List of Playable Backgrounds

BackgroundDescription
AcolyteSomeone who grew up as a member of a church.
AnthropologistSomeone who grew up studying cultures.
ArchaeologistSomeone who studied ancient ruins.
AthleteSomeone who is a professional sport player.
Bounty HunterSomeone who hunts people with a bounty.
Celebrity Adventurer’s ScionSomeone that is the heir of a famous adventurer
CharlatanSomeone that cons others.
City Watch / InvestigatorSomeone that seeks out criminals to bring them to justice
CourtierA bureaucrat or someone that has close ties with nobles, but isn't noble themselves
Criminal / SpySomone that commits crime
EntertainerSomeone that entertains others
Failed MerchantA merchant that has fallen on hard times
Far TravelerSomeone that's from far away
FisherSomeone that catches fish for a living
Folk HeroSomeone that's famous in a small town
GamblerSomeone that likes to gamble for money
GladiatorSomeone that fights for money
Guild Artisan / Guild MerchantSomeone that works in a guild
Haunted OneSomeone that has had harrowing trauma
HermitSomeone that lives in the woods
InheritorSomeone that has inherited something of import
InvestigatorSomeone that seeks the truth
KnightA military-minded person who works with the nobility
MarineA seashore soldier
Mercenary VeteranA veteran of military wars
NobleA member of the aristocracy
OutlanderSomeone that grew up in the wilds
Sailor / PirateSomeone that knows their way around a boat
SageSomeone that seeks knowledge
ScholarSomeone that works in the library
ShipwrightSomeone who builds ships
SmugglerSomeone that smuggles goods
SoldierSomeone that works in the military
UrchinSomeone that grew up on the streets

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