Chapter 4: Archetypes
Berserkers are the most common warrior type between members of
This chapter describes the archetypes that a player may use as a
starting point when creating his or her character. Together the
Warrior, Hunter, Mystic, and Rogue archetypes cover the most
common functions needed for combat and problem-solving in a
group of explorers, adventurers, or tomb robbers.
Each archetype is exemplified by several professions (or templates).
Each profession shows a list of Typical Races that groom these
occupations in their societies. These options are not hard limits, but it
will be extremely rare and bizarre different races not mentioned in
these lists been trained on those professions. The GM has the final
decision.
You will find on each profession, a list of its Favored Attributes
and Favored Skills. The favored attribute from your profession
allows the investment of up to 5 attribute points. If this favored
attribute is the same given by the character’s race, they stack, and
you can invest up to six attribute points. You can invest up to 3 skill
points on your Favored Skills and only one skill point on the
remaining not-favored skills.
Each profession was built with at least one required Talent called
Archetype Talent. Every member of that profession has that Talent;
thus, you receive it for free. More information on Talents can be
found on Chapter 6 – Talents.
Your character starts the game with a Starting Money based on your
Profession. Roll the dice to know how much money you have and
refer to Chapter 7 – Equipment to purchase your gear.
The GM may create additional professions, change any described
here, or simply prohibit any of them.
WARRIORS
The barbarian clans of Davokar and the kingdom of Ambria house
many traditions of war and combat. Some Warriors are professionals
– soldiers with a pragmatic point of view, regarding warfare as a
vocation. Others stem from noble families and bloodlines and
consider the glory of battle to be a part of their heritage. To some the
art of war is nothing more than a method needed to survive, while
others use their prowess in battle for a higher purpose, such as
serving Prios the Sun God or restoring their family honor lost during
The Dark War.
Regardless of culture and origins, the Warrior’s main arena is the
battlefield, where he or she often assumes the role of a heavily armed
shock trooper or a brave low-armored fighter.
THE BERSERKER
“Back off!”
Spirits of rage follow you and fill you with uncontrolled ferocity in
battle. When you are not in combat you are of a thoughtful and
patient disposition, a contrast that makes you both appreciated and
feared.
barbarian clans. The few ogres that do not followed this path decided
to live in urban areas for many years. Goblin berserkers are rare but
not unheard of, mostly in remote areas of Davokar. Very few
dwarves follow this path, but outcasts may be the case once a guilty
dwarf (or even a group of guilty dwarves) become forbidden to return
to their homeland.
 TYPICAL RACES: Barbarians, Changelings, Goblins, Ogres,
Dwarves.
 FAVORED ATTRIBUTE: Potence.
 FAVORED SKILLS: Awareness, Athletics, Melee Combat,
Defense, Nature.
 ARCHETYPE TALENT: Rage.
 STARTING MONEY: 2D4 x 10gp
THE IRONSWORN
“By Cold Iron!”
The work of the Iron Pact is never done, which places great demands
on its agents, the Iron Sworn. The pact was created by elves at the
time of Symbaroum downfall, and after a long time in the shadows
its members are on the move again, trying to stop the spreading
darkness while dealing with the Ambrian expansion and invasion.
Nowadays, the Iron Pact recruits new agents from all races and
cultures; anyone sympathetic to the struggle is tested in a series of
both physical and moral challenges. Those who make it with both life
and loyalty intact are invited to swear the Iron Oath over a sacred
piece of cold iron – painful only to fey creatures, like elves and
changelings, but have been used on barbarian and ogre recruits due to
its symbolic meaning.
Although sympathetic to the cause, goblins short lifespan and erratic
behavior keep them out of the Iron Pact. Ambrians and Dwarves
rarely become interested on ancient elven forest-curses far away from
their homes.
 TYPICAL RACES: Barbarians, Changelings, Elves, Ogres.
 FAVORED ATTRIBUTE: Competence.
 FAVORED SKILLS: Awareness, Athletics, Ranged Combat,
Defense, Nature.
 ARCHETYPE TALENT: Bowman.
 STARTING MONEY: 4D4 x 10gp
THE SKINCHANGER
“You are making me angry!”
Filled with the magic of the tribe’s witch, enchanted by powerful fey
creatures, or cursed by hereditary lycanthropy, these fierce warriors
are considered chosen or blessed in times of great danger or war – but
only between barbarian clans.
The Skinchanger frequently leaves the tribe and becomes a hermit,
usually finding friendship among wolf packs as their leader or alpha.
If a threat rises for his or her safety or territory peace, the
Skinchanger may decide to act and take part. Usually search for
guidance with other humans, mostly witches from his/her barbarian
clan.
He/she would enter an explorer company to protect its territory – like
fighting against invaders. Maybe the Skinchanger are looking for a
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cure to his or her supernatural affliction on old ruins of Symbaroum.
Elves consider Skinchangers a scar of Symbaroum shadowed
corruption, so avoiding them (with a mixed feeling of shame and
pity).
 TYPICAL RACES: Barbarians, Changelings.
 FAVORED ATTRIBUTE: Potence.
 FAVORED SKILLS: Awareness, Athletics, Melee Combat,
Defense, Nature.
 ARCHETYPE TALENT: Skinchanger.
 STARTING MONEY: 2D4 x 10gp
THE MILITIAMEN
“We are not afraid!”
Militiamen are men-at-arms that received minimal military training
and equipment to fight for their homeland, usually a small village or
a couple of farms. Ambrian colonies are spreading over the new land
and new settlements are established farther from the cities each
summer. With fewer and fewer soldiers available to protect so many
new settlements, the militiamen become the only armed force to
protect the settlers and their families.
Youngsters keen to make difference while their kingdom is rebuilt in
a new and dangerous land consider themselves folk heroes. You are
one of them, with few trainings and equipment, but a lot of courage
and naivety. It is very common the use of trained animals to watch
the perimeter like dogs and birds of prey.
Militiamen are also common in small rural communities of goblins
and ogres. A small group of isolated changelings could have
militiamen if they fight to protect their hideout, like a cave or hidden
cottage in the woods. The barbarian clans also have militiamen, as
not every able-bodied adult human becomes a competent berserker.
 TYPICAL RACES: Ambrians, Barbarians, Changelings,
Goblins, Ogres.
 FAVORED ATTRIBUTE: Potence or Competence (choose
one).
 FAVORED SKILLS: Animal Handling, Athletics, Crafting
(weapons), Melee Combat, Defense.
 ARCHETYPE TALENT: Pikeman.
 STARTING MONEY: 2D4 x 10gp
THE SOLDIER
“Yes, Sir!”
Soldiers are men-at-arms that received military training and
equipment to fight for their homeland or their lord. All cultural races
have their own kind of soldier. Humans usually employ many low-
armored footman with long weapons supported by cavalry. Dwarves
are much more armored, disciplined and supported by gunpowder
kegs and large war machinery. Elves rely on speed and ranged
attacks supported by their powerful magic. Goblins and Ogres can be
found mixed on these armies, rarely developing a unified military
force of their own.
Whatever your race and origin, you have a superior, usually a
captain, that gives you orders and assignments, like guard an outpost,
watch for thieves in the market, capture a fugitive at the woods,
patrol the kingdom borders, or protect a noble chariot traveling the
land.
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Work alongside your GM to create a background that allows enough
freedom to your character from your army’s hierarchic duties. Maybe
you were assigned to protect an explorer’s company, help the
foundation of a new settlement, or fight alongside the mysterious
elves against a terrible monster from Davokar.
 TYPICAL RACES: Ambrians, Elves, Dwarves, Goblins,
Ogres.
 FAVORED ATTRIBUTE: Potence.
 FAVORED SKILLS: Awareness, Athletics, Crafting
(Weapons), Melee or Ranged Combat (choose one), Defense.
 ARCHETYPE TALENT: Combat Resilience.
 STARTING MONEY: 4D4 x 10gp
THE CAPTAIN
“Follow my lead!”
You are a natural born leader and have built your career on that.
Swordplay is only a way to keep yourself alive and maybe gain the
respect of your subordinates at the same time.
Captains are men-at-arms that received military training and
equipment to fight for their homeland and have exceeded the
expectations of their superiors. You have brought out the best in your
allies, guiding and protecting them in the battlefield so you can
achieve your military goals. That is how you gained your superior’s
trust, promoting you to Captain. Now you have a platoon of soldiers
under your command. You still receive orders from the Knights and
Generals of your army, though.
Work alongside your GM to create a background that allows enough
freedom to your character from your army’s hierarchic duties.
 TYPICAL RACES: Ambrians, Elves, Dwarves.
 FAVORED ATTRIBUTE: Potence.
 FAVORED SKILLS: Athletics, Melee or Ranged Combat
(choose one), Defense, Insight, Persuasion.
 ARCHETYPE TALENT: Natural Leader.
 STARTING MONEY: 6D4 x 10gp
THE KNIGHT
“For Honor!”
Knights are noblemen who doesn’t have a land to rule, a castle to
protect or a business to manage. They decided (or was decided for
them) that they should serve as members of the Army – as Knight
Cavalry, Knight Commanders, or Lord Generals (depending on their
Social Class). A Knight may have hundreds to thousands of men-at-
arms under his or her command.
Heavily armored on the outside and with a deep sense of duty inside,
you fight for the favor of your lord, your kingdom, your god, the
lives of your allies or your own glory. A mixture of all these is the
most common.
Knights have more resources than their army members, a privilege
resulting in custom-made heavy plate armor, trained war mount,
high-quality weapons, heraldic shields and even a squire or
apprentice to help keep your weaponry, feed your mount, carry your
lad, and cook your meals.
Almost all knights have a reliable war mount at their disposal. While
humans domesticated horses for millennia, elves usually ride
majestic moose and dwarves (when on the surface) ride large boars
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Work alongside with your GM to create a background that allows
enough freedom to your character from your army’s hierarchic
duties.
 TYPICAL RACES: Ambrians, Elves, Dwarves.
 FAVORED ATTRIBUTE: Potence.
 FAVORED SKILLS: Animal Handling, Athletics, Melee
Combat, Defense, Persuasion.
 ARCHETYPE TALENT: Privileged.
 STARTING MONEY: 8D4 x 10gp
THE MERCENARY
“Where is my payment?”
Mercenaries are men-at-arms that received military training and
equipment to fight for a cause they left behind. Now you fight for
money, entertainment, and excitement.
Lonely mercenaries are rare, they usually band together forming
mercenary companies for mutual protection and to improve renown.
The higher the reputation the higher the payment, is their saying.
Ambrian colonies have a small contingent of official soldiers and are
frequently in need of reinforcements. Trade companies and their
caravans are common employers of mercenaries’ companies. Noble
houses are always in need of more men-at-arms to impress, threaten
or blackmail other noble houses.
Non-humans with unorthodox behaviors often leave their homelands
and become mercenaries, offering their battle skills in exchange of
gold and entertainment.
 TYPICAL RACES: Any.
 FAVORED ATTRIBUTE: Potence or Competence (choose
one).
 FAVORED SKILLS: Awareness, Athletics, Crafting
(Weapon), Melee or Ranged Combat (choose one), Defense.
 ARCHETYPE TALENT: Diehard.
 STARTING MONEY: 6D4 x 10gp
THE GLADIATOR
“Are you prepared to die?”
Gladiators are a broad range of trained or untrained warriors, from
any social background – as any prisoners, or slave can (unwillingly)
become gladiators.
Gladiators who survive their first fights may receive military training
with different weapons and hand-to-hand combat techniques. The
latter is the most common type of arena: the Pit Fighting. However,
some places may have sponsored arenas with gladiators fighting even
beast and monsters (the latter considered a major event).
Any free citizen, male, or female can apply as a gladiator. It is a
profession doomed to the grave but for the desperate immigrant it can
be the only option for subsistence. Some gladiators that are not slaves
may take "vacations" for private services, such as bodyguards of
nobles and rich merchants.
Common cases of non-humans thrown into the arena include, large
ogres, supposed elven spies, usury-guilted dwarves, lazy goblins, and
wandering changelings.
 TYPICAL RACES: Any.
 FAVORED ATTRIBUTE: Potence.
 FAVORED SKILLS: Athletics, Crafting (Weapon), Melee
Combat and Ranged Combat (choose both), Defense.
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 ARCHETYPE TALENT: Exotic Weaponry.
 STARTING MONEY: 6D4 x 10gp
THE TEMPLAR
“May The Light guide my hand!”
Templars are highly disciplined knights that wield heavy armor,
martial weaponry, and the religious power of the Sun God Prios.
They are the private army of the church, protecting temples and
leading crusades.
Templars once were priest apprentices that could not develop their
full magical potential but were physically capable to wield heavy
weapons and armor. Maybe they showed combat prowess or maybe
they could not stand the long hours in fasting, meditation and
celibacy. Whatever the case, these “failed apprentices” were
relocated to the armed branch of the church, a respectful and needed
profession in the eyes of the clergy.
Templars are trained and educated by the church of Prios, the
Ambrian Sun God. They receive warrior training along with their
weaponry, and mystical instruction along with church dogma’s
enlightenment.
There are no records of a single non-human becoming a Templar.
Only mentioning this possibility would be considered a blasphemy.
 TYPICAL RACES: Ambrians only.
 FAVORED ATTRIBUTE: Potence.
 FAVORED SKILLS: Athletics, Melee Combat, Defense,
Religion, Insight.
 ARCHETYPE TALENT: Higher Purpose
 STARTING MONEY: 8D4 x 10gp
HUNTERS
The hunters and their toil are of great importance, both for the
Ambrians and among the clans of the forest. To commoners in
Ambria, they may not appear to be any different from your average
rogue, but for many (especially among those living close to Davokar)
they are on par with true heroes. Covered in the dirt of the wilds, eyes
shining with the light of the future, the hunters are vital in the project
of cultivating and taming the great forest.
Among both Ambrians and barbarians, the hunters are often signified
by their skillful use of ranged weapons and techniques. Exactly how
they fight is primarily decided based on what they are hunting:
treasure, criminals, monsters, or dark-minded sorcerers. Some
hunters are less combat-oriented, focusing on taming animals
(Beastmaster), patrol areas (Rangers) or guide travelers and explorers
(Pathfinders).
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THE BEASTMASTER
“They are my friends.”
You were born with a special affinity with animals, from the most
domestic and harmless cat to the wildest and most dangerous beast.
You understand their intentions and they follow your lead, usually.
As companions, you roam the land familiar to your animal. Together
you may protect settlements against beasts and monsters, or guard
caravans that need to cross your land. Your animal may help you
tracking fugitive slaves, hunt threating beasts or perform tricks in the
local town in exchange of a good night sleep and a hot meal.
Beastmaster are valued by nobles who bet on gladiatorial arenas and
pit fighting rings – becoming acquainted with several slaves and
gladiators.
Beastmaster can be found in any society as any race can develop this
affinity with animals and train them.
 TYPICAL RACES: Any.
 FAVORED ATTRIBUTE: Potence or Competence (choose
one).
 FAVORED SKILLS: Animal Handling, Awareness, Athletics,
Melee or Ranged Combat (choose one), Defense.
 ARCHETYPE TALENT: Animal Companion.
 STARTING MONEY: 4D4 x 10gp
THE RANGER
“May you have a peaceful watch.”
A ranger is a scout, lookout and the first to inform the militia or local
guard of approaching threats such as a goblinoid horde, a pirate ship,
a bandit gang, or a monster.
Rangers are very dear to any rural settler, as they are the first to warn
a community of the dangers that lie in the woods of this unknown
land. Every village has at least one ranger to look for the outskirts.
Eventually, they bring hunt game to trade and tales of wild beasts to
tell. Towns and cities create ranger companies with several official
members to watch the countryside and its borders. Every explorer
company have at least one Ranger or Pathfinder in its ranks.
Any cultural race can have rangers, although few examples are
known from goblins and ogres’ societies. They may have slightly
variations in methods, but their purpose is the same. Some employ
hunting animals to help their scouting and patrolling duties, in
addition to helping watch the camp.
 TYPICAL RACES: Any.
 FAVORED ATTRIBUTE: Competence.
 FAVORED SKILLS: Awareness, Athletics, Melee or Ranged
Combat (choose one), Defense, Nature.
 ARCHETYPE TALENT: Sixth Sense.
 STARTING MONEY: 4D4 x 10gp
THE PATHFINDER
“Follow me!”
Similar to a ranger, the Pathfinder is also a scout. However, their
purposes differ as the pathfinder look for the unknown paths and
trails, hidden sanctuaries and forgotten ruins. They are guides that
explore the uncharted lands, mostly hidden below Davokar shadows.
Pathfinder can be found in any adventure group, explorer company or
trade caravan. They are sought and well paid by treasure hunters as
venturing deep into Davokar Forest requires a professional to lead
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you back home. Lesser nobles and settlers also hire pathfinders to
help them locate the best spot for a new colony.
Any cultural race can have pathfinders. They may have slightly
variations in methods, but their purpose is the same.
 TYPICAL RACES: Any.
 FAVORED ATTRIBUTE: Potence.
 FAVORED SKILLS: Awareness, Athletics, Melee or Ranged
Combat (choose one), Defense, Nature.
 ARCHETYPE TALENT: Direction Senses.
 STARTING MONEY: 4D4 x 10gp
THE BOUNTY HUNTER
“You come with me!”
Hunting people is the occupation of a Bounty Hunter. In most cases,
these people are prisoners or slaves that scape captivity. However,
sometimes a bounty hunter is hired to track, find, and bring back
home a spouse on the run, a missing child, a soldier defector, or a
famous and perilous outlaw.
Bring back the prey alive is paramount to a bounty hunter’s
contractor, so they specialized on non-lethal combat and weapons
designed to immobilize, like nets, bolas, lasso, and even whips. After
successfully captured, the prey is taken back to the contractor tied in
a good rope or bounded with shackles.
Ambrian Bounty Hunters are, by far, the most common race that
takes up this profession. However, technically any cultural race can
have Bounty Hunters. They may have slightly variations in methods,
but their purposes are the same.
 TYPICAL RACES: Any.
 FAVORED ATTRIBUTE: Potence.
 FAVORED SKILLS: Awareness, Athletics, Melee Combat,
Defense, Nature or Streetwise (choose one).
 ARCHETYPE TALENT: Exotic Weaponry.
 STARTING MONEY: 6D4 x 10gp
THE WITCH HUNTER
“Why are you so nervous?”
You have dedicated your life to fighting blight beasts, maybe as a
consequence of having your own life torn apart by the growing and
infectious darkness: a farm burned to the ground, the grave of your
family, a friend’s horrendous transformation – something that
reminds you of what will happen if the power of the blighted ones is
not broken in time.
You will stop at nothing in your fight against evil: you wield steel,
fire and even elixirs stolen from defeated mystics. You realize that
the use of elixirs may ultimately corrupt you too, but you turn a blind
eye to that and instead fight on with the fervor of the fanatic.
Each cultural race has specialized Which Hunters to deal with
undesired mystics, mostly aberrations to be. Some are more prepared
and trained than others.
 TYPICAL RACES: Any.
 FAVORED ATTRIBUTE: Presence.
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 FAVORED SKILLS: Awareness, Ranged Combat, Defense,
Insight, Mysticism, Persuasion.
 ARCHETYPE TALENT: Forbidden Knowledge (Alchemy).
 STARTING MONEY: 6D4 x 10gp
THE MONSTER HUNTER
“Come on, show up you filthy piece of shit!”
Monster Hunters are individuals who dedicated themselves to
exterminating life-threatening creatures of unnatural origin. There are
monster hunters in all societies and humanoid cultures.
Monster hunters can emerge from among the peasants when beasts or
terrors threaten the peace of the community. Some monster hunters
focus their hunt on a specific kind of supernatural creature such as
vampires living in overcrowded cities.
The Church has its Templars while The Order has Monster Hunters.
Although the latter do not serve the wizards, both works closely with
mutual interests like information about monsters in exchange of their
body parts for experiments. Inspired by some practices of The
Church, The Order has begun to recover their once discarded failed
apprentices and giving them proper training in monster hunting.
Armed with simple but effective spells, these hunters have had an
advantage over their non-magical professional colleagues. They are
called Venators.
 TYPICAL RACES: Any, Venator (Ambrian Only).
 FAVORED ATTRIBUTE: Potence or Competence (choose
one).
 FAVORED SKILLS: Awareness, Athletics, Melee or Ranged
Combat (choose one), Defense, Nature or Streetwise (choose
one).
 ARCHETYPE TALENT: Monster Lore (Any) or Failed
Apprentice (Venator).
 STARTING MONEY: 6D4 x 10gp
THE TREASURE HUNTER
“We will be rich!”
Treasure hunters are the most common stereotype of explorers.
Individuals who venture into unknown lands, looking for forbidden
ruins and invading tombs sealed with traps and ancient curses.
However, treasure hunters have a very specific goal when they decide
to venture this way: to get rich.
Explorers may have several motivations, noble or not, such as
mapping regions, founding new settlements, creating new trade
routes, searching for natural resources, hunting monsters, etc.
Treasure hunters, on the other hand, look only for an opportunity to
find riches left behind, whether in haunted tombs, ruined castles, or
shipwrecks in archipelagos infested with sea monsters.
Regardless of the reason, treasure hunters are natural adventurers,
looking for legends, rumors, and historical or otherwise for clues that
might lead them to a chest full of gold coins or magic items valuable
enough to return home rich and famous.
 TYPICAL RACES: Any.
 FAVORED ATTRIBUTE: Competence.
 FAVORED SKILLS: Awareness, Agility, Ranged Combat,
Defense, Thievery.
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 ARCHETYPE TALENT: Forbidden Knowledge (Legend
Lore).
 STARTING MONEY: 4D4 x 10gp
MYSTICS
There are many sources of mystical power in the world. These can be
tapped by one who understands the underlying laws of nature or
through alliances with either the light of the heavens, the spirits of
the forest or the desperate corruption and madness of the darkness.
Mystics are individuals who born with “The Gift”, the ability to alter
the fabric of existence. Their souls are intimately connected to the
energies of the cosmos and therefore can mold reality with sufficient
willpower and self-control. However, by plunging his body and mind
into a sea of chaotic forces, the mystic risks to taint his own soul with
forces he or she are not always ready to meet and understand.
Some Mystics consider themselves to be scholars of reality and
existence; others would claim they are part of a pact that offers them
an intimate relationship with the source of their power.
THE THEURGE
“Repent! Our lord is the only savior!”
Priests and Nuns of The Church are called Father Lightbringer and
Sister Lightbearer, respectively. However, collectively they are called
Heliocentric Clerics, Prios Chosen or Sun Preachers.
While priests run the churches, where the masses take place (The
Solarium); the nuns look after the monasteries, which function as
orphanages, nursing homes and hospitals. Boys and girls born with
“The Gift” (called “The Blessing” by members of the church) are
quickly identified by priests or nuns, always aware of everything
happening with their flock. They immediately persuade parents to
hand over their children to its guardianship. After a period of 10
years of much mental and spiritual training, the teenager is ready to
be a new Prios Chosen, whatever function is reversed for them.
There are many priestly orders within the Church of Prios. They
direct students with some specific talent to specialized training: such
as defending temples (Templars), investigation (Inquisitors),
evangelism and religious studies (Theurges). You are the last case,
not responsible for a parish or monastery, and free to search answers
from metaphysical questions concerning your Faith, your God or
even other faiths. You can also be looking for holy relics and
sanctuaries, understand tales of miracles and divine interventions
(maybe not related to your God!). You spread the word of The True
God during your travels, blessing the desperate, healing the sick and
wounded, in exchange of a sermon.
 TYPICAL RACES: Ambrians Only.
 FAVORED ATTRIBUTE: Presence.
 FAVORED SKILLS: Mysticism, Religion, Insight, Discipline,
Persuasion.
 ARCHETYPE TALENT: Theurgy.
 STARTING MONEY: 6D4 x 10gp
THE ENCHANTER
“Finally! It is done!”
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Between the barbarian clans and goblinoid tribes they are called
Tattooed Warriors, while elves have their Faerie Singers, and
dwarves their Rune Smiths or Artifact Crafters. However, as a
Mystic they are all enchanters, imbuing magical power on their
creations, tattoos or runes.
One similarity between them is the fact they are always looking for
components for their creations. Wood for musical instruments, inks,
chisels, rocks, leaves and blood. They carefully touch, smell and taste
those ingredients to be certain that no corrupt material will be taken
to their workshop.
Tattooed warriors are highly respected, while tattooed goblinoids are
feared and usually become the leaders of a tribe. Rune Smiths rarely
leave their homeland due to their endless toil under the eyes of
demanding females. Faerie Singers are highly admired and called
The Elven High Mages due to their powerful and devastating choirs
during times of war.
Enchantment is not a formal Mystical Tradition. There are no schools
with teachers and libraries. Its secrets are passed on by each
individual to whatever gifted person the enchanter deems worthy.
 TYPICAL RACES: Barbarians, Changelings, Elves, Dwarves,
Goblins and Ogres.
 FAVORED ATTRIBUTE: Presence.
 FAVORED SKILLS: Crafting (Tools or Magical Instrument,
choose one), Mysticism, Insight, Discipline, Performance
(Painting, Singing or Carving, choose one).
 ARCHETYPE TALENT: Enchantment.
 STARTING MONEY: 6D4 x 10gp
THE WITCH
“Nature is my ally, and you, OUR enemy!”
Your home is the wilds; to balance your own needs with the ones of
nature is your calling. As a witch you have a strong connection to the
land itself and can add its primal powers to your inner strength. You
negotiate with the spirits of nature, understand the flow and needs of
the land, and your powers are derived from the circle of life and
death.
You are an important figure in any Barbarian Clan. Sought out as a
healer, spiritual guide, sage, and holder of supernatural powers
allowing to contact ancestral and natural spirits. Tribe members
respect and fear you, usually becoming the second on clan hierarchy.
You have been trained since childhood for a task that is obscure,
without well-established rules of conduct and procedures. A
dangerous, lonely and often short path.
If you were born a boy, your Gift probably drove you away from the
tribe, forcing you to live as a hermit in the wilderness. Even so,
members of different tribes may come to you for help and guidance.
On the other hand, gifted girls are respected and, if there are more
than one in the same clan or tribe, they may (or may not) work
together to form a Coven, strengthening the power and respect of
their tribe.
A witch can join a group of explorers for a specific mission that
benefits her tribe, such as killing a monster, find an old witch lost in
the woods, or recover a stolen memento of personal importance.
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Perhaps the witch was expelled from her tribe and are wandering the
lands on a pilgrimage. Maybe all her tribe was enslaved or
decimated, and she wants revenge!
 TYPICAL RACES: Barbarians, Changelings, Goblins, Ogres.
 FAVORED ATTRIBUTE: Intelligence.
 FAVORED SKILLS: Awareness, Medicine, Mysticism,
Insight, Nature.
 ARCHETYPE TALENT: Witchcraft.
 STARTING MONEY: 2D4 x 10gp
THE WIZARD
“Step aside, I am a member of Ordo Magica!”
To avoid being persecuted and extinct, Ambrian magicians convinced
the nobles to welcome their disciples as royal advisers and arcane
allies in battlefield. In exchange, the nobility would end a reinless
inquisition at the time. They agreed, under hard protests from The
Church. From that moment, Ambrian magicians should be enrolled
into a hermetic society of peers. The so-called Ordo Magica would
find and teach gifted younglings in how to harness their powers and
avoid corruption and becoming abominations (the main target of the
Inquisition).
Church emissaries, inquisitors and parish priests constantly accuse
any magician (from different traditions) of transgressions concerning
dangerous magical practices. But, in the case of Ordo Magica
Wizards, they must deal with their political back up from the
nobility. Even so, abominations still sprout in Ambrian lands, as not
all gifted individuals are properly trained in how to harness their
powers. Also, witches, enchanters, sorcerers and cultists of all sorts
are not protected by royal decree. So, for that reason, Church
Inquisition remained until these days.
You are a gifted person, capable to shape the fabric of existence, to
bend other’s mind to your will, or to challenge the forces of nature
and fate. However, you must obey Ordo Magica’s Code of Conduct.
A set of rules, that theoretically, was created to prevent abuses of
power and consequently generating abominations. All members of
The Order must abide by this code or been expelled and consequently
delivered to The Church Inquisition.
After 10 years of boring and tedious teachings, you can finally leave
Arcane College and explore the world. You are hungry for practical
knowledge and experiences.
 TYPICAL RACES: Ambrians Only.
 FAVORED ATTRIBUTE: Intelligence.
 FAVORED SKILLS: Mysticism, Religion, Society, Insight,
Discipline.
 ARCHETYPE TALENT: Wizardry.
 STARTING MONEY: 8D4 x 10gp
THE SORCERER
“Behold my power, you fool!”
Sorcerers doesn’t have a formal school like wizards, but they can be
ex-wizards that leave The Order of were formally expelled becoming
Apostates. They can be practitioners of other magical traditions that
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do not accepted being regulated by a set of rules. They could be self-
tough magicians who develop their powers by themselves and do not
want to be controlled.
Whatever the case, you are a target in human cities. Driven by
desperation or a lust for power, you walk the path of sorcery and will
soon find yourself both touched by Corruption and hunted by
fanatical witch hunters or inquisitors.
For that reason, some Sorcerers form secret small Cabals for mutual
protection. Their members are called The Unchained. The rules of
membership are very loose, and its members congregate in secret
locations like tombs, sewer galleries or forbidden ruins. Their goals
are so diverse are their methods, races and origins.
 TYPICAL RACES: Any.
 FAVORED ATTRIBUTE: Presence.
 FAVORED SKILLS: Mysticism, Nature, Religion, Society,
Insight.
 ARCHETYPE TALENT: Sorcery.
 STARTING MONEY: 6D4 x 10gp
THE APOSTATE
“I do not abide by your rules!”
You were born with the gift and can shape reality to your will.
Usually, a gift is perceived from an early age and the child is taken
by a mystical tradition for training and control of their powers.
However, you were not found by them, or run away from them
during training, or even after completing your studies. Whether you
were a self-taught or rebelled against your teachers and peers, it
doesn't matter. To The Church and The Order, you are an Apostate, a
rebel outlaw knowing too many secrets. A danger to all mundanes
who must be protected from an unbridled magician like yourself.
An Apostate doesn’t live under a mystical tradition set of rules, and
do not benefit from that academic, social, economic or logistic
infrastructure. You are free, but on your own.
 TYPICAL RACES: Any.
 FAVORED ATTRIBUTE: Intelligence (Witchcraft, Wizardry)
or Presence (Theurgy and Enchantment and Sorcery).
 FAVORED SKILLS: Mysticism, Nature, Religion, Society,
Insight.
 ARCHETYPE TALENT: choose any tradition.
 STARTING MONEY: 4D4 x 10gp
ROGUES
The Dark War seems to be over, or it has at least taken a break. But
the power struggle in Ambria continues in the shadows, a struggle
that spreads into Davokar. The Queen’s Spies, commonly regarded as
assassins with a more flattering name, are everywhere. In Yndaros,
criminal guilds fight over the city’s resources, while a large number
of charlatans fuel peoples’ fantasies while emptying their pockets.
Only Minstrels are welcome around the countryside, bringing and
taking news, from the capital and neighborhood lands.
THE BANDIT
“This must be worth something.”
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When people think of “rogues”, this is the usual archetype that first
comes to mind. Masters of burglary, larceny and banditry, thieves
and thugs have no qualms cutting purse strings or dipping their
hands into other's pockets to take whatever they want. Ownership, in
their minds, is possession, and once they take something into their
possession, it is theirs to do with what they will. They consider
themselves to be professional treasure seekers, always on the pursuit
of the next big score.
In large cities, those outlaws organized themselves in thieves’ guilds,
criminal syndicates or other shadowy organization. What they lose in
independence, they more than make up for in benefits gained due to
their association’s infrastructure. The term guild agent come from all
levels of that organization, from a lowly recruit all the way up to the
guildmaster.
Bandits are usually Ambrians, Changelings and Goblins but all races
can have unscrupulous members inclined to steal what they want
from their peers.
 TYPICAL RACES: Any.
 FAVORED ATTRIBUTE: Potence or Competence (choose
one).
 FAVORED SKILLS: Thug (Defense, Melee Combat,
Streetwise, Persuasion - Intimidation, Thievery); Thief (Defense,
Ranged Combat, Streetwise, Stealth, Thievery).
 ARCHETYPE TALENT: Brawler or Combat Reflexes (choose
one).
 STARTING MONEY: 4D4 x 10gp
THE EMISSARY
“It’s nothing personal.”
Every kingdom and ruler has his or her assortment of diplomats,
spies and assassins. Sometimes, they are the same person, as once
inside the enemy lines, a single drop of poison can do the job.
Diplomats, spies and assassins avoid physical conflict, relying on
their wits to dodge dangerous and unnecessary confrontations that
could expose them. The true hindrance to any Emissary is too much
evidence, too many witnesses, too little alibi – and traveling with an
explorer company is an excellent alibi!
Your tasks are simple: get in, do the job and get out. Every Emissary
has its favored tools, but all use disguises, concealment, forgery,
poison, and small hidden blades to accomplish their goal.
Emissaries come from all cultural races. Wars can be won with the
right information or the death of a single leader.
 TYPICAL RACES: Any.
 FAVORED ATTRIBUTE: Competence or Presence (choose
one).
 FAVORED SKILLS: Diplomat (Society, Streetwise, Insight,
Performance - Acting, Persuasion); Spy (Awareness, Stealth,
Streetwise, Persuasion, Thievery); Assassin (Awareness, Agility,
Stealth, Ranged Combat, Thievery).
 ARCHETYPE TALENT: Cosmopolitan or Poison Craft.
 STARTING MONEY: 8D4 x 10gp
THE WANTED
“I’m not who you are looking for.”
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You are a fugitive. Whether it's from the law, from members of your
old satanic sect, your noble family, your slave-master, the church or
the local thief’s guild. Whatever the case, you must stay hidden and
unsuspicious all the time.
Many fugitives are ex-slaves fleeing their master to live hidden, as
their slave marks would surely expose them. Nobles (usually girls)
may try to run away from arranged marriages. Few of them remain
hidden for too long, so they use false identities to hide in plain sight.
Non-gifted cultists are the most dangerous magic practitioners
running amok the dark streets and alleys. The Church and The Order
are constantly hunting for them. Outlaws of all sorts have their heads
under bounty. Maybe you are hunted only because you are a non-
human – very common in some Ambrian cities.
 TYPICAL RACES: Any.
 FAVORED ATTRIBUTE: Slaves & Outlaws (Potence),
Nobles & Cultists (Intelligence or Presence, choose one).
 FAVORED SKILLS: Slaves (Athletics, Agility, Defense,
Melee Combat, Stealth); Outlaws (Defense, Melee or Combat,
Stealth, Streetwise, Thievery); Nobles (Religion, Society,
Streetwise, Insight, Persuasion); Cultists (Mysticism, Religion,
Streetwise, Persuasion, Stealth).
 ARCHETYPE TALENT: Slaves & Outlaws (Hideout); Nobles
(False Identity); Cultists (Ritualist)
 STARTING MONEY: 2D4 x 10gp

THE REBEL
“This can’t go on!”
As Ambrian army advances beyond the Titans, barbarian clans,
goblin tribes and even lone ogres are subjected to imprisonment and
forced labor, i.e., slavery. Even an Ambrian charged of small crimes
can become a slave due to the high demand for construction workers
to build the new kingdom.
A Liberator is any person who decides to oppose this culture of
oppression and forced labor. They may come from very different
origins, but they all have one united goal: free their people and, if
possible, deliver justice against the responsible for so much suffering.
For each successful scaped slave, a new Liberator may arise to
reinforce their ranks and their cause.
Similar in methods, but different in goals, the Revolutionary is any
person who decides to oppose the current law system, dictatorial
ruler, oppressive archbishop, army general or ship captain. They may
accomplish this through a rebellion or riot but always with the help of
other unsatisfied people.
Barbarians, changelings, goblins, and ogres are the most common
races inclined to free their brethren from slavery, but some
unsatisfied Ambrians have also joined the fight. These freedom
fighters may use diplomacy or brute force to achieve their goal.
 TYPICAL RACES: Any.
 FAVORED ATTRIBUTE: Potence or Competence (choose
one).
 FAVORED SKILLS: Athletics, Melee or Ranged Combat
(choose one), Defense, Stealth, Persuasion.
 ARCHETYPE TALENT: Allies.
 STARTING MONEY: 4D4 x 10gp

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