Character Origins

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A character's consists of two components: background and race. Together, these elements suggest your character's early experience and family origin before taking up the adventuring life and learning the capabilities of a class.

If you choose a background or a race from an older book, see the sidebar "Backgrounds and Races from Older Books" in Creating a Character for how to use them with the options here.

Source: Player's Handbook, p. 176