WH7th/Backgrounds

Everyone comes from somewhere. Character's Background dictates where they hail from, and how it affected their formatting years. Background provides three things - first, 5 points worth of Skills. Second, it grants access to a list of Quirks, and player can select one of them. Third, it also reduces cost of acquiring some of the Advantages

Death World

You come from a world where everything and their dog tries to kill you, eat you, or at least maim you (or sometimes, all of the above). People from such worlds tend to be rather tough, paranoid, and quite trigger-happy, but there is not much things left in the galaxy that they wouldn't be able to kill if needed.

Bonus skill ranks:

• Aim
• Athletics
• Hide
• Melee
• Notice

Quirks to choose from:

• Earn a Glory Point when you stick to the plan regardless of the danger to yourself.
• Earn a Glory Point when you enforce the ancient laws of your people that kept you alive in face of great danger.
• Earn a Glory Point when you best an experienced warrior at her own game.
• Earn a Glory Point when you complicate a problem to improve your skills with a weapon or expand your reputation.
• Earn a Glory Point when you choose to hunt down an inhuman creature so it will never hurt anyone ever again.
• Earn a Glory Point when you use your opponent’s fear of your ability to avoid a conflict, whether his assumptions about you are correct or not.
• Earn a Glory Point when you solve a problem with the threat of violence, but without having drawn your firearm.
• Earn a Glory Point when you spend all your Raises on attacking a target and suffer Consequences because of it.
• Earn a Glory Point when you beat another character to the draw.

Forge World

You come from a world dedicated to Cult Mechanicus. While most laborers never leaves these planets, Quite some members of the Cult does, to search for new technologies, undiscovered STC fragments, and spread Omnissiah word.

Bonus skill ranks:

• Notice
• Pilot
• Scholarship
• Tech Use
• Voidfaring

Quirks to choose from:

• Earn a Glory Point when you apply your skills in piloting a vehicle to an uncommon situation.
• Earn a Glory Point when you use everyday crafting skills to solve a problem deemed too complex for such a simple solution
• Earn a Glory Point when you use your technological savvy to solve a problem.
• Earn a Glory Point when you put yourself in harm’s way in pursuit of knowledge.
• Earn a Glory Point when you stick to the plan regardless of the danger to yourself.
• Earn a Glory Point when you risk life and limb to secure a piece of advanced technology.
• Earn a Glory Point when you use your spiritual knowledge and skills to aid a community.

Hive World

You come from one of the ginormous hive cities on the planet that consist of human population and not much more. People from such worlds might not be as tough as Death World denizens, but difference is not too great, as they are used to only slightly different predators - namely, bipedal ones.

Bonus skill ranks:

• Athletics
• Brawl
• Hide
• Tempt
• Weaponry

Quirks to choose from:

• Earn a Glory Point when you seize command during a moment of intense violence or extreme danger.
• Earn a Glory Point when you stick to the plan regardless of the danger to yourself.
• Earn a Glory Point when you best an experienced warrior at her own game.
• Earn a Glory Point when you complicate a problem to improve your skills with a weapon or expand your reputation.
• Earn a Glory Point when you choose to hunt down an inhuman creature so it will never hurt anyone ever again.
• Earn a Glory Point when you use your opponent’s fear of your ability to avoid a conflict, whether his assumptions about you are correct or not.
• Earn a Glory Point when you solve a problem with the threat of violence, but without having drawn your firearm.
• Earn a Glory Point when you spend all your Raises on attacking a target and suffer Consequences because of it.
• Earn a Glory Point when you resolve a problem using stealth and subterfuge rather than direct confrontation.
• Earn a Glory Point when you beat another character to the draw.
• Earn a Glory Point when you win a diplomatic contest with a threat of violence.

Nobleborn

You've won a lottery and come from a noble family. Used to riches, servants fulfilling your each whim, and giving orders that are obeyed without delay, people from nobility might seem a little out-of-touch (okay, seriously out of touch) with untold masses of Imperium, but, nonetheless, they are powerful and influential, and capable of putting their skills to good use.

Bonus skill ranks:

• Convince
• Empathy
• Notice
• Scholarship
• Tempt

Quirks to choose from:

Earn a Glory Point when you prove there is more to nobility than expensive clothes and attending court. Earn a Glory Point when you turn the tide of violence with charm and flair. Earn a Glory Point when you go out of your way to bridge the gap between common people and their rulers. Earn a Glory Point when you enforce the ancient laws of your people. Earn a Glory Point when you use your position or money to bully another character into a course of action, and it gets you into trouble. Earn a Glory Point when you win a diplomatic contest with a threat of violence.

Schola Progenium

You were trained in the Imperial school for kids orphaned by parents serving Imperium in any way. Since iternal reforms initiated by new Inquisitorial fraction, which greatly increased its schooling capabilities, adepts of Schola are not only Commisars, Stormtroopers and Sororitas - among their rranks are new bureaucrats, potential officers and commanders of both Guard and Navy, and many, many more.

Bonus skill ranks:

• Aim
• Intimidate
• Melee
• Scholarship
• Warfare

Quirks to choose from:

• Earn a Glory Point when you seize command during a moment of intense violence or extreme danger.
• Earn a Glory Point when you use knowledge from an obscure text to solve a complicated problem.
• Earn a Glory Point when you stick to the plan regardless of the danger to yourself.
• Earn a Glory Point when you uphold an ideal of imperial virtues in a way that gets you into trouble.
• Earn a Glory Point when you ensure the stability of the Empire of Men.
• Earn a Glory Point when you best an experienced warrior at her own game.
• Earn a Glory Point when you choose to hunt down an inhuman creature so it will never hurt anyone ever again.
• Earn a Glory Point when you use your opponent’s fear of your ability to avoid a conflict, whether his assumptions about you are correct or not.
• Earn a Glory Point when you use your position or money to bully another character into a course of action, and it gets you into trouble.
• Earn a Glory Point when you spend all your Raises on attacking a target and suffer Consequences because of it.
• Earn a Glory Point when you win a diplomatic contest with a threat of violence.
• Earn a Glory Point when you choose to sacrifice something important to you personally for the good of the Empire or its people.

Shrine World

You were born (or raised) on a planet dedicated to the glory of the Immortal Emperor (and Ecclesiarchy, as His proxy). While most of the population of any given such world are pilgrims, there are numerous priests, monks, Sororitas and others, living and serving there.

Bonus skill ranks:

• Convince
• Empathy
• Intimidate
• Scholarship
• Tempt

Quirks to choose from:

Earn a Glory Point when you set aside the rhetoric and take action to practice the virtues you preach. Earn a Glory Point when you use knowledge from an obscure text to solve a complicated problem. Earn a Glory Point when you put yourself in harm’s way in pursuit of knowledge. Earn a Glory Point when you stick to the plan regardless of the danger to yourself. Earn a Glory Point when you uphold an ideal of imperial virtues in a way that gets you into trouble. Earn a Glory Point when you ensure the stability of the Empire of Men. Earn a Glory Point when you enforce the ancient laws of your people. Earn a Glory Point when you successfully solve a problem by convincing another character to listen to her conscience. Earn a Glory Point when you put yourself in danger in order to ensure your place of honor at the Emperor’s Hall of Martyrs. Earn a Glory Point when you use your spiritual knowledge and skills to aid a community.

Voidborn

Not everyone comes from a planet - you were born on the voidship. And grew there. Apart from being rather tall and thin (lack of true gravity will do that to you), people coming from void flotillas tend to be quite tech-savy, especially in all matters related to their voidships, and quite self-reliant - and that is never looked upon with understanding by Imperial authorities.

Bonus skill ranks:

• Athletics
• Intimidate
• Pilot
• Tech Use
• Voidfaring

Quirks to choose from:

Earn a Glory Point when you apply your skills in piloting a vehicle to an uncommon situation. Earn a Glory Point when you use your technological savvy to solve a problem. Earn a Glory Point when you put yourself in harm’s way in pursuit of knowledge. Earn a Glory Point when you stick to the plan regardless of the danger to yourself. Earn a Glory Point when you go out of your way to bridge the gap between voidborns and the rest of the Empire. Earn a Glory Point when you enforce the ancient laws of your people. Earn a Glory Point when you sacrifice safety for speed and doing so gets you into trouble. Earn a Glory Point when you risk life and limb to secure a piece of advanced technology. Earn a Glory Point when you win a diplomatic contest with a threat of violence.