus to Dexterity and Charisma, a -2 penalty to Wisdom, and a +2 racial bonus on Perception and Persuasion (when used for bluff) checks. They can use the blindness spell once per day. They gain a damage reduction 2/piercing.
Faultspawn (Asura-Spawn)
Description
Lacking any sense of empathy or pity, Faultspawn often abhor all ways of life but their own. They inflict severe emotional and physical pain on others, and never stop picking at the resulting psychological scars.
Ability Score Bonus
Faultspawn have a +2 racial bonus to Dexterity and Wisdom, a -2 penalty to Intelligence, and a +2 racial bonus on Knowledge (Arcana) and Knowledge (World) checks. They can use the hideous laughter spell once per day. They gain a +2 racial saving throw bonus against enchantment spells and effects.
Foulspawn (Demodand-Spawn)
Description
Crude and boorish, foulspawn take a particular delight in giving offense and scandalizing polite society. They enjoy violating taboos even more than breaking laws, especially if it means degrading or repulsing an innocent.
Ability Score Bonus
Foulspawn have a +2 racial bonus to Constitution and Wisdom, a -2 penalty to Intelligence, and a +2 racial bonus on Lore (Religion) and Persuasion (when used for intimidate) checks. They can use the cacophonous call spell once per day. They gain a +1 racial bonus on attack rolls against Clerics, Inquisitors and Paladins.
Grimspawn (Daemon-Spawn)
Description
Dreary and pessimistic, grimspawn are so enthralled by death, disease, and dilapidation that they often dedicate themselves to ending lives from behind the scenes as macabre saboteurs.
Ability Score Bonus
Grimspawn have a +2 racial bonus to Dexterity and Intelligence, a -2 penalty to Wisdom, and a +2 racial bonus on Trickery and Persuasion (when used for bluff) checks. They can use the frigid touch spell once per day. They have acid resistance 5.
Hellspawn (Devil-Spawn)
Description
While often rigid, stubborn, and highly focused on sticking to plans and schedules, hellspawn also have a rare talent for penetrating others' facades. They know a lie when they hear one, and can often determine what hidden vice or secret shame motivates another.
Ability Score Bonus
Hellspawn have a +2 racial bonus to Constitution and Wisdom, a -2 penalty toCharisma, and a +2 racial bonus on Persuasion (when used for diplomacy) and Perception checks. They can use the scorching ray spell once per day. They do not suffer a penalty to their Charisma if they have levels in sorcerer or eldritch scion of an Infernal bloodline.
Hungerseed (Oni-Spawn)
Description
Endowed with brawny muscles and thick bones, hungerseed always seem poised to explode into some larger, more powerful form, and have a voracious appetite for sensory pleasures and carnal delights.
Ability Score Bonus
Hungerseed have a +2 racial bonus to Strength and Wisdom, a -2 penalty to Charisma, and a +2 racial bonus on Persuasion checks. They can use the invisibility spell once per day. They gain a +2 racial bonus to combat maneuver checks and combat maneuver defense.
Motherless (Qlippoth-Spawn)
Description
No woman survives the birth of a babe whose qlippoth ancestry has emerged. At best, qlippoth-spawn rip their mothers apart during labor. At worst, they tear themselves out even earlier.
Ability Score Bonus
Motherless have a +2 racial bonus to Strength and Wisdom, a -2 penalty to Intelligence, and a +2 racial bonus on Mobility and Lore (Nature) checks. They can use the Blur spell once per day. They gain a secondary Bite attack that deals 1d6 damage.
Pitborn (Demon-Spawn)
Description
Pitborn delight in destruction, especially while unleashing their havoc on what others consider valuable or precious. Perhaps because of this volatility, others tend to simply defer to pitborn, an act that often grants them the dominance they crave.
Ability Score Bonus
Pitborn have a +2 racial bonus to Strength and Charisma, a -2 penally to Intelligence, and a +2 racial bonus on Trickery and Perception checks. They can use the stone call spell once per day. They gain a +2 racial bonus on all rolls to confirm critical hits.
Shackleborn (Kyton-Spawn)
Description
Shackleborn are fascinated by mutilation and torture. Though they prefer to practice their cruel art on others, they accept that sometimes the wheel must turn and greet their own moments of anguish and confinement with an odd serenity.
Ability Score Bonus
Shackleborn have a +2 racial bonus to Constitution and Charisma, a -2 penalty to Wisdom, and a +2 racial bonus on Mobility and Persuasion (when used for intimidate) checks. They can use the web spell once per day. They gain a +1 natural armor bonus to AC.
Spitespawn (Div-Spawn)
Description
An innate sense of jealousy and pure malice drives spitespawn to spread misery and despair. Unable to experience joy themselves, they devote their lives to promoting gloom, all the while hiding the hatefulness that lurks at their core.
Ability Score Bonus
Spitespawn have a +2 racial bonus to Dexterity and Charisma, a -2 penalty to Intelligence, and a +2 racial bonus on Persuasion (when used for diplomacy) and Knowledge (World) checks. They can use the sound burst spell once per day. They add +1 to the DC of any saving throws against enchantment spells that they cast.
Oread Heritage
Oread (General)
Description
Dreads are humans whose ancestry includes the touch of an elemental being of earth somewhere along the line, often that of a shaitan genie. Stoic and contemplative, oreads are a race not easily moved, yet almost unstoppable when spurred to action. They remain a mystery to most of the world thanks to their reclusive nature, but those who seek them out in their secluded mountain hideaways find oreads to be quiet, dependable, and protective of their friends.
Ability Score Bonus
Oreads have a +2 racial bonus to Strength and Wisdom and a -2 penalty to Charisma. They can use the stone fist spell once per day. +2 Strength and Wisdom, -2 Charisma, Stone Fist once per day.
Gemsoul (Crystal Oread)
Description
With scintillating personalities to match their captivating appearances, gemsoul oreads command attention—and prefer it that way. Gemsouls tend to have large egos and are flashy in their relationships. They gravitate towards artistic pursuits, most frequently of a performative nature, though they also have a strong tradition of symmetric poetry. Gemsouls prefer to make their homes in flamboyant societies or places where they can make meaningful personal contributions, as well as in nations that appreciate cultivated beauty. Gemsouls typically have dazzling, faceted skin, along with a cluster of crystalline formations instead of hair and pupil-less eyes of vivid colors. Some favor tattoos in complex, branching geometric shapes, and they can frequently be seen wearing silks or brightly dyed linen to contrast their complexions.
Ability Score Bonus
Gemsoul oreads have a +2 racial bonus to Strength and Charisma and a -2 penalty to Wisdom. They can use the color spray spell once per day. +2 Strength, -2 Wisdom, Color Spray once per day.
Ironsoul (Metal Oread)
Description
Stolid and indomitable, ironsoul oreads undertake great works, both physical and conceptual, with unwavering determination. Possessed of patience and a sense of self-refinement through struggle, ironsouls reflect their ancestry in their continuous and determined efforts towards self-improvement. Ironsouls are most at home in areas that reflect that same sense of directed and intentional growth, and they operate best within existing formal structures. Ironsouls wear their elemental heritage on their skin, with most having some amount of metallic sheen. Their skin tone varies, with colors ranging from gold and silver to copper-green and dull, oxide gray.
Ability Score Bonus
Ironsoul oreads have a +2 racial bonus to Constitution and Wisdom and a -2 penalty to Dexterity. They can use the lead blades spell once per day. +2 Constitution and Wisdom, -2 Dexterity, Lead Blades once per day.
Dhampir Heritage
Dhampir (General)
Description
Dhampirs of uncertain heritage have a +2 racial bonus to Dexterity and Charisma, a -2 penalty to Constitution, and a +2 racial bonus on Persuasion (when used for bluff) and Perception checks.
Ability Score Bonus
+2 Dexterity, +2 Charisma, -2 Constitution, +2 Persuasion, and +2 Perception.
Jiang-Shi-born (Ru-Shi)
Description
Also called a ru-shi, a jiang-shi-born is usually the result of some foul ritual or a magically possessed father rather than direct congress between a human and jiang-shi. Jiang-shis lack any natural desire for physical contact or procreation, and their putrefying internal organs make most unable to conceive.
Ability Score Bonus
Ru-Shi have a +2 racial bonus to Strength and Intelligence, a -2 penalty to Dexterity, and a +2 racial bonus on Mobility and Knowledge (World) checks. +2 Strength and Intelligence, -2 Dexterity, +2 Mobility and Knowledge (World).
Moroi-Born (Svetocher)
Description
Dhampirs who can trace their heritage to moroi are known as svetochers, and they inherit much of the unnatural charm and beauty exhibited by their vampiric forebears. Svetochers tend to have an easier time than other dhampirs when associating with mortals, though they must be careful That their relatively wanton social interactions do not breed jealousy, resentment, or disdain. They are more often hunted out of covetousness or spite than outright prejudice, so they typically develop social skills that allow them to soothe wounds caused by accidental slights or careless acts.
Ability Score Bonus
Svetochers have a +2 racial bonus to Strength and Charisma, a -2 penalty to Constitution, and a +2 racial bonus on Persuasion (when used for diplomacy) and Knowledge (World) checks. +2 Strength and Charisma, -2 Constitution, +2 Persuasion and Knowledge (World).
Nosferatu-Born (Ancient-Born)
Description
The union that results in an ancient-born is too horrific for most to imagine. Even in relative youth a nosferatu is so terrible to behold that any such coupling must be the result of arcane manipulation or insanity. Ancient-born's hatred for humanity is reflected in their appearance; from birth they are misshapen, sallow, and painfully thin. Abuse from their disgusted peers wears deep on ancient-born's skin thanks to their physical weakness. Lacking the gift of immortality to offset the wasting effect of the curse they are born with, their chalky complexion scars easily and bruises like an overripe peach.
Ability Score Bonus
Nosferatu-Born have a +2 racial bonus to Strength and Wisdom, a -2 penalty to Constitution, and a +2 racial bonus on Athletics and Lore (Nature) checks. +2 Strength and Wisdom, -2 Constitution, +2 Athletics and Lore (Nature).
Vampire King-Born (Sacred Ancestry)
Description
Dhampirs descended from the Vampire King are rare in the extreme. Incredibly beautiful but strikingly grim shades that straddle the line between humanity and vampirekind, sacred ancestry dhampirs are often single-minded loners intent on a specific goal.
Ability Score Bonus
Dhampira of sacred ancestry heritage have a +2 racial bonus to Strength and Intelligence, a-2 penalty to Dexterity, and a +2 racial bonus on Persuasion (when used for diplomacy) and Knowledge (World) checks.
Vetala-Born (Ajibachana)
Description
More often the result of curiosity or experimentation Than mating, the dhampir offspring of vetalas are born with sharp minds and are inclined to ask questions. Known as ajibachanas, they are forceful and precocious, but their progenitors' distaste for the devout is mirrored in their weakness around holy or unholy sites. Just like their vampire parents, ajibachanas yearn for knowledge and often engage in scholarly pursuits, but their mortality drives them to work harder and learn faster. In a few short decades, they might gain a better understanding of themselves and their accumulated knowledge than Their eternally childish parents ever could have.
Ability Score Bonus
Ajibachanas have a +2 racial bonus to Dexterity and Intelligence, a -2 penalty to Wisdom, and a +2 racial bonus on Stealth and Use Magic Device checks. +2 Dexterity and Intelligence, -2 Wisdom, +2 Stealth and Use Magic Device.
Kitsune Heritage
Kitsune (General)
Description
Kistune are agile and companionable, but tend to be physically weak. They gain +2 Dexterity, +2 Charisma, and -2 Strength.
Ability Score Bonus
+2 Dexterity, +2 Charisma, -2 Strength.
Keen Kitsune
Description
Keen Kitsune are notoriously clever and cunning, often far more than they seem. Such characters gain a +2 bonus Dexterity and Intelligence instead of Dexterity and Charisma.
Ability Score Bonus
+2 Dexterity, +2 Intelligence, -2 Strength.
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