Sorcerer

Golden eyes flashing, a human stretches out her hand and unleashes the dragonfire that burns in her veins. As an inferno rages around her foes, leathery wings spread from her back and she takes to the air.
Long hair whipped by a conjured wind, a half-elf spreads his arms wide and throws his head back. Lifting him momentarily off the ground, a wave of magic surges up in him, through him, and out from him in a mighty blast of lightning.
Crouching behind a stalagmite, a halfling points a finger at a charging troglodyte. A blast of fire springs from her finger to strike the creature. She ducks back behind the rock formation with a grin, unaware that her wild magic has turned her skin bright blue.
Sorcerers carry a magical birthright conferred upon them by an exotic bloodline, some otherworldly influence, or exposure to unknown cosmic forces. One can’t study sorcery as one learns a language, any more than one can learn to live a legendary life. No one chooses sorcery; the power chooses the sorcerer.

Raw Magic

Magic is a part of every sorcerer, suffusing body, mind, and spirit with a latent power that waits to be tapped. Some sorcerers wield magic that springs from an ancient bloodline infused with the magic of dragons. Others carry a raw, uncontrolled magic within them, a chaotic storm that manifests in unexpected ways.
The appearance of sorcerous powers is wildly unpredictable. Some draconic bloodlines produce exactly one sorcerer in every generation, but in other lines of descent every individual is a sorcerer. Most of the time, the talents of sorcery appear as apparent flukes. Some sorcerers can’t name the origin of their power, while others trace it to strange events in their own lives. The touch of a demon, the blessing of a dryad at a baby’s birth, or a taste of the water from a mysterious spring might spark the gift of sorcery. So too might the gift of a deity of magic, exposure to the elemental forces of the Inner Planes or the maddening chaos of Limbo, or a glimpse into the inner workings of reality.
Sorcerers have no use for the spellbooks and ancient tomes of magic lore that wizards rely on, nor do they rely on a patron to grant their spells as warlocks do. By learning to harness and channel their own inborn magic, they can discover new and staggering ways to unleash that power.

Unexplained Powers

Sorcerers are rare in the world, and it’s unusual to find a sorcerer who is not involved in the adventuring life in some way. People with magical power seething in their veins soon discover that the power doesn’t like to stay quiet. A sorcerer’s magic wants to be wielded, and it has a tendency to spill out in unpredictable ways if it isn’t called on.
Sorcerers often have obscure or quixotic motivations driving them to adventure. Some seek a greater understanding of the magical force that infuses them, or the answer to the mystery of its origin. Others hope to find a way to get rid of it, or to unleash its full potential. Whatever their goals, sorcerers are every bit as useful to an adventuring party as wizards, making up for a comparative lack of breadth in their magical knowledge with enormous flexibility in using the spells they know.

Sorcerous Origins

Divine Soul

Sometimes the spark of magic that fuels a sorcerer comes from a divine source that glimmers within the soul. Having such a blessed soul is a sign that their innate magic might come from a distant but powerful familial connection to a divine being. Perhaps an ancestor was an angel, transformed into a mortal and sent to fight in a god's name. Or their birth might align with an ancient prophecy, marking them as a servant of the gods or a chosen vessel of divine magic.
A Divine Soul, with a natural magnetism, is seen as a threat by some religious hierarchies. As an outsider who commands sacred power, a Divine Soul can undermine an existing order by claiming a direct tie to the divine.
In some cultures, only those who can claim the power of a Divine Soul may command religious power. In these lands, ecclesiastical positions are dominated by a few bloodlines and preserved over generations. For example, many in the Divine Empire or Divine Monarchia who manifest their powers (while being of the Goldblood) are seen as exceptionally gifted by their creator - the Divine King.

Known Sorcerers: ?

Draconic Bloodline

Some of Sorcerer's innate magic comes from draconic magic that was mingled with their blood or that of their ancestors. Most often, sorcerers with this origin trace their descent back to a mighty sorcerer of ancient times who made a bargain with a dragon or who might even have claimed a dragon parent. Some of these bloodlines are well established in the world, but most are obscure. Any given sorcerer could be the first of a new bloodline, as a result of a pact or some other exceptional circumstance. Many in the Jadeite Empire mortals who wield the Draconic magic can quickly rise in the social hierarchy.

Known Sorcerers: Yoshin, ?

Shadow Magic

Some sorcerers are a creature of shadow, for their innate magic comes from the Shadow Reflection itself. They might trace their lineage to an entity from that place, or perhaps they were exposed to its fel energy and transformed by it. The power of shadow magic casts a strange pall over their physical presence. The Life Spark that sustains them is muffled as if it struggles to remain viable against the dark energy that imbues their soul.

Known Sorcerers: Many of the Shadar-kai

Storm Sorcery

Some claim that their innate magic comes from the power of elemental air. Many with this power can trace their magic back to a near-death experience caused by the storms of Godswar, but perhaps some were born during a howling gale so powerful that folk still tell stories of it, or their lineage might include the influence of potent air creatures such as djinn. Whatever the case, the magic of the storm permeates their beings.
Storm Sorcerers are invaluable members of a ship's crew. Their magic allows them to exert control over wind and weather in their immediate area. Their abilities also prove useful in repelling attacks by sahuagin, pirates, and other waterborne threats.

Known Sorcerers: ?

Wild Magic

Wild Magic innate magic comes from the wild forces of chaos that underlie the order of creation. Some might have endured exposure to some form of raw magic, perhaps through a planar portal leading to Everchanging Limbo, the Elemental Planes, or the mysterious Titans. Perhaps they were blessed by a powerful fey creature or marked by a demon. Or their magic could be a fluke of birth, with no apparent cause or reason. However it came to be, this chaotic magic churns within them, waiting for any outlet.

Known Sorcerers: ?