You were raised under an expansive sky, where the horizon stretches indefinitely and survival demands a seamless connection to the land and the herd. To your people, a horse is not a mere beast of burden or a piece of property, but a sacred relative, a spiritual companion, and a partner in all things. You learned to ride before you could comfortably walk, mastering the art of guiding your mount with subtle shifts of your weight or the gentle press of your knees while keeping your hands free for hunting or defense. Whether scouting ahead of a seasonal migration, running alongside wild herds, or protecting your community's borders from encroaching threats, your identity is inextricably bound to the open wind and the thundering of hooves.
- Ability Scores: Increase one ability score by +2 and a different score by +1, or increase three distinct ability scores by +1 each. (Recommended: Dexterity, Wisdom, and Constitution).
- Feat: Born in the Saddle.
- Skill Proficiencies: You gain proficiency in the Nature and Survival skills.
- Tool Proficiencies: You gain proficiency with Leatherworker's Tools.
- Equipment: If you choose the starting equipment provided by your background instead of taking gold to buy gear, you receive the following items:
- Leatherworker's Tools
- A set of traveler's clothes woven from soft, durable buckskin or rugged canvas
- A hand-tooled leather component pouch adorned with a horse emblem
- A thick, woven woolen saddle blanket that functions mechanically as a bedroll
- A bone-handled hunting knife functioning mechanically as a dagger
- Two waterskins for long-distance desert or plains travel
- A hunter's tracking pack containing a hempen rope (50 feet), a tinderbox, 5 torches, and 3 days of dried pemmican rations
- A small coin pouch containing 14 gold pieces