Other Ancestries
The following section provides context for how existing D&D ancestries are represented on the island of Obojima.

To play one of these exisiting D&D ancestries you must either use the charts below to define your character's origins–or create a unique origin of your own design.

Dragonborn
Dragonborn do not naturally exist in the world of Obojima but could come to exist through other means.

D4    Origins
1    You are the last descendant of an ancient people that called the island home before the era of the Nakudama.
2    You were birthed by the sea and are revered as royalty by fishfolk and other ocean dwellers.
3    You are seen as the harbinger who is marking the return of the great dragon Yutro.
4    You were cursed to take this form by a dragon after you were caught stealing from it.

Dwarves
Dwarves do not naturally exist in the world of Obojima but could come to exist through other means.

D4    Origins
1    You and your people have been trapped in stone under the ocean for centuries. During a recent low tide you and your people were discovered.
2    Your parents traded their subservience to a spirit so that their child would be born with gifts unlike any human or elf.
3    A dara sculptor crafted a statue with such passion and love that the island imbued it with life.
4    During the recent earthquake, a portion of Mount Arbora cracked open, releasing you and your people.

Gnomes
Gnomes do not naturally exist in the world of Obojima but could come to exist through other means.

D4    Origins
1    After being trapped in the wandering forest for several days, you were forced to eat a strange fruit which changed your body.
2    You were swallowed by an ancient spirit and spit back up 3 days later. Your body is forever altered from the experience.
3    You were an apprentice witch whose potion brewing experience led to your current form.
4    You were once a pixie, but after you found a falling star, you made a wish to be human.

Halfling
Halflings do not naturally exist in the world of Obojima but could come to exist through other means.

D4    Origins
1    Although you are an adult, a curse placed on you long ago has kept you looking like a child.
2    You passed through what you thought was a portal to the Spirit Realm and instead exited at a random location on the island in your current form.
3    A group of beachcombers found you buried under the sand. When you awoke, you couldn't recall how or why you were half the size of a human.
4    You were once a Nakudama who, through a deal with a powerful mage, transformed into a human, but you've kept your small stature.

Half-Orcs / Orcs
Half-Orcs/Orcs do not naturally exist in the world of Obojima but could come to exist through other means.

D4    Origins
1    You were cursed by a witch who was jealous of your beauty.
2    You were once an ogre but after falling in love with a human you slowly began to change form.
3    You were born to human parents like an elf, but are seen as more spirit than human.
4    You are the first green dara.

Tieflings
Tieflings do not naturally exist in the world of Obojima but could come to exist through other means.

D4    Origins
1    You were once human, but after spending many years within the Spirit Realm, your body began to change.
2    You are a spirit that has been cast out of the Spirit Realm and trapped in a material form.
3    You washed up on the corrupted coastline and have no recollection of your previous life.
4    You died at the hands of an evil spirit and were reborn an amalgamation of yourself and the spirit that killed you.