Against the Darkmaster

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Concepts such as honor and kinship are usually kept in high regard by characters from this Culture. A player wishing to underline their character’s Culture could write a Motivation about protecting their home or clan from the forces of the Darkmaster. Alternatively, they could link their Nature to a code of honor, or maybe to their character’s lust for gold and precious stones. Finally, they could write about their unlikely or instable Allegiance with one of their companions from another Culture.

Outfitting: Choose one of each:

Bright colored, practical clothing; heavy cloak and chain shirt; woolen tunic and leather jerkin.

War mattock or battle axe; sword & shield; short sword or dagger.

Mining helm, tinderbox & rope; light crossbow with bolts; a flask of ale and preserved rations.

Starting Wealth Level: 1

Fey

Members of the Fey Culture are the descendant of those who used their magical arts to shield their communities from the perils of the mortal world. They live deep in the forest, in strange villages, hidden on the tops of ancient trees; or in the weird, moonlit halls of enchanted castles, on islands that seems to appear only when certain conditions are met. They tend to be unconcerned by the problems of the outside world unless they menace to threaten the wellbeing of their idyllic communities.

Since they are raised in almost complete isolation, characters from a Fey Culture, while often cultured, can show surprise for the most ridiculously mundane things.

Players can be inspired by this Culture to write the Motivation that made their character take an interest in the events of the outside world — a Fey character erratic Nature can be used to give them some interesting trait or unique peculiarity. Maybe they’re unable to lie, and must carefully weigh every sentence they utter. Or maybe they’re driven by powerful emotions, that can overwhelm their good judgment and push them to grand, theatrical deeds.

Outfitting: Choose one of each:

Silver or gold embroidered silk clothes; short tunic and flowing cape.

Longsword and short spear; longbow, quiver and arrows; leaf-shaped dagger.

Reviving cordial; lute, lyre or flute; healer’s kit.

Starting Wealth Level: 2
Spell Lores: Characters from the Fey Culture gain two additional ranks that they can distribute as they wish among the following Spell Lores: Detections; Movements of Nature; Illusions; Mind Control and their Kin Spell Lores.

Woad

Woad characters are often seen as primitive or barbaric by characters coming from other Cultures. They live deep in the wilderness, usually as part of small nomadic or semi-nomadic tribes or clans guided by Animists and shamans. They have a deep respect of the natural environment and its inhabitants, relying almost exclusively on what they’re able to hunt and forage for survival.

Characters from the Woad Culture wear elaborate tattoos and ritual scars all over their bodies, from which their Culture takes its name. A Woad character could tell not only from which tribe another character hails from, but often also their name, social standing, and significant life events, just by looking at their tattoos.

For this reason, Woad characters can be suspicious of “unpainted” individuals, who can be seen as purposely hiding their past and motives.

Once in their life, usually at their coming of age, characters from the Woad Culture undergo a special ceremony, during which they’re given a portent about their future or destiny. Players could write a Motivation about the fate their character was given during this ceremony. Their character’s tattoos could tell something about their Nature. Or maybe they could write about their character’s Allegiance to the natural spirits that protect their clan.

Outfitting: Choose one of each:

Swirling tattoos; ritual scars; stripe tattoos; scary tattoos.

Furs; simple tunic; loincloth.

Short spear; bow and arrows; quarterstaff.

Bundle of healing herbs; hunting trap; bone ornaments.

Starting Wealth Level: 0

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