Sorcerer

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Sorcerer's in Felwind are creatures who have obtained Arcane power to be apart of themselves. Some ways this could happen are as follows.

• The creature gained power from their lineage, Having a powerful magical parent or grandparent such as a Dragon, Giant, Arch-Devil, Arch-Fey etc
• A Curse or Blessing from a higher power, such as a Hag, A God, Lich, mad mage etc
• A magical accident or experiment involving new or forbidden magic, unknow magical artifacts etc
• Complications of Environment such as a mother being near unstable arcane sources during pregnancy, a Brush with an outer deity such as an Old God, or a magical plague or phenomenon that affected the creature.

What ever way they gained their power it becomes apart of them, Unlike a Wizard who studies the Arcane or Clerics who call upon a higher power for their magic, Sorcerers gain their power from themselves and so are able to manipulate it in ways not available to other classes in the form of Meta Magic.

When creating a Sorcerer the way your character obtained their sorcerer power is a big part of the story and should be given some thought.
Has your character embraced this power or shunned it and why have they? Do they embrace it for a sense of pride? To become a hero one day? To study and learn their power?
Or they may shun the power because it reminds them of the traumatic expirance that gave them the power? The power has cause suffering for the character or those close to the character?

Shammed for having magic
In the world of Felwind Magic is exceedingly common, if you were to make a character shamed for having such a power consider having their birthplace or homeland be Meshelda a nation that looks down on the use of magic

Never that Mundane
A Sorcerer’s Origin typical leans the character to be more fantastical than the average human farmer. Having a lineage origin may mean your character is related some how, a Dragon-Born if the parent was a Dragon. A Goliath if the parent was a giant and so on.
Perhaps the magical accident that gave you your powers also changed you physically into another race, or gave your character some odd physical traits?
These are just ideas but you can come up with your own ideas to be discussed with your Game Master.

The Effect on others
Being a Sorcerer in Felwind many soldiers and governments consider you more a threat as you have access to magic without the use of a spell-book and are not a cleric or paladin bound by the tenets of the gods. You are a wild card. A warlock is easy to spot and somewhat predictable however a sorcerer is not.
You should expect authority to be less Lenient when it comes to matters of security.

You may but-Heads with some Wizards. The idea that one gets all their power for having a Dragon Daddy and the other needs years of study to begin their power reflects normal life a bit too well and so sometimes Wizards will think less of you and even call you out especially if you are being a show off.

Being a sorcerer you give off some small or large amount of arcane energy, you may show up when Detect Magic is cast and some creatures may seek you out as their next meal more than others.

Sorcerers are well known for mercenary work and their abilities effective, You will find being hired for adventures, mercenary or escort work easy within most nations of Felwind

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