130 CHAPTER 6 | THE SHAPE OF SHARN
SOLDIER
The echoes of the Last War can still be heard
across Khorvaire. Many player characters may
have served in the Last War, but your Military
Rank feature means that you still have clout from
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you serve in a foreign army?1d4 ^ŽůĚŝĞƌ
1 The war is never over. You know
LJŽƵƌĞŶĞŵŝĞƐĂƌĞƐƟůůƉůŽƫŶŐ͕ĂŶĚ
you’re going to do whatever it takes
ƚŽƉƌŽƚĞĐƚLJŽƵƌŶĂƟŽŶ͘/ĨLJŽƵ͛ƌĞŶŽƚ
from Breland, that means serving the
ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐŽĨLJŽƵƌŶĂƟŽŶŝŶ^ŚĂƌŶͶ
whatever those may be.
2 You’re an old soldier: you served with
ĚŝƐƟŶĐƟŽŶĂŶĚƌĞƟƌĞĚǁŝƚŚŚŽŶŽƌ
decades ago. You’ve got an endless
supply of stories of your heroic deeds.
/ƚ͛ƐďĞĞŶĂůŽŶŐƟŵĞƐŝŶĐĞLJŽƵ͛ǀĞ
been in combat and your skills are a
ůŝƩůĞƌƵƐƚLJ͘ƵƚLJŽƵ͛ƌĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚŝĨLJŽƵ
pick up a sword, it will all come back
to you soon enough.
3 zŽƵ͛ƌĞĂŶŽĸĐĞƌŽĨƚŚĞLJƌĂŶĂƌŵLJ͘
You once held a fairly high rank, but
LJŽƵƌŶĂƟŽŶŝƐĚĞƐƚƌŽLJĞĚĂŶĚLJŽƵƌ
ƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐƐĐĂƩĞƌĞĚ͘ŽLJŽƵƐƟůůĨĞĞů
bound to protect your people, are you
only looking out for yourself?
4 zŽƵƌƟĞƐĂƌĞŶ͛ƚƚŽƚŚĞƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů
military; they’re to the Sharn Watch.
You were forced out of the Watch by a
ŐƌŽƵƉŽĨĐŽƌƌƵƉƚŽĸĐĞƌƐ͘zŽƵƐƟůůŚĂǀĞ
friends among the guards, but there’s
a lot of bad apples in the barrel. Do
you want to clean up the Watch, or
ĂƌĞLJŽƵĐŽŶƚĞŶƚƚŽĞŶĨŽƌĐĞũƵƐƟĐĞŽŶ
your own?URCHIN
The lower wards of Sharn are riddled with
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the harsh city. Are you an orphan, or were
you scavenging to help ailing parents or needy
siblings? Are you still young, or is your time as an
urchin a thing of the past?
1d4 hƌĐŚŝŶ
1 You grew up on the streets of Lower
ƵƌĂ͘zŽƵŚĂĚƚŽĮŶĚŽƌƐƚĞĂůƚŚĞ
things you needed to survive. You
don’t trust anyone or anything...
ĞdžĐĞƉƚƚŚĞĨĞǁĨƌŝĞŶĚƐLJŽƵ͛ǀĞŵĂĚĞ
over the years. You’d do anything
for your friends—even become an
adventurer.
2 As an orphan, you were recruited by
a gang of thieves. The rest of your
crew was wiped out in a brutal gang
war, and now you’re looking for a
new team.
3 You grew up crawling the walls,
ĂŶĚLJŽƵŬŶŽǁƚŚĞĐŝƚLJďĞƩĞƌƚŚĂŶ
anyone. The world’s a ugly place,
but there’s a lot of wonders in these
towers... and you’re happy to share
those secrets with your friends.
4 You’re a refugee. You were put in the
camp in High Walls, but no walls can
hold you. Sharn itself is an adventure,
and you’re dealing with the horrors
ŽĨLJŽƵƌƉĂƐƚďLJĞdžƉůŽƌŝŶŐLJŽƵƌŶĞǁ
home.