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CREATING A DRAGONMARKS

DRAGONMARKED CHARACTER AND BACKGROUNDS

Dragonmarks are associated with race, depicted Dragonmarks are bound to certain bloodlines,
by a combination of variant races and subraces. and by choosing a mark you are establishing
• For humans and half-orcs, a dragonmark that your character has a blood connection to
is a variant race that replaces normal traits one of the families in the dragonmarked houses.
associated with those races. However, it’s up to you to decide on your
• For half-elves, a dragonmark is a variant relationship to the house. Were you brought up
in the house? Or are you completely independent
race. You keep some of the standard half-
from it? This is best represented by your
elf traits and replace others with the traits
associated with your mark. background. Consider the following options.
Agent. You have a close, ongoing relationship
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with your house. The house agent background
the dragonmark replaces your subrace.
is a good choice if you are actively working for
So, if you’re making an elf character, you can the house. Alternately, you could take the noble
choose to take the Mark of Shadow instead of JIKSOZW]VL \W ZMÆMK\ I JTWWL \QM \W \PM TMILMZ[ WN
being a wood elf or high elf. the house.
There is another option related to dragonmarks Independent Scion. You were raised or
if your group uses feats: the Aberrant trained by the house, but you’ve kept your
Dragonmark feat grants potentially dangerous independence. This means you don’t have
magical abilities. Aberrant dragonmarks aren’t many special privileges, but you also don’t have
tied to the dragonmark houses and can be taken responsibilities. Guild artisan is a good choice to
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entertainer for the Mark of Shadow, sailor for the
Mark of Storms, soldier for the Mark of Sentinel,
sage for the Mark of Scribing, and so on.

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ĞƚĞĐƟŽŶ DĞĚĂŶŝ Half-Elf ŽĚLJŐƵĂƌĚƐ͕ /ŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶ͕ ZŝƐŬ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ
&ŝŶĚŝŶŐ dŚĂƌĂƐŚŬ ,ƵŵĂŶ͕ ,ĂůĨͲKƌĐ ŽƵŶƚLJ ,ƵŶƟŶŐ͕ /ŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶ͕ WƌŽƐƉĞĐƟŶŐ
,ĂŶĚůŝŶŐ sĂĚĂůŝƐ ,ƵŵĂŶ ŶŝŵĂů dƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĞĚŝŶŐ

,ĞĂůŝŶŐ :ŽƌĂƐĐŽ ,ĂůŇŝŶŐ ,ĞĂůŝŶŐ
,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůŝƚLJ 'ŚĂůůĂŶĚĂ ,ĂůŇŝŶŐ &ŽŽĚ͕ >ŽĚŐŝŶŐ͕ hƌďĂŶ /ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ
DĂŬŝŶŐ ĂŶŶŝƚŚ ,ƵŵĂŶ DĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ
WĂƐƐĂŐĞ KƌŝĞŶ ,ƵŵĂŶ >ĂŶĚ dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ
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^ĞŶƟŶĞů ĞŶĞŝƚŚ ,ƵŵĂŶ ŽĚLJŐƵĂƌĚƐ͕ DĞƌĐĞŶĂƌŝĞƐ
^ŚĂĚŽǁ WŚŝĂƌůĂŶ Elf ŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ͕ ƐƉŝŽŶĂŐĞ
dŚƵƌĂŶŶŝ Elf ŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ͕ ƐƐĂƐƐŝŶĂƟŽŶ
^ƚŽƌŵ >LJƌĂŶĚĂƌ Half-Elf ŝƌ ĂŶĚ ^ĞĂ dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ

tĂƌĚŝŶŐ <ƵŶĚĂƌĂŬ ǁĂƌĨ ĂŶŬŝŶŐ͕ ^ƚŽƌĂŐĞ͕ WƌŝƐŽŶƐ

90 CHAPTER 4 | CREATING A DRAGONMARKED CHARACTER