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This is a list of Backgrounds for the Dragaera setting. Backgrounds are purchased for 1 to 3 points, and severity of the trouble the hero will get into depends on this cost. The more you pay, the more trouble you buy, but the more experience points you collect for it. You may have a number of Backgrounds equal to your Panache.
| Background | Description |
|---|---|
| Alien Upbringing | Due to some odd series of events, you were raised by members of another race: Easterners, Serioli, Gods... It's almost unheard of, but it has happened. |
| Amnesia | You cannot remember who you are or how you got here. |
| Assassin | A political rival hired an assassin to kill you. |
| Bastard | You are the bastard child of a noble. You can still buy a title, but will receive no inheritance. |
| Betrothed | Your marriage has been arranged by family. You may not even know or have met the person. You are expected to follow through when the time comes. |
| Code of Honor | For each point spent on this, pick a rule of honour that you cannot break (you lose a Drama Die if you do break it). |
| Cursed | You may or may not know the curse, and may or may not accept its inevitability. But something bad happens. |
| Dark Secret | Something about you is so horrible that you will do almost anything to cover it up. |
| Dead to the World | You faked your death and are forbidden to let your loved ones and friends know. |
| Debt | You owe money. The more points spent, the more money owed or the more intently they want to collect from you. |
| Defeated | You were defeated and live with that shame. You force yourself into situations like it hoping to live up to what you should have done. |
| Dependent | Somebody relies a great deal on you. This may be an elderly family member, a child, or an often-in-trouble friend. |
| Dispossessed | Someone has taken away your home and lands and you want them back. Amount spent on this indicates size/value of lands and strength of those holding them. You lose half of your monthly income to personal upkeep until this is resolved. |
| Easterner Lover | You have an Easterner lover. If this was known you would be the object of revulsion or mockery form your peers (unless you're the Empress, but you're not). You cannot take this Background if you're an Easterner! |
| Escaped Serf | You are on the run from everyone. You have no ties to anyone and if you get caught, you are in serious trouble. Teckla only. |
| Exiled | You are forbidden to return home. If you go, you could be executed. |
| Fallen from Grace | You are ostracized by your family or your peers. |
| Fear | You are terrified of something. You lose a number of actions each round equal to the HP cost or must spend them defending yourself from your fear. |
| Hunted | Someone wants you. The more points spent, the more intently they are hunting you. |
| Hunting | You lost something or someone you must get back. The more points spent, the more important it is or the more dangerous it will be to recover. |
| Lost Love | Your love left you for a hated enemy, who now wants to ruin you. |
| Lost Relative | A close relative disappeared or was kidnapped. You dedicated your life to finding them. |
| Mistaken Identity | They are convinced you are someone you are not or that you know something you do not. |
| Mixed Blood | Your parents were of two different Houses; you are pitied or reviled if this is known. |
| Moment of Awe | You saw something so incredible that you've dedicated your life to finding it again. A woman, pre-Empire sorcery, a Jenoine… |
| Nemesis | Someone out there hates you and wants to ruin your life (not simply kill you). |
| Oath of Fealty | You owe an oath of fealty above and beyond your normal obligations. The object of the oath may call on your aid when s/he desires, although there is usually something you receive in return for this oath. |
| Obligation | You owe somebody something and must repay the favor, or have a duty you cannot avoid. |
| On The Streets | You have no home and must pay for your living expenses (unlike other heroes). |
| Orphaned | Separated from your family. You won't rest until you find out what happened. |
| Pressed into Service | You are currently serving someone unwillingly and are waiting for a chance to escape. |
| Ridiculed | A person in court has made a career out of ridiculing you. Points spent make him wittier and more powerful. |
| Rivalry | Someone else wants something you want. It may be a friend or an acquaintance, but you both want it really badly. |
| Romance | You have won the hand of a lover, but they need your help, assistance, time, to have rivals scared off, and so on. |
| Secret | You know something – it may range from blackmail on a minor noble to the location of a forgotten planet. |
| Traitor | You had a moment of weakness and betrayed someone. You're trying to keep this hidden, but someone may blackmail you or find out. You start with +350 Firebirds. |
| Treasure Map | You have a map to something great. Points spent make it better and more dangerous to acquire. |
| True Identity | You did something in the past you want to hide and took on a new identity. You must strive to keep that old identity hidden. |
| Vendetta | There is someone you hate so much you want to make them suffer, even if it hurts you on the way. And it's mutual. |
| Vow | You have made a promise you won't break, even if it costs your life. |
| Wanted | There is a price on your head. |
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