Artifact Origin

Artifact Origin is Step 1 of the Appendix B artifact-generation procedure. Roll 1d12 to determine the artifact's thematic origin—a faction, deity, or power source—which sets all su...

Step 1 of the Appendix B procedure. Roll first — the origin sets every theme, material, and binding that follows. Then pick or roll one of the chosen origin's themes from its compendium entry.

Roll 1d12 · Family Artifact Creation · p. 498

d	Result	Detail
1	The Barrow Builders	Tomb-craft, ancestor cults, sorcerer-kings. Theme list under The Barrow Builders.
2	Death and the undying	The Last Door, ghosts, shades, what walks back through.
3	The Fae	Glamour, bargain, the wild court. Theme list under The Fae.
4	The Forge Lords (or the Ustrina)	Orichalcum, fire-art, the Foundry. Use Forge Lord themes for Ustrina results. See The Forge Lords.
5	Gods and religion	Roll 1d12: 1-2 Aratis; 3-4 Danu; 5-6 Helior; 7-8 Tor; 9-12 one of the lesser gods.
6	The Green Lords (or the Fomoraij)	Living wood, breeding-arts, the lost garden-empire. Use Green Lord themes for Fomoraij results. See The Green Lords.
7	Primordial powers	Archons, titans, incarnations of the first elements.
8	The Rime Lords	Dark ice, the Howling Curse, sacrifices that bind. See The Rime Lords.
9	Spirits of the wild (or the Forest Folk)	Tethers, redwoods, the old quiet places. Use spirits-of-the-wild themes for Forest Folk results. See The Forest Folk.
10	The Stone Lords	Makerglass, stoneshaping, slave-built empires. See The Stone Lords.
11	The Tempest Lords	Aetherium, sky-towers, the lost northern empire. See The Tempest Lords.
12	The Things Below	Red crystal, corrupting whispers, the prison beneath the world. See The Things Below.