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Backgrounds

by John Walter Biles

Okay, as noted in the other thread, the 4E Background rules basically let you pick one of two skills associated with a background, either to add it to your trainable skill list for your class or to give you a +2 bonus to it. (Which stacks with racial bonuses as it is untyped.)

Alphatian Empire: Arcane or History

• Ambur: Arcane or history
• Aquas: Arcane or Athletics
• Arrogansa: Arcane or Intimidate
• Bettellyn: Arcane or Insight
• Blackheart: Arcane or Stealth
• Eadrin: Arcane or Bluff
• Floating Ar: Arcane or Acrobatics
• Foresthome: Arcane or Nature
• Frisia: Arcane or Endurance
• Greenspur: Arcane or Heal
• Haven: Arcane or Streetwise
• Randel: Arcane or Athletics
• Shiye-Lawr: Arcane or Bluff
• Stonewall: Arcane or History
• Stoutfellow: Arcane or Dungeoneering
• Theranderol: Arcane or Perception
• Trollhattan: Arcane or Intimidation
• Vertiloch: Arcane or Diplomacy


• Bellissaria: Arcane or Nature

Atruaghin Clans: Endurance or Nature

• Bear Clan: Dungeoneering or Heal
• Elk Clan: Acrobatics or Nature
• Horse Clan: Endurance or Nature
• Tiger Clan: Intimidate or Religion
• Turtle Clan: Athletics or Nature

Republic of Darokin: Diplomacy or Streetwise

• Borderlander: Nature or Perception
• Copper Class: Endurance or Streetwise
• DDC Training: Diplomacy or Insight
• Legionnaire: Athletics or Heal
• Merchant Training: Bluff or Perception
• Sailor: Acrobatics or Nature

Ethengar Khanates: Intimidate or Nature
The Five Shires: Nature or Stealth
Republic of Glantri: Arcana or Perception

• Aalbanese: Arcane or Athletics
• Blackhill: Arcane or History
• Boldavian: Arcane or Nature
• Caurenzan: Arcane or Endurance
• Flaemish: Arcane or Intimidate
• Glantri City: Arcane or Streetwise
• Klantyre: Arcane or Insight
• Krondaharan: Arcane or Perception
• New Averoignian: Arcane or Diplomacy
• Belcadizan Elf: Arcane or Streetwise
• Erewan Elf: Arcane or Stealth

Heldannic Knights: Intimidate or Religion
Kingdom of Ierendi: Acrobatics or Thievery
Grand Duchy of Karameikos: Endurance or Nature
Minrothad Guilds: Perception or Streetwise

• Craftsman: Endurance or Perception
• Merchant: Bluff or Diplomacy
• Minrothaddist (the religion): Endurance or Religion
• Privateer: Stealth or Thievery
• Sailor: Acrobatics or Streetwise

Kingdom of Ostland: Endurance and Intimidate
Kingdom of Rockhome: Dungeoneering and Endurance

• Buhrodar: History or Religion
• Everast: Diplomacy or Insight
• Hurwarf: Acrobatics or Dungeoneering
• Skarrads: Endurance or Thievery
• Syrklist: Bluff or Streetwise
• Torkrest: Athletics or Stealth
• Wyrwarf: Endurance or Nature

Kingdom of Sind: History or Religion
Soderfjord Jarldoms: Intimidate or Nature
Empire of Thyatis:

• Hattian: Athletics or Intimidate
• Kerendan: Nature or Perception
• Ochalean: History or Religion
• Pearl Islander: Bluff or Diplomacy
• Thyatian: Bluff or Insight

Kingdom of Vestland: History or Nature
Kingdom of Wendar: Arcana or Nature
Emirates of Ylaruam:

• City Dweller: Diplomacy or Religion
• Nomad: Nature or Religion