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Legendary characters are mythic from birth, and some are mythic from conception. If you’re playing a game about mythic heroes, use this table to explain why they’re so mythic. In a lot of case, knowing a character’s birthright will help you come up with a Gimmick.
- Divine Bloodline
- Fairy Blood
- Demonic Heritage
- Miraculous Birth (virgin birth, parthenogenesis, hatched, etc.)
- Heroic Ancestry
- Born of Battle
- Raised By Animals
- Seventh Son of A Seventh Son
- Born with a Birth Caul
- Blessed (by gods, wizards, fairies, or whatever)
- Birth Marked By Great Person’s Death (character is probably thought to be a reincarnation of that person).
- Animal Played A Role In The Character’s Birth (even as just a witness)
- Subject of a Prophecy
- Born Under A Blood Moon
- Born At A Crossroads
- Born On Midsummer’s Eve
- Born On Winter Solstice
- Born On Halloween
- Born During An Eclipse
- Natural Disaster Coincided With Birth
