Player Option--Regional Backgrounds

This is an optional document that players can use if they choose. This is in addition to the regular background and helps me better pin a character to the world.

Pick a region allowed for your race. You gain proficiency in the item listed under common proficiency and one of the other listed proficiencies of your choice. If you already have proficiency in the common item from your race or background, you gain proficiency in the item listed after the slash instead. If multiple are listed for a category, choose one. Races are listed in order of prevalence in the region. Sub-race notations in parentheses refer to the ones listed in Player Option--Variant Races.

Baile Duchas

Races: Orc (any except half-blood), dragonborn (Gal, Syra) Common Proficiency: Ard-teang (Orc) / Draconic Tools: Leatherworker / Carpenter / Woodcarver Skills: Intimidation / Athletics Languages: Draconic Weapons: Greataxe / maul

Byarmarsh

Races: Dragonborn (Byarsh, Syra, Khor), hobgoblin (any), Orc (bear paw, hammer stroke), soulforged (steel-skin) Common Proficiency: Ngyon Toi (Goblin) / Tinkerer’s Tools Tools: Tinkerer / Smith / Alchemist Skills: Arcana / Investigation Languages: Draconic Weapons: light crossbow / heavy crossbow / hand crossbow

Byssia

Races: Human (night’s child), wood elf, half-elf (twilight), genasi (any), soul-forged (bark-skin) Common Proficiency: Metsae (Wood elf) / Woodcarver’s tools Tools: Leatherworker's / Carpenter / Woodcarver / Mason Skills: Nature / Arcana Languages: Elemental Weapons: short sword / longbow

Asai'ka

Races: Human (scale-kin), half-elf (scaled), yuan-ti pureblood, tiefling (leutis-born) Common Proficiency: Arcana / Alchemist’s Kit Tools: Alchemist / Glassblower / Poisoner's Kit Skills: Religion Languages: Iath Neidr Weapons: scimitar

Dreamshore

Races: Human (wall-builder), wood elf, halfling, orc (half-blood), half-elf (traveller or earth-kin), aasimar, tiefling (chou- or leutis-born) Common Proficiency: Metsae (Wood elf) / Ard-teang (Orc) Tools: Carpenter / Woodcarver / Leatherworker Skills: Nature / Survival Languages: Ard-teang (Orc) Weapons: Shortbow

Godsfall

Races: Orc (hell-bred), Changer (Feline) Common Proficiency: Old Imperial / Religion Tools: Masons / Woodcarver Skills: History / Persuasion Languages: -- Weapons: Battleaxe / Spear

Kairen Mountains/Nocthean Caldera

Races: Dragonborn (Gal, Anu), Orc (bear paw) Common Proficiency: Draconic / Survival Tools: Mason / Smith Skills: Survival Weapons: any martial melee weapon

Moon's Vengeance Foothills

Races: Dwarf, Human (wall-builder), halfling Common Proficiency: Bidni-Khel (dwarf) / Mason’s Tools Tools: Jeweler / Smith / Tinker / Mason Skills: History / Survival Languages: Too-til (Giant) Weapons: War pick

Sha'slar Autonomous Zone

Races: Human (scale-kin),yuan-ti pureblood, half-elf (scaled) Common Proficiency: Nature / Herbalist’s Kit Tools: Weaver / Woodcarver / Poisoner's Kit Skills: Medicine Languages: Iath Neidr Weapons: Blowgun and trident

Safehold

Races: Orc (Bear Paw, Hammer Stroke), Dragonborn (Syra, Gal, Khor), wood elf Common Proficiency: Draconic / Vehicles, land Tools: Brewer / Potter / Cobbler / Cook / Tinker Skills: Animal Handling / Performance Languages: Ngyon Toi (Goblin) / Ard-Teang (Orc) / Metsae (Wood Elf) Weapons: Pike / flail

Sea of Grass

Races: Human (wall-builder), halfling, high elf, aasimar, tiefling (any) Common Proficiency: Religion / Vehicles, land Tools: Cobbler / Brewer / Weaver Skills: Animal Handling / Religion Languages: Old Imperial / Yonwach (High Elf) Weapons: Whip

Serpent Dominion

Races: Human (scale-kin), half-elf (scaled), yuan-ti pureblood, tiefling (mara-born) Common Proficiency: History / Vehicles, water Tools: Smith / Mason / Vehicles, water Skills: Deception Languages: Iath Neidr Weapons: trident and net

Southshore

Races: Human (any), high elf, halfling, dwarf, wood elf, dragonborn (any), hobgoblin, half-elf (any), tiefling (chou-born), aasimar Common Proficiency: Yonwach (High elf) / Vehicles, water Tools: Glassblower / Cartographer / Potter Skills: Insight Languages: Nguyen Toi (Goblin) Weapons: Spear