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Blood status or blood purity refers to a family's exposure to non-magic blood. Some families are very proud of their blood purity and do not accept any "tainting" influence through impure blood. However, this can lead to some undesire side effects caused by inbreeding. In this day and age, such views have become relatively uncommon and are considered antiquated and outdated.
Blood status or blood purity refers to a family's exposure to non-magic blood. Some families are very proud of their blood purity and do not accept any "tainting" influence through impure blood. However, this can lead to some undesire side effects caused by inbreeding. In this day and age, such views have become relatively uncommon and are considered antiquated and outdated.


* '''Mixedborn'''An alternative term for people of mixed lineage.
* '''Mixedborn'''<br>An alternative term for people of mixed lineage.


* '''Of mixed lineage'''Magic individuals whose lineage contains Dormants, Emergents, Mundanes or Mixedborn within less than 10 generations are considered of mixed lineage.
* '''Of mixed lineage'''<br>Magic individuals whose lineage contains Dormants, Emergents, Mundanes or Mixedborn within less than 10 generations are considered of mixed lineage.
* '''Of stained lineage'''A derogatory term for people of mixed lineage.


* '''Of true/pure lineage'''Individuals whose lineage contains only Magi who were born to other Magi for at least 10 generations are considered of true or pure lineage. The longer a family tree goes back without Dormants, Emergents, Mundanes or Mixedborn, the better. However, such lineages often suffer from a too uniform gene pool.
* '''Of stained lineage'''<br>A derogatory term for people of mixed lineage.
* '''Stained / Tarnished'''A derogatory term for Mixedborn.


* '''Trueborn / Pureborn'''An alternative term for people of true/pure lineage.
* '''Of true/pure lineage'''<br>Individuals whose lineage contains only Magi who were born to other Magi for at least 10 generations are considered of true or pure lineage. The longer a family tree goes back without Dormants, Emergents, Mundanes or Mixedborn, the better. However, such lineages often suffer from a too uniform gene pool.
 
* '''Stained / Tarnished'''<br>A derogatory term for Mixedborn.
 
* '''Trueborn / Pureborn'''<br>An alternative term for people of true/pure lineage.