In a world layered with enigmas, none captivate your intellect and imagination quite like the Shardborn—a mysterious race intrinsically connected to dimensional shards scattered across Mythos Earth. From ancient ruins submerged beneath irradiated lakes to high-tech vaults sealed since the time of the Old World, these shards are potent relics that pulse with arcane and often inexplicable energy. Your life's pursuit has been to unravel the secrets they hold, to learn the truths about the Shardborn, and to fathom the multidimensional cosmology that underpins the world.

The journey to becoming a Shardborn Researcher was no small feat. It required years of rigorous study in disparate disciplines: arcane theories, old-world sciences, and even folk traditions. The study demanded travel to remote and perilous locations, where the line between scholarly work and daring adventure often blurred. You pored over illegible manuscripts, spent sleepless nights tuning archaic machinery, and had more than a few encounters with creatures and factions that would rather see your research terminated—permanently.

While others might see the Shardborn as myths or threats, you've come to view them as keys to unlocking the cosmos itself. The Shardborn are both of this world and not, their existence a living testament to the possibilities—and dangers—of dimensional travel. Understanding them is to grasp the very fabric of reality, a quest as thrilling as it is perilous. Many consider them to be anomalies or aberrations, but to you, they are a bridge between what is known and what is unfathomable.

What you've discovered thus far is tantalizing: the Shardborn's biology altered by their connection to the shards, their culture a kaleidoscope reflecting influences from myriad dimensions, and their artifacts, if properly understood, capable of feats that defy the laws of physics and magic alike. Yet, the deeper you dig, the more convoluted and unsettling the implications become. Can a Shardborn ever be separated from their shard without dire consequences? What responsibilities come with the potential exploitation of shard energy? And most unsettlingly, what kind of entities exist in the dimensions from which the Shardborn originate?

You've sacrificed much for your research—relationships have frayed under the obsessive weight of your studies, and you've had to walk the ethical tightrope between discovery and exploitation more times than you can count. Many in the academic and arcane communities have branded you an outcast, but a small, eclectic group of scholars and adventurers are awed by your expertise.

Your understanding of Shardborn biology and shard energy grants you an edge in mystical research and combat scenarios alike. Moreover, your expertise makes you a much-sought-after authority for those who understand the potential impact of your work—not just for the Shardborn, but for Mythos Earth at large. The knowledge you seek could either illuminate the world or shatter it, but one thing is certain: you won't stop until you've learned the truth, no matter how complex or unsettling it may be.

Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, Nature

 

 

 

 

Tool Proficiencies: Cartographer's Tools

 

 

 

 

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Equipment: A set of scholar's robes, a book of research notes, a map with locations of known shards, a quill, a bottle of ink, a belt pouch containing 20 gp

 

 

 

 

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