Evolved Races — Awakened Bloodlines
Evolved Races — the Awakened Bloodlines — are seven greater forms, one for each of Crystaria's seven races. Each carries its base race's identity forward with higher racial stats — at least +1 in every stat, and more in the stats that race is known for (a Paragon Human gains +2 across the board; an Umbra Shade +5 Intelligence). Racial stats apply per level, so an awakened bloodline is a real edge that grows with your character — without changing what your race is about.
You cannot be born Awakened. The bloodlines are unlocked by quest and entered only through the Altar of Rebirth.
The Seven Bloodlines
| Base Race | Awakened Form | STR | ACC | DEX | DEF | INT | SPI | LUCK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human | Paragon | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Elf | High Elf | 3 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Shade | Umbra | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 6 |
| Halfling | Fateborn | 3 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| Dwarf | Runeguard | 10 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 4 |
| Orc | Warborn | 16 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 3 |
| Dragonborn | Wyrmkin | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
Every value is its base race's +1. Racial values contribute per level — at level 1,000 an awakened bloodline is roughly +100 to every stat (post-squish) over its base form.
Unlocking: The Awakened Blood
Seek Ascendant Vessia at the Echo Wastes archive (the scholars' tile in the Echo Wastes — level 850 required) and complete her three trials in order:
| Quest | Objective | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Whispers in the Blood | Slay 40 Echo Shades | 800,000 gold · 8,000,000 EXP |
| The Flesh Remembers | Slay 50 Phantom Beasts | 1,000,000 gold · 10,000,000 EXP |
| The Awakened Blood | Slay 60 Hollow Sentinels | 1,500,000 gold · 15,000,000 EXP · title Awakened |
The unlock is account-wide and permanent — complete the chain once and the altar knows you forever, on every character.
Awakening at the Altar
- Once unlocked, the Altar of Rebirth shows an ✧ Awakened Bloodlines section beneath the base races.
- An awakened rebirth costs double the normal rate — 5,000 gold × your account's highest character level (minimum 100,000).
- Everything else works exactly like a normal rebirth: the change is account-wide, every character's stats shift by the difference between old and new racial values scaled by that character's level, and all level-up allocations, gear, traits and Attunements are kept.
- You can return to a base race later (at the normal price) — and re-Awaken again whenever you can afford it. The unlock never expires.
- Awakenings are announced to the whole realm.