01Lives across the galaxy
Nine ancestries
Ailuran, Bloomstrider, Celestiari, Ethereal, Human, Kryllian, Kryx, Rift Spinner and Synthetic—each with a distinct place in the galaxy.
The foundation · Corebook
Your life beyond the Veil.
A free space opera expansion compatible with Daggerheart, for crews who want strange worlds, hard choices and the freedom to build a life among the stars.
The Corebook brings the Pearl Era to the table: nine original ancestries, nine classes, two equally supported character paths, a full catalog of powers and technology, naval combat, reputation, factions and a Wealth Tier economy designed for campaign play.
A complete expansion
More than a setting. A new way to adventure.
Every system is tied to life in the post-Silence galaxy, from the way a crew earns access to technology to the reputation it leaves behind.
02Seven ways to shape the world
Domain powers
Seven science-fiction Domains—Tech, Synthesis, Social, Neural, Kinetic, Void and Lux—form a broad catalog of character-defining abilities.
03Beyond the unmodified body
Augmentations
Neural, physical and stealth enhancements make advanced medicine, cybernetics and biotech part of character identity.
04Equipment & access
Tools of the trade
Weapons, armor, personal gear, modifications and specialized tools across Common, Military, Experimental and Precursor tiers.
05Systems beyond your reach
Drones & remote tools
Utility, security and weaponized drones with clear rules for access, control, range, signal, repair and shared crew use.
06The crew / one ship
Naval combat
Ships become shared characters in battles of position, systems, armor arcs, sensor locks, maneuvers and weapons.
07Choose your allegiance
Reputation & factions
Select a crest. Discover what your reputation can open.
Standing brings contacts, equipment and influence—and obligations. Explore the benefits of earning a faction’s trust.
House Amaranth
Keepers of Wisdom
- +1 · Recognized
Public libraries and a reading card; junior archivists answer your questions.
- +2 · Respected
Discounted data, tutoring and translation, plus a named archivist contact.
- +3 · Trusted
Restricted stacks and a standing favor for expert consultation.
- +4 · Honored
Deep archives, Precursor fragments and a cipher key.
- +5 · Revered
Strategic intelligence and a Loremaster lent for an arc.
- +6 · Legendary
A place in the inner circle and influence over House research.
What the affiliation asks. Submit discoveries and guard knowledge that could endanger others.
Reputation benefits · Corebook 12.06 ↗
House Joric
The Sentinels
- +1 · Recognized
Friendly patrols and safe passage through Sentinel lanes.
- +2 · Respected
Standard military equipment at cost and resupply at Sentinel posts.
- +3 · Trusted
A sworn squad for one dangerous defensive mission per arc, plus signature arms.
- +4 · Honored
Precursor-tier defensive hardware and a liaison officer.
- +5 · Revered
Temporary command of a cutter and crew for a sanctioned operation.
- +6 · Legendary
A voice in Sentinel doctrine and the standing to ask fleets to move.
What the affiliation asks. Answer the muster, protect others and bring entrusted allies home.
Reputation benefits · Corebook 12.06 ↗
House Kurogane
The God-Makers
- +1 · Recognized
Workshop access and basic repairs or fabrication at cost.
- +2 · Respected
Prototype field tests and discounts on cybernetics and implants.
- +3 · Trusted
Signature gear and one bespoke modification per arc.
- +4 · Honored
Experimental and Precursor-derived technology, with an engineer on call.
- +5 · Revered
A share of a research budget and a prototype vessel system.
- +6 · Legendary
Entry to the deepest labs and influence over the future of human research.
What the affiliation asks. Share technology and augmentation performance data; accept monitored change.
Reputation benefits · Corebook 12.06 ↗
House Solari
The Fading Crown
- +1 · Recognized
Invitations to minor court functions and the courtesy afforded a guest.
- +2 · Respected
Reduced imperial taxes in Solari space and letters of introduction.
- +3 · Trusted
Formal writs, documents and pardons that open imperial doors.
- +4 · Honored
A court audience on request and a minor honorific.
- +5 · Revered
A title with an estate or revenue and decree rights in a limited domain.
- +6 · Legendary
Your word carries imperial weight.
What the affiliation asks. Observe rank and ceremony, and uphold the Crown in public.
Reputation benefits · Corebook 12.06 ↗
House Valerius
The Pearl Merchants
- +1 · Recognized
A trading account and 10% off goods at Valerius exchanges.
- +2 · Respected
Priority Exchange access, market tips and a discount approaching 20%.
- +3 · Trusted
Exclusive contracts and consignments, plus a line of credit.
- +4 · Honored
Pearl-market access and a Factor to represent you.
- +5 · Revered
Capital backing for ventures and influence in the market.
- +6 · Legendary
A seat among those who set Pearl prices.
What the affiliation asks. Honor contracts and debts; do not undermine House markets.
Reputation benefits · Corebook 12.06 ↗
House Volkov
The War-Makers
- +1 · Recognized
Access to training pits and respect earned by showing up.
- +2 · Respected
Discounted weapons and armor, plus a sparring mentor.
- +3 · Trusted
Signature plasma weapons and access through a war token.
- +4 · Honored
Command of a warband operation and access to heavy arms.
- +5 · Revered
Temporary command of a warship and crew, and a place at the war table.
- +6 · Legendary
Great-warlord standing, with oaths sworn in your name.
What the affiliation asks. Keep your oaths, stand by your allies and march when your warband calls.
Reputation benefits · Corebook 12.06 ↗
Free Fleet
Ship & Crew Above All
- +1 · Recognized
A safe berth, a meal and an honest repair.
- +2 · Respected
Free harbor at Fleet anchorages, shared charts and warnings.
- +3 · Trusted
Willing Fleet ships join a shared cause.
- +4 · Honored
Rally a standing flotilla and receive deep Fleet-trader discounts.
- +5 · Revered
Command a sanctioned Fleet action and carry a weighty captain’s vote.
- +6 · Legendary
A seat on the Council of Captains; the Fleet follows your word.
What the affiliation asks. Answer reachable distress calls, protect Fleet independence and never surrender a captain to a House.
Reputation benefits · Corebook 12.06 ↗
Explorers’ Guild
Edge of the Map
- Shared resources
Shared maps and discounts on expedition outfitting.
- Backed expeditions
Expedition funding and salvage rights.
- Beyond the known map
First access to newly opened Vaults and a vote on where the Guild looks next.
What the affiliation asks. File charts and findings, answer rescue calls and share discoveries.
Narrative reputation benefits · Corebook 12.06 ↗08Access, not coin-counting
Wealth Tier economy
A campaign economy built around access and consequence: Wealth Checks, gains and losses, crew wealth and meaningful transitions.
09Impact & protection
New combat texture
Overkill, weapon technology proficiency, armor interaction and specialized properties make advanced weapons feel materially different.
Nine classes · Twenty-seven subclasses
Find your place in the crew.
Each class has a clear role, distinctive class engine, technology access and three subclasses. The same nine identities support both character paths.
Diplomat
Social · LuxTurn rooms, broker peace and shape the public story before weapons clear leather.
- Cultural Attaché
- The Icon
- Political Operative
Engineer
Tech · SynthesisBuild, repair, hack and keep impossible machines alive one more scene.
- Tech Specialist
- Xenotech Savant
- Medical Technician
Explorer
Synthesis · LuxChart the unknown, survive it and return with a map worth fighting over.
- Cartographer
- Wilderness
- The Stalker
Mystic
Neural · Lux/VoidTouch the Veil directly, interpret its echoes and accept the price of doing so.
- Veil Walker
- Mind-Touched
- Precursor Touched
Pilot
Void · TechFly through danger by instinct, precision and an intimate trust in the ship.
- Void Runner
- Combat Ace
- System Jockey
Scholar
Tech · SocialRead life, relics and information networks until hidden truths become useful.
- Xenobiologist
- Precursor Archaeologist
- Information Theorist
Scoundrel
Social · VoidBreak rules, identities, locks and lines of sight while the alarms are still deciding.
- Assassin
- Ghost
- Contrabandist
Soldier
Kinetic · SynthesisHold the line, organize the fight and decide when force has done enough.
- Guardian
- Military Officer
- Peacekeeper
Vanguard
Neural · BranchFuse discipline, body and will into one decisive strike.
- Ghost Blade
- Kinetic Echo
- Pure Conduit
Seven Domains · New powers
Choose how you touch the impossible.
Each class opens a Domain Pair. Powers can be prepared into an active Loadout, creating science-fiction abilities with a distinct identity rather than one universal spell list.
Tech
Machines, systems, drones, intrusion and the precise language of engineered possibility.
Synthesis
Life, adaptation, healing and the designed resilience of bodies and ecosystems.
Social
Influence, connection, perception and the power carried through trust, identity and story.
Neural
Thought, perception, memory and the hidden architecture linking minds across the dark.
Kinetic
Force, momentum, impact and the decisive control of energy in motion.
Void
Distance, concealment, gravity and the strange intervals where ordinary space loses authority.
Lux
Radiance, guidance, revelation and the Hope Frequency made visible in the world.
The Six Houses
Power has a name and a crest.
House affiliation shapes a character's professional life, obligations and reputation. Each institution offers a place to belong—and a cost for belonging there.
Keepers of Wisdom
House Amaranth
Archivists and scholars who preserve civilization across long cycles of collapse and recovery. Knowledge is their inheritance, and withholding it can become a form of theft.
The Sentinels
House Joric
Defenders shaped by duty, discipline and the promise to stand between danger and the vulnerable. Their hardest stories begin when protocol and protection diverge.
The God-Makers
House Kurogane
Engineers, physicians and researchers who believe progress can be built. Their brilliance changes bodies and worlds, often behind doors even their own specialists cannot open.
The Fading Crown
House Solari
Heirs to ceremony, beauty and the obligations of an older order. Their courts remain luminous even as the authority beneath those traditions quietly recedes.
The Pearl Merchants
House Valerius
Traders and contract-makers who measure reliability, risk and return across the galaxy. Their most important debts are the ones no ledger can price.
The War-Makers
House Volkov
A martial power built around survival, strength and the refusal to be conquered. Loyalty matters because abandoning an ally is weakness made public.
Two paths · Equal weight
Awakened or Sleeping?
This is not a choice between powerful and ordinary. It is a choice between two different engines for exceptional science-fiction characters.
Awakened
Rare characters who perceive the Hope Frequency and bend the Veil through prepared Domain Powers.
- Hope-driven class features
- Active power Loadouts
- A personal relationship with impossible physics
Sleeping
Highly trained characters whose extraordinary competence belongs entirely to them—not to the Veil.
- Effort for everyday expertise
- Resolve for signature Moves
- Spotlight-ready engines across all nine classes
Signature systems
Four additions that reshape the campaign.
These systems are not isolated extras. They connect character identity, technology, access and the shared life of the crew.
The Sleeping
Every class supports a Sleeping character with Effort, Resolve and signature Moves built to own the Spotlight through trained, grounded excellence.
Wealth Tier
Wealth becomes access rather than coin-counting, with checks, gains, losses, crew resources and transitions that make prosperity consequential.
Naval Combat
Position, stations, system integrity, armor arcs, sensor locks and maneuvers give every crew member a role when ships exchange fire.
Augmentations
Neural, physical and stealth enhancements turn cybernetics and biotech into meaningful choices about capability, access and who a character is becoming.
Begin the crossing