Origins

Ghosts of Yakushima has dozens of specialist origins for you to choose from when you join the server! Each origin has a unique set of skill affinities, skill points, starting items, and starting location. Origins serve to distinguish characters, create a player driven economy, and build a sense of community. Of course, your chosen origin does not limit your ability to gain any skill you want, but gives you a large starting benefit to your chosen skills.

Acolyte

Devoted follower of the divine. Seeks enlightenment through prostration.

Alchemist

Combines the science of metals with ancient mysticism to achieve groundbreaking solutions.

Armorer

You crafted many fine sets of armor for the soldiers before the war began. That armor saved lives.

Artisan

A skilled crafter that perfects the fusion of form and function.

Baker

During the war you learned to feed many with what little you could muster.

Bladesmith

Though the war has recently ended, the need for sharp swords it seems will never cease.

Brigand

Rough individual who made their way by taking from others with violence.

Brute

Rough and tumble sort who uses raw power to solve their problems.

Butcher

A meat salesman who tends to their own menagerie.

Craftsman

A laborer focused on practicality. Their quality goods are in universal demand.

Curator

A scholarly relic hunter devoted to restoring and protecting ancient artifacts.

Drifter

An aimless drifter in search of a purpose.

Executioner

A paid professional at the art of decapitation.

Farmhand

Hardworking individual that toils endlessly to plunder the lands natural bounty.

Forester

A life spent in solitude with the trees strengthens the body and mind.

Gourmand

A culinary expert whose meals inspire creativity and delight the senses.

Gravedigger

Considered to be a spiritually unclean task by the locals, the gravedigger lives a solitary life.

Herbalist

A local expert on fauna and remedies, this medicant is a valued ally.

Hunter

A wilderness guide who thrives in the untamed wilds and lives off the land.

Inquisitor

Zealous enforcer of divine mandate, armed with conviction and flame.

Kensei

A peerless swordmaster who sees combat as more of an art form.

Knight

A knight from the old kingdom of Boletaria. You have been discharged from service for unjust reasons.

Missionary

A traveling scholar who teaches their faith in often unwelcoming and hostile lands.

Monk

A devout ascetic who dedicates their life to physical and spiritual discipline.

Peasant

A life of poverty and hard work breeds a strength of character and resolve few could understand.

Prospector

One who plys their trade searching for valuable gems and metals.

Puppeteer

A reclusive toy maker about whom little is known.

Ronin

A wandering swordsman whose clan was destroyed by the ravages of war.

Sailor

A hardy seafarer from another land, adept at navigation and survival.

Samurai

Following the strict code of Bushido, you strive for ideals greater than yourself.

Sculptor

A master at shaping stone into works of art. There is always another wall to build.

Shepherd

Patient guardian of livestock and rural lands. Better at socializing with animals.

Shinobi

A stealthy assassin skilled in infiltration and lethal precision.

Shugenja

A master of the old spirit magics. The locals call you a witch, demon or worse.

Soldier

Conscripted into the local army, the war has ended... your dream of settling down may finally be here.

Weaponmaster

A warrior who has survived countless battles but has yet to learn the joy of peace.

Weaver

Skilled spinner of intricate textiles, a trade that is never out of fashion.

Wretch

A talentless wretch of no worth, you have miraculously recovered from being robbed and left for dead.