Cultures

The upbringing and beliefs of a character are represented by their culture, which provides skills, languages, and abilities they may have learned throughout their upbringing. At character creation, you gain the skills, languages, and traits listed under your chosen culture.

Hybrid Cultures

Sometimes, a singular culture does not accurately represent the upbringing of a character. Perhaps their childhood was split between two, or they joined another culture later. If such is the case, you can combine one or more cultures to create the culture unique to your character by selecting the Skills and Languages from one or the other, and any combination of two Major and one Minor trait from the chosen meshed cultures. Note that hybrid cultures are up to DM discretion.

Existing Cultures

Name	Description
Aerial	You have been raised amongst the clouds of the open skies, where the heights are as endless as the atmosphere.
Artistic	You were brought up in a place that values the arts and creative expression above most else, and those ideals have remained with you.
Caravan	You were raised on the road in a traveling group—perhaps a circus or entertainment troupe, or a family band of merchants. Either way, your home is where opportunity lies.
Collegiate	You have been raised in a place of academia with the focus being on bettering the mind and pursuing knowledge.
Cosmopolitan	You have been raised in a bustling, expansive city and are adept at keeping abreast of the newest social developments and curiosities.
Despotic	You have been raised beneath the thumb of tyrannical rule, with the authoritarian rigidity that comes with it.
Drow	You were raised in one of the cut-throat, dangerous cities of the drow of the Underdark, under the influence of the spider goddess Lolth.
Duergar	You have been brought up amongst dwarves that dwell in the deepest places of the world, and have mastered the skills necessary to survive.
Dwarf	You were brought up among the industrious and innovative dwarven clans, and are at home in their hearty and structured civilizations.
Enlightened	You have been brought up in a culture of peace and enlightenment, where the focus is on the betterment of the people and spirit.
Feywild	You have been raised in the whimsical, ever-changing wonderland known as the Feywild, and it has left a lasting mark on your very being.
Forsaken	You have been brought up in the ruins of a former settlement or civilation—what may have been your home once is now destroyed, but its people continue on.
Frontier	You were brought up on the open and expansive frontier, potentially on a singular farmstead or as part of a newer community that is starting to develop.
Githyanki	You have been brought up amongst the ruthless pillagers and raiders known as the Githyanki, who have long warred from the Astral Plane against the mindflayers that had formerly enslaved them.
Githzerai	You have been brought up amongst the monastic and introspective society of the Githzerai, who long ago broke free of the mindflayers that had formerly enslaved them.
Halfling	You have been brought up amongst the close-knit, familial communities of halflings who live peacefully in-tune with the natural world.
High Elf	You have been brought up amongst the high elven people, and have been exposed to their innate aptitude for arcane innovation and aristocracy.
Imperial	You were raised in a large empire or kingdom that has made itself—and its leaders—known as a political power on the world stage.
Itinerant	You grew up without truly having a home and have wandered great distances, integrating into various cultures without truly choosing one as your own.
Magitech	You were raised around amazing examples of technical progress, tinkering, and innovation that have meshed magic and machine, and have learned to master such trades yourself.
Magocracy	You have been raised in a place where mages rule, and magic is a natural and expected sight.
Natural	You were brought up deep in the heart of the natural world—such as being part of a druid circle—and have learned to not only survive in nature, but exist within its very being.
Nomadic	You were raised among people that migrate with the seasons or following the game that allows them to survive, meaning you are well accustomed to never calling one place home for long.
Rural	You were brought up in the rolling farmlands of the country sides where small, close-knit communities band together to make a simple living.
Shadowfell	You have been raised in the cold, unforgiving darkness of the Shadowfell and have developed unique traits that allow you to survive.
Theocratic	You were raised in a holy place, such as a monastery or a temple, and have grown with the doctrine of your religion as your guide.
Undersea	You were brought up deep beneath the waves of the sea and have learned to live in harmony with the creatures of the depths.
Warrior	You have been brought up among those who seek glory and triumph in combat, and rarely back down from a challenge for fear of the stain cowardice would leave.
Wild	You were raised in a wild and untamed world and have learned to live off the land in order to survive—after all, in the wilderness, nature provides, and you are either the hunter or the hunted.
Wood Elf	You have been brought up amongst the fair folk of the wood, and understand the secrets to live in harmony with the natural world.