CHAPTER 6 | SHARN BACKGROUNDS 127GUILD ARTISAN
There’s always work for a talented individual
in Sharn. Masons work on the towers. Smiths
hammer away in the cogs. Bakers and brewers
tend to the endless appetites of the common folk.
The largest guilds are tied to the dragonmarked
houses. The Fabricator’s Guild of House Cannith
deals with manufacturing trades, while the
Hosterler’s Guild of House Ghallanda covers
inns, taverns, and restaurants. Are you part of
one of these international guilds, or tied to a
smaller local organization?
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1 You’re a young prodigy. You’ve just
joined the guild, but your comrades are
amazed at your early talent and push
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LJŽƵƌĞƟƌĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐƐŽŵĞ
years ago. You hate the newfangled
techniques the kids are using today.
3 You’re a respected member of one
of the dragonmarked guilds, but
you’re concerned about the policies
ŽĨƚŚĞŚŽƵƐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶŽĨŝƚƐ
leadership.
4 You’re a member of a small alliance of
ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚĂƌƟƐĂŶƐ͘zŽƵ͛ƌĞĮŐŚƟŶŐ
ƚŽŬĞĞƉLJŽƵƌĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞĨƌŽŵďĞŝŶŐ
crushed by the dragonmarked houses.HERMIT
As a hermit, you spent a considerable time in
seclusion before making a discovery that drew
you back to the world. Were you isolated in
Sharn, or did you discover something that’s
drawn you to the City of Towers?1d4 ,Ğƌŵŝƚ
1 zŽƵƐƉĞŶƚƚŚĞůĂƐƚƚĞŶLJĞĂƌƐŵĞĚŝƚĂƟŶŐ
on a pillar on one of the highest points
ŝŶ^ŚĂƌŶ͘ƌĞĐĞŶƚƌĞǀĞůĂƟŽŶŚĂƐ
brought you down from your perch;
what is your quest? Over the course of
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ŽĨĂƚŽƵƌŝƐƚĂƩƌĂĐƟŽŶ͖ĂŐŶŽŵĞ
merchant used to sell plaster statues
of you on your pillar.
2 You spent your life in a hidden
monastery in Sharn. Did the master of
your order send you out on a mission?
Or are you the lone survivor of an
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3 You were the lone survivor of an
airship crash and spent years in a
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/ŶƚŚĂƚƟŵĞ͕LJŽƵĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚĂ
ƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞƌĞǀĞůĂƟŽŶ͘ŝĚLJŽƵŚĂǀĞĂ
ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͕ŽƌĚŝĚLJŽƵŚĂǀĞ
an arcane insight into the workings of
the universe?
4 You’re a librarian. You’ve spent your
ĞŶƟƌĞůŝĨĞŝŶƚŚĞůĂďLJƌŝŶƚŚŽĨŬƐ
below Morgrave University. A few
weeks ago you stumbled on a secret
buried in the vaults—something so big
that it’s driven you from your beloved
books and into a life of adventure. Is it
a fragment of the Draconic Prophecy?
ĐŽŵƉůĞdžƉƵnjnjůĞůĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŽĂŶĂŶĐŝĞŶƚ
treasure?