Backgrounds will determine your unique dialogue options in Avowed. Read on to learn about all five backgrounds as well as their starting attributes, and find out if background attributes are fixed during character creation.

List of All Backgrounds

Choose from 5 Different Backgrounds

Avowed will have 5 Backgrounds that you can choose from during Character Creation. Each will have its own custom set of starting attributes that you can tweak to your liking, as well as unique dialogue choices, in-game.

Background	Attributes and Description
Arcane Scholar	MIGHT	2	CONS	0
	DEX	2	PER	2
	INT	3	RES	1
	After graduating with honors from Bragganhyl Academy, you published a treatise on soul lineages that threatened the legitimacy - and drew the ire - of a local lord. When he had you arrested, the emperor intervened and recruited you into the archives of the imperial court. Your mind is a bottomless well of occult knowledge, legal precedent, historical observation, and poetry. You've forgotten more than most people ever learn.
Court Augur	MIGHT	0	CONS	0
	DEX	2	PER	3
	INT	3	RES	2
	When your village's crops failed, your strange insights and unsettling manner earned your neighbors' suspicion. You foresaw the torches and pitchforks and fled to Highcrown, where the emperor recognized your talents and elevated you from back-alley fortuneteller to his personal mystic. You have learned how to wield power from the shadows. All it takes is a dash of influence and a pinch of deception.
Noble Scion	MIGHT	2	CONS	1
	DEX	2	PER	2
	INT	2	RES	1
	You were born to a noble house of great influence, middling wealth, and questionable morals. When scandals and succession disputes saw your family cast down, you threw yourself on the emperor's mercy, and he shielded you. Canny yet refined, you have become a formidable force at court and an invaluable ally to the emperor.
Vanguard Scout	MIGHT	1	CONS	2
	DEX	2	PER	3
	INT	1	RES	1
	Born to humble beginnings and driven to desperation by famine, your life was destined to end on the executioner's block until the emperor spared you. You're more at ease in the wilderness than in court, but your cleverness and observant nature have made you one of the emperor's most trusted operatives. Whether tracking prey or spying on enemies, your skills are put to work both inside and outside of the throne room.
War Hero	MIGHT	3	CONS	2
	DEX	1	PER	1
	INT	0	RES	3
	You distinguished yourself on the field of battle fighting a violent Skaenite uprising, and the emperor honored you with a place among the elite Tall Grass spearmen. Some of your scars are less obvious than others, but you wear them all with pride. The emperor values your loyalty, your grit, and your martial prowess.

Do Backgrounds Have Fixed Attributes?

No, Background Starting Attributes Can be Changed

While each Background does have a set of unique starting attributes, they are not fixed. If you want to build an Arcane Scholar with no points in Intellect, then you have all the freedom to do so. Backgrounds, in Avowed, mostly just influence the type of answers you can give when talking to key NPCs.

List of All Attributes and Stats

What is a Background?

Gives You Unique Dialogue Options in Certain Encounters

Backgrounds in Avowed basically boil down to your character's backstory as you play through the game. It will determine the type of unique answers you can give and insights you can share when talking to the different NPCs in the Living Lands.

Note: Most of the unique dialogue choices are for flavor only. The usually do not affect the outcome of the conversation and instead act as more "flavoring" for immersion's sake.

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