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What makes you, you?
((This is for Season 4. This is NOT an option for Season 3 characters))
Backgrounds are an RP-flavor addition to character creation that provides some more in-depth backstory to the character that you may be trying to create. Like our guilds do now, choosing a background helps form your character in the ways you think they should be, while also gaining some fun extra points into a few skills.
Please take a look at our list of backgrounds below and choose one that best fits the character you’ve envisioned for your RP adventures~
((Last updated: 7.25.2024))
Adventurer
A restless soul with a thirst for exploration and discovery, the adventurer is always on the lookout for the next thrill. Armed with a wealth of experiences and a heart full of courage, they are driven by the promise of uncovering ancient secrets, battling fearsome beasts, and discovering untold treasures.
Benefits:
- +2: Athletics, Acrobatics, Medicine
Scholar
As a child, you were inquisitive when your playmates were possessive or raucous. In your formative years, you found your way to one of Faerûn’s great institutes of learning , where you were apprenticed and taught that knowledge is a more valuable treasure than gold or gems. Now you are ready to leave your home—not to abandon it, but to quest for new lore to add to its storehouse of knowledge.
Benefits:
- +2: Arcana, History, Religion
Performer
You thrive in front of an audience. You know how to entrance them, entertain them, and even inspire them. Your poetics can stir the hearts of those who hear you, awakening grief or joy, laughter or anger. Your music raises their spirits or captures their sorrow. Your dance steps captivate, your humor cuts to the quick. Whatever techniques you use, your art is your life.
Benefits:
- +2: Performance, History, Deception
Con Artist
You have always had a way with people. You know what makes them tick, you can tease out their hearts’ desires after a few minutes of conversation, and with a few leading questions, you can read them like they were children’s books. It’s a useful talent and one that you’re perfectly willing to use for your advantage.
Benefits:
- +2: Deception, Intimidation, Religion
Acolyte
You have spent your life in the service of a temple to a specific god or pantheon of gods. You act as an intermediary between the realm of the holy and the mortal world, performing sacred rites and offering sacrifices in order to conduct worshipers into the presence of the divine. You are not necessarily a cleric—performing sacred rites is not the same thing as channeling divine power.
Benefits:
- +2: Insight, Medicine, Religion
Thief
You grew up on the streets alone, orphaned, and poor. You had no one to watch over you or to provide for you, so you learned to provide for yourself. You fought fiercely over food and kept a constant watch out for other desperate souls who might steal from you. You slept on rooftops and in alleyways, exposed to the elements, and endured sickness without the advantage of medicine or a place to recuperate. You’ve survived despite all odds, and did so through cunning, strength, speed, or some combination of each.
Benefits:
- +2: Sleight of Hand, Stealth, Acrobatics
Naturalist
Deeply attuned to the rhythms of the natural world, the naturalist is a guardian of the wilderness. They have an intimate knowledge of flora and fauna, and their connection to nature allows them to communicate with and command the elements. Whether as a protector of the wilds or a guide through untamed lands, their bond with the environment is unbreakable.
Benefits:
- +2: Nature, Survival, Animal Handling
