Electromagnetism is a fundamental force in the universe, and it is yours to command. You are a master of metal.
You probably wear a lot of metal, perhaps as part of your clothing or armor, a ...
There is no place you feel more comfortable than high above the earth. Not flying—no, thank you—but climbing, swinging, or perching. Although you are most agile among the treetops, thanks to yo ...
You have walked a long and lonely road, leaving your home and your life behind. You might have committed a heinous crime, something so awful that your people forced you out, and if you dare return, ...
Not everyone can be brilliant. Oh, you don’t think of yourself as stupid, and you’re not. It’s just that others might have a bit more . . . wisdom. Insight. You prefer to barrel along headfir ...
The sea—how it calls to you. You can hear it in your blood and feel it in your heart, but your relationship with it is complicated. Perhaps you have run from its constant whisper in your ear, or ...
Golthiars are humanoid creatures, about 6.5 feet (2 m) tall, composed of barklike skin and woody muscle. A golthiar’s single eye rests in the middle of a bulbous, petalled head, all of which resi ...
You conceal your true nature behind a mask and are loath to let anyone see who you really are. Protecting yourself, physically and emotionally, is what you care about most, and you prefer to keep e ...
Your body was built to take abuse. Whether you’re pounding down stiff drinks while holding up a bar in your favorite watering hole or trading blows with a thug in a back alley, you keep going, sh ...
You are physically repugnant by almost any human standard. You might have had a serious accident, a harmful mutation, or just poor genetic luck, but you are incontrovertibly ugly.
You’ve ...
To most people, the Cold Desert means nothing but hardship and death, served up on an icy platter. But to you, a child of the icebound, the cold that kills many is nothing more than a passing irrit ...