You were involved in a catastrophic accident that nearly killed you. By a twist of fate you were saved by an infernal engineer who was able to replace your heart which was beyond recovery with an infernal engine.
What kind of accident was it? Was anyone else involved? Was it really an accident? Perhaps you have reason to seek revenge for what happened to you? Maybe your organic heart was frail and kept you from your dreams of adventuring?
- Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, Survival
- Tool Proficiencies: Tinker's tools
- Languages: One of your choice
- Equipment: A set of common clothes, and a purse containing 10 gp
An infernal engine sits in your breast, serving as a replacement for your missing heart. From the outside it appears only as a faint orange glow and a ragged scar.
It almost feels as though the engine's infernal power courses through your entire body at times.
Before meeting the infernal engineer you were surviving on an artificial heart of your own design that used arcs of lighting magic as power. If you wish to have an arc heart, choose the Infernal Arc feature instead of the Infernal Engine feature. Your arcane powered heart can be used as an arcane focus thanks to the external crystal lens, it may require refueling if used for casting too often however.
If your character has an Iron Heart, you may select this background feature instead of Infernal Engine.
Your Iron heart ran on arcs of lighting magic before it was repurposed as an infernal engine, resulting in a portion of the device being external. On your chest is a ring made of infernal iron which contains a crystal lens that pulses with the light of infernal flame.
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