Nightingale Lineage, Inheritance and Story in Character Creation explained

What does Lineage and Ancestry in Nightingale mean?

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Nightingale Lineage, Story and Inheritance are all part of the Ancestry section in the game’s character creation, but it’s not clear what they mean and how they affect the game going forward. As a matter of fact, you don’t have to be too worried - right now, Lineage and the other sectors are all largely either not something that affect gameplay massively, or focus simply on your character’s appearance. We’ll explain Story, Inheritance and Lineage in Nightingale below, so you can be certain what you want to expect from your family members.

What are Lineage, Inheritance and Story in Nightingale?

Lineage and Inheritance in Nightingale character creation are both heavily connected, but Story is its own thing that’s probably the least meaningful part of the character creation at time of writing. We’ll cover all three elements of the Ancestry tab below:

Nightingale T1 EssenceNightingale Antiquarian and Astrolabe CardsNightingale Infusions

Want to know more about Nightingale as you’re getting started? Find out how to increase yourNightingale Gear Scorehere, or how to perform the most damaging attacks in the game, the deadlyNightingale Heartshots, here!

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