Backgrounds in Solasta: Crown of the Magister is a character feature that is presented during Character Customization. A character's background is what they did before taking up the adventuring life. The background gives them equipment and proficiencies, as well as the ability to select proficiency flags that affect the character's dialogue choices. This page covers a list of all the backgrounds available in Solasta: Crown of the Magister.
Character Personality
You can create strong personality features by combining the same flag from the background and the alignment. The resulting personality is summarized at the bottom left of the screen. The deepest color indicates the strongest personality.
Background Alignment
Describes the character's moral and personal attitudes affinity of your character. In Solasta, alignment is the second form of personality customization.
Solasta All Backgrounds
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Academic
You had two passions growing up: history and magic.
Personality Flags:
Pragmatism ♦ Lawfulness ♦ Greed ♦ Egoism

Acolyte
You have spent your life in the service of a temple to a specific god or pantheon of gods.
Personality Flags:
Lawfulness ♦ Altruism ♦ Caution ♦ Violence

Aristocrat
Born among the lords of your people, you have received a higher education.
Personality Flags:
Authority ♦ Lawfulness ♦ Egoism ♦ Altruism

Lawkeeper
As a former deputy, you have an instinct for spotting trouble and the force of personality to nip it in the bud.
Personality Flags:
Authority ♦ Violence ♦ Lawfulness ♦ Pragmatism

Philosopher
You have spent almost all of your life reading books and learning about the world of Solasta and even others.
Personality Flags:
Pragmatism ♦ Cynicism ♦ Kindness ♦ Altruism