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Adventurer
Even before you were selected for a soul pact, you traveled and sought your fortune fighting. This experience serves you well for the dungeons ahead.

Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Perception
Tool Proficiencies: Cartography Tools
Languages: One additional common language of your choice.
Equipment: A set of rugged clothes, a belt and pouch, 10oz of dried sausage, a waterskin, and 25 laurels pay from your most recent job.

Origin Feat Choices: Alert or Tough


Bastion Engineer
You work with the complex machinery of the Bastion. Though many of the principles behind it elude you, you can apply your knowledge in unexpected areas.

Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, History
Tool or Vehicle Proficiencies: Choose one of Siege Weaponry (land vehicle), Smith's Tools, Tinker's Tools
Languages: Modron, or one common language of your choice if you already speak it.
Equipment: A set of artisan's clothing, belt and pouch, your choice of smith's tools or tinker's tools, your choice of a thaumechanical bow or crossbow modification. 8oz of hardtack and 4oz dried sausage, a waterskin, and 20 laurels in savings.

Origin Feat Choices: Crafter or Skilled


Ee-seh-kye
You slipped through the cracks between realms, and awoke in a new body. You may wish to return to your world, but that requires saving this one, first.

Skill Proficiencies: Any one of your choice.
Tool Proficiencies: Any one of your choice.
Languages: One Otherworld language of your choice.
Equipment: A common trinket of your choice.

Origin Feat Choices: Healer or Skilled


Firebrand
Your temper has gotten you into more than enough trouble. Fortunately you're tough enough to have made it through it all.

Skill Proficiencies: Acrobatics, Athletics, Intimidation
Tool Proficiencies: none
Languages: none
Equipment: A set of rugged clothing, a wooden tankard, a half-empty wineskin,

Origin Feat Choices: Tavern Brawler or Tough


Follower
A devout worshiper of your Source, you embody their teachings more than most.

Skill Proficiencies: Performance, Religion
Tool Proficiencies: A musical instrument preferred by your patron.
Languages: Celestial if you worship Lucuhael, Draconic if you worship the Twins, Modron if you worship the Bastion, Primordial if you worship The Greenmother or the Lady of Flame, Sylvan if you worship Abyssiria, or one exotic language of your choice if you already speak the one of your patron.
Equipment: A silver holy symbol, a set of priest's clothing, your selected musical instrument, 2 vials of holy water, 1 vial of aqua vitae minor, a pouch containing 10 laurels.

Origin Feat Choices: xx or xx


Long-lost
You were lost to the darkness for a time in a slumber... Somehow, you have awoken little worse for the wear. Supposedly.

Skill Proficiencies: History, Survival
Tool Proficiencies: One tool of your choice.
Languages: none
Equipment:

Noble of the Bastion
You lived a comfortable life before the soul pact chose you. Now you have even higher expectations than normal to live up to.

Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Insight, Persuasion
Tool Proficiencies: none
Languages: Two common languages of choice.
Equipment:

Origin Feat Choices: xx or xx


Perfumer
An expert at blending perfumes, you also know the less ...peaceful uses for your art.

Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Medicine
Tool Proficiencies: Alchemist's Supplies, Poisoner's Kit
Equipment: Alchemist's supplies or poisoner's kit (your choice), a small chest containing 20 laurels worth of supplies to make powders and perfumes, a set of work clothes, and a purse containing 2 halos.

Origin Feat Choices: xx or xx


Tempted by Darkness (Dark Soul-pact Only)
From a young age you have been curious about the Dark. Now that it has branded you, it's a struggle to balance the power it gives and your desire to remain yourself.

Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, Religion
Tool Proficiencies: None
Languages: Infernal
Equipment: A scroll of notes on the dark, a single 1st circle dark ritual of your choice.

Origin Feat Choices: xx or xx



Background Name
Fluffness

Skill Proficiencies: xxx
Tool Proficiencies: xxx
Languages: xxx
Equipment: xxx

Origin Feat Choices: xx or xx

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