I have noticed for the last few beta versions that every attack done by my sovereign's children is a "Daring Strike" and deals double or triple damage even though they have no trait or special ability that allows them to do this.  They also have +2 mana and health generation on the tactical map even though they have no traits that offer these either.

Also, none of my sovereign's children have ever been a channeler since the first beta 1.09.  That is none out of maybe 10-15 children I have had through the games, even though they inheirit the other traits.  They also sometimes look nothing like either of their parents, which is also a recent development with 1.09.  Sometimes they end up with some sort of gray or white wig-looking hair.  The only thing I have noticed is that I use a custom sovereign every time.  I may try a game with a regular sov to test some of this out.