Creating a Character

Race: Changeling
Changelings are subtle shapeshifters capable of disguising their appearance. They evolved through the union of doppelgangers and humans, eventually becoming a separate race distinct from either ancest...
Background: Haunted One
You are haunted by something so terrible that you dare not speak of it. You’ve tried to bury it and flee from it, to no avail. This thing that haunts you can’t be slain with a sword or ban...
Background: Foreign Infiltrator
None of the other spies of the Last War had a task half as difficult as yours, for you were a true infiltrator. You spent years, perhaps even decades, living in an enemy nation, guild, mercenary compa...
Background: Archaeologist
An archaeologist learns about the long-lost and fallen cultures of the past by studying their remains—their bones, their ruins, their surviving masterworks, and their tombs. Those who practi...
Background: Anthropologist
You have always been fascinated by other cultures, from the most ancient and primeval lost lands to the most modern civilizations. By studying other cultures’ customs, philosophies, laws, ritual...
Backgrounds of Eberron
Choosing a background provides you with important story cues about your character’s identity. The most important question to ask about your background is what changed? Why did you stop doing wha...
Race: Kalashtar
Kalashtar, which in Quori means “wandering dreams,” first came to Eberron 1,800 years ago. They came as a renegade group from Dal Quor that sought to escape religious and philosophical per...
Archetype: Circle of Fey
Druid Circle: Circle of Fey Druids who are members of the Circle of Fey hail from regions that have strong ties to the Feywild, such as the Twilight Demesne. The druids’ guardianship of the natu...
Archetype: Arcane Archer
Martial Archetype: Arcane Archer An Arcane Archer studies a unique elven method of archery that weaves magic into attacks to produce supernatural effects. Among elves, Arcane Archers are some of their...
Archetype: Warden Conclave
Ranger Conclave: Warden Conclave Rangers of the Warden Conclave follow an ancient tradition rooted in powerful druidic magic. These rangers learn to become one with nature, allowing them to channel th...
Archetype: Stone Sorcerery
Sorcerous Origin: Stone Sorcery Your magic springs from a mystical link between your soul and the magic of elemental earth. You might trace a distant ancestor to the Plane of Earth, or your family mig...
Archetype: Sea Sorcery
Sorcerous Origin: Sea Sorcery The power of water is the strength of flexibility, resilience, and a relentless nature. Water parts to allow a ship to sail over it or a diver to plunge into it, but thei...
Archetype: Gatekeeper Conclave
Ranger Conclave: Gatekeeper Conclave Rangers of the Gatekeeper Conclave work with Gatekeeper druids who once were the guardians of the world. Taught by the dragon Vvaraak, they prepared for the coming...
Archetype: Lore Mastery
Arcane Tradition: Lore Mastery Lore Mastery is an arcane tradition fixated on understanding the underlying mechanics of magic. It is the most academic of all arcane traditions. The promise of uncoveri...
Archetype: College of Glamour
Bard College: College of Glamour The College of Glamour is open to those bards who mastered their craft in the vibrant, deadly realm of the Feywild. Tutored by satyrs, eladrin, and other fey, these ba...
Archetype: College of Whispers
Bard College: College of Whispers Most folk are happy to welcome a bard into their midst. Bards of the College of Whispers use this to their advantage. They appear to be like any other bard, sharing n...