Editing SeventhSun:Lineages (section)

== Alliants ==
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Alliants are survivors of an ancient war—or, more precisely, the descendants of bodies made to survive it. The conflict has outlived any reliable account of its belligerents, purpose, or conclusion. Even the name Alliant preserves the idea of an alliance without identifying who stood together or what they opposed. Different communities inherit incompatible answers, and some reject the question as an obligation imposed by the dead.

An Alliant has a powerful humanoid frame protected by interlocking plates of living exoskeleton. The armor is most conspicuous around the head, where strong ridges and articulated plates form a natural helm above and around the face. Further plating reinforces the spine, shoulders, ribs, and joints without preventing ordinary movement. Individual coloration, pattern, and plate shape vary widely.

Alliants were built to endure violence, but they are not compelled toward it. A body inherited from a forgotten war says nothing certain about the purposes of the person living within it. Alliant societies include communities that honor their martial inheritance, communities that regard it as a warning, and communities concerned with entirely different matters.
==== Lineage Gift ====
'''Armored Body''' — Your living exoskeleton provides Protection 2, cumulative with worn armor.