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An Innate represents the core expression of a Hero’s Origin—a defining instinct woven into their nature. Unlike learned techniques or acquired abilities, an Innate is inherent. It reflects something the Hero does not need to study or practice, but instead expresses naturally through who and what they are.

Each Origin carries a unique Innate Keyword, such as Attune, Equilibrate, or Stalk. This Keyword acts as both a narrative compass and a mechanical expression of the Origin, describing the kinds of actions that come naturally to the Hero. When circumstances allow, a Hero may declare their Innate as part of a Performance where that instinct meaningfully applies.

Every Hero carries a Pink Origin Token representing their Origin Seed. It activates whenever drawn during a Performance, including an Innate Performance.

The Pink Origin Token immediately adds Versatility equal to the highest eligible total: Sanction for Astralkin, Thread Color for Vathians, Aspect for Nuhlrin, or the highest single total among those categories for Orvah. Count matching results already drawn and still in the bag, use only one total, and apply a minimum bonus of 1V. It does not generate Reserve Tokens or require a result chosen during character creation.

Together, the Innate Keyword and Pink Origin Token represent the connection between Origin and action. When a Hero acts according to their deepest nature, their Origin Seed becomes part of the Performance itself—allowing something fundamental within them to shape the Moment.

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Origin	Innate	Innate Ability
Zaltar	Attune	Enter stillness and perceive the lingering structure of Zal’s Order. Ask a question concerning Truth, Purpose, Connection, Imbalance, or Possibility; the Performance determines the clarity of the revelation.
Rhunai	Equilibrate	Bring opposing forces toward balance. Stabilize an imbalance, reconcile extremes, or redistribute pressure within a person, object, or situation.
Karthine	Copy	Reproduce a technique, movement, behavior, or simple effect you have personally witnessed. Greater complexity demands a stronger Performance.
Veloth	Unmoor	Sever or loosen a connection holding something in place—physical restraints, supernatural bindings, attachments, or other persistent ties.
Gahlian Dalo	Fury	Commit yourself to an explosive act of force. Break, overwhelm, intimidate, or violently drive through resistance before restraint can return.
Gahlian Cora	Composure	Quiet fear, pain, distraction, or emotional pressure long enough to act with exceptional clarity and deliberate control.
Pahric	Misdirect	Cause another to follow the wrong conclusion. Redirect attention, suspicion, pursuit, or interpretation toward a plausible alternative.
Ezhani	Glide	Move through difficult space with unnatural fluidity—crossing gaps, slipping past obstacles, maintaining balance, or reaching places awkward to approach normally.
Kalthir	Surge	Release a sudden burst of movement or effort, allowing you to cross distance, intervene, escape, or accomplish something before the opportunity disappears.
Duranine	Fortitude	Endure what should force you back. Hold through pain, exposure, exhaustion, pressure, or physical punishment long enough to accomplish your purpose.
Imari	Veil	Obscure yourself from understanding. Conceal your presence, intent, emotional state, significance, or the true purpose behind an action.
Ereth	Stalk	Hunt a chosen subject without revealing yourself. Track signs, close distance, predict movement, and establish the moment from which you intend to strike or confront.
Meridian	Persevere	Continue an effort after circumstances say it should end. Push through repeated failure, obstruction, exhaustion, or loss without abandoning the objective.
Corvian	Broker	Turn what you possess into leverage. Negotiate an exchange involving favors, information, access, promises, resources, reputation, or obligation.
Daathru	Enforce	Establish a boundary and make it matter. Demand a halt, surrender, separation, observance, or other immediate rule through unmistakable authority.
Tyrru	Anchor	Fix yourself or something you touch against unwanted change. Resist movement, displacement, destabilization, separation, or forces attempting to carry it away.
Uthuru	Unleash	Release power or emotion normally held beneath restraint. Overwhelm an obstacle through raw Presence, intensity, expression, or an uncontrolled outpouring of self.

Stranded, Irenuk and Zhe are Unbound cultures, not additional Origin Kinds. Keep the Innate of the Hero’s underlying ancestry; cultural belonging does not replace it or grant a second Innate.