Tropes:List of Ways of Darkness Backgrounds

Tropes concerning backgrounds include:
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 * : downplayed with the, who is part-Dragon, but doesn't really affect their physical appearance.
 * : the specializes in healing without magic - which usually means using herbs.
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 * : the got disowned by his/her father.
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 * : the - and also any Magician characters who take up Firearms, Bows or Crossbows as starting feats.
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 * : the first turned to Necromancy out of desperation to save his/her patients, always being too late to save them before.
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