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Backgrounds

Not all backgrounds are available everywhere. Some are limited to certain locales, cultures, or races. The table below gives a brief description of the available backgrounds.

List of Backgrounds

Background	Description
Alchemist	A maker of potions serving a patron in a city.
Assassin	A professional killer, despised by all.
Astrologer	An advisor to a noble patron.
Bard	A highly respected pagan story-teller.
Beast Master	Not just any animal handler, but a person who maintains a close and mystical relationship with animals.
Courtier	A refined nobleman.
Craft Worker	A commoner who practices a craft.
Druid	A pagan priest. A practitioner of one of the Elemental Colleges of Magic.
Enchanter	An elven magician.
Fisher	A commoner who fishes for a living.
Forester	The caretaker of a noble's forest.
Healer	A lone hermit, or a healer serving a community or a noble patron.
Herder	A commoner who tends flocks or herds.
Illusionist	An elven magician.
Knight	A mounted warrior of high social status who serves a liege lord.
Laborer	A commoner with no particular skills.
Mechanician	A maker of mechanical contraptions.
Merchant	A buyer and seller of goods.
Minstrel	A common entertainer.
Monk	A Christian monk.
Noblewoman	The wife, sister, mother, or daughter of a nobleman, or a lady in waiting attending a noblewoman.
Nun	A Christian nun.
Peasant	A commoner who works in the fields or as a household servant.
Plant Tender	An elven commoner, the equivalent of a peasant.
Priest	A Christian priest.
Rune Priest	A Wotanic priest. A practitioner of the College of Rune Magics.
Sailor	Like it says.
Scop	The Saxon equivalent of a minstrel.
Shaper	A dwarven practitioner of the College of Shaping Magics.
Sorcerer	A practitioner of the College of Sorceries of the Mind.
Spy	Low-life scum who engages in deceitful practices for others.
Squire	A young knight-in-training who serves a knight.
Thief	Like it says, although halflings prefer to say "Expert Treasure Hunter."
Troubadour	A knight who practices the courtly arts.
Warrior	A barbarian warrior.
Wizard	A practitioner of the College of Summonings.