Remnants of a world that came before.
The Ancestors are more than shopkeepers. They are the faces of an ancient system connecting trade, survival, death, and power.
Their full history can be expanded here as the server’s lore is finalized.
Explore the systems
Every feature exists to create choices, consequences, and stories.
Select a category below to jump directly to the systems that shape FTF Hardcore.
The Ancestors
The Ancestral RealmAncient beings tied to the realm’s economy, progression, relics, and warfare.
Enter through an Ancestral Portal.
Players travel to the Ancestral Realm through custom portals. The Banker, Trader, and Builder dwell there.
The Soul Eater is hunted in the Overworld and is tied to the same relic-driven progression.
Relics
The Trader
Offers a rotating collection of rare relics and progression items.
- Rotating relic stock
- Rare opportunities
- Shilling-based purchases
Warfare
The Builder
Accepts specialized orders for tools used in strategic raiding.
- Ancestral TNT orders
- Ancestral Fireballs
- Preparation takes time
Currency
The Banker
Mints Shillings and manages the physical currency used by the Ancestors.
- Mint Shillings
- Exchange currency
- Deposit and withdraw wealth
Boss
The Soul Eater
A dangerous Overworld boss that drops powerful relics.
- Tracked with a Soul Eater Compass
- Powerful relic drops
- Chance to drop a Torch of Souls
Unity
Territory & SocietyCreate your own identity, protect territory, build roads, manage diplomacy, and challenge rival land.
A Unity can be called a:
FactionTownKingdom
GuildGroupClan
TribeMilitia
The systems remain consistent, but the identity, purpose, leadership, and story are chosen by the players.
Protection Core
The heart of claimed territory. Place it in the wilderness to anchor land for yourself or your Unity.
Land Relics
Expand the claimed area outward from the Protection Core and grow your visible presence.
Fortification Relics
Increase the durability of placed blocks across claimed territory through ten levels.
Ancestral Raiding
Use Ancestral TNT for controlled breaches and Ancestral Fireballs for exposed interiors.
Flags
Represent your territory and make player-created societies visible throughout the world.
Unity GUI
Manage members, roles, permissions, invitations, claims, allies, enemies, and identity.
Death
Every Life CountsDeath changes your story before it finally ends it.
The first consequence
Your first death forces a meaningful choice. Accept your fate, or continue with a lasting affliction.
Revival only
A later death leaves behind a grave and places your future in the hands of other players.
Permanent death
Reach the end of the road and death becomes permanent. Your legacy is what remains.
Death Afflictions
Continue after death, but return changed.
Revival
Other players can gather offerings and perform a ritual at your grave.
Redemption
The rare Torch of Souls can reset a player’s death journey.
Permanence
The final consequence gives every decision weight.
Additional Features
The Rest of the ExperienceSmaller systems work together to make travel, storage, ownership, and logging out meaningful.
Elytra Rebalance & Ancestral Paths
Elytra are used for short flights while Ancestral Paths encourage roads and merchant routes.
- Speed boost for players
- Stronger boost for rideable mobs
- Meaningful road networks
Animal Lock
Name a rideable animal to claim ownership and control access.
- Owner-controlled riders
- Custom management menu
- Claimed-land protection
Nine-Slot Ender Vault
The Ender Chest becomes a strategic lifeline rather than an unlimited warehouse.
- Only nine protected slots
- No Shulker Boxes
- No Bundles or Shillings
Sleepers
Logging out or sleeping in a bed leaves your character resting in the world.
- Wilderness vulnerability
- Ancestral intervention in claims
- Offline location matters
Custom GUIs
Complex systems are organized into clean menus instead of walls of commands.
- Unity management
- Cosmetics and player styling
- Animal and rider management