Choose Your Background

You devoted yourself to service in a temple, either nestled in a town or secluded in a sacred grove. There you performed hallowed rites in honor of a god or pantheon.

You began mopping floors and scrubbing tables in an artisan's workshop for a few coppers per day as soon as you were strong enough to carry a bucket. When you were old enough to apprentice, you learned to create basic crafts.

Once you were old enough to order an ale, you embarked on a career as a card sharp and street hustler, learning the art of deception through trickery and guile.

You learned to earn a living outside the law, whether from joining a thieves' guild or through years of operating alone on the shadowy side of society.

You spent much of your youth following roving performers, musicians, and entertainers, learning the ways of the stage and how to captivate an audience.

You grew up working the land, tending crops, and raising livestock. Your hands are strong from seasons of planting, harvesting, and the hard work that feeds communities.

Your family's honor has been tied to a noble house for generations, or you earned your place through years of dedication as a soldier or city watch member.

You grew up in the wilds, far from civilization and the comforts of town and technology. You've witnessed the migration of herds larger than forests and survived weather more extreme than any city-dweller could comprehend.

You lived for years in seclusion, either in a sheltered community such as a monastery, or entirely alone, perhaps in the wilderness.

Itinerant traders and caravan masters brought you into their world of commerce and barter. You learned how to seek out the best deals and the most direct roads.

You were raised in a family among the social elite, whether it's an old combative house, a mercantile dynasty, or a new political power. You learned the customs and etiquette of high society.

You spent years learning the lore of the multiverse. You scoured manuscripts, studied scrolls, and listened to the greatest experts on the subjects that interest you.

You sailed on a seagoing vessel for years, whether as a deckhand on a merchant ship, a marine serving on a war vessel, or a crew member of a different kind.

You spent formative years in a scriptorium, copying books and records. Not only did you learn to read and write, you became trained in the practices of documentation and record keeping.

You began training for war as soon as you reached adulthood and carried that training with you long afterwards. You know what it means to be part of something bigger than yourself.

You grew up on the road, following a wandering lifestyle and learning how to thrive without putting down roots anywhere in particular.