Origins and Backgrounds

Veil of the Twisted Sands introduces real world races and setting-accurate backgrounds pulled straight from history that add depth and authenticity to your character creation experience.

Origins

Channel the energy of your noble ancestors, represented fully as the ethnic originators of the middle east and see yourself come alive in a way never experienced before.

Choose from 5 races representative of the region during this time that showcase the plethora of diverse and rich culture of the arab world and beyond: Levantine, Arab of the Isle, North African, Persian, Easterner, Westerner and Persian. Each race brings unique abilities and feats giving you the choice to immerse and fully realise your character as the noble origins of your ancestors or experience the world as a wandering outsider from beyond the dunes, unable to return to your homelands beyond the clutches of the otherworldly entities blocking your journey.

Arab of the isle


A fantasy wizard with a bird perched on his shoulder, dressed in ornate robes with a staff, armor, and a hood, standing confidently.

Levantine


A rugged man dressed in a cowboy-style outfit with a red hat, white scarf, and leather vest, holding a sword in one hand and riding a brown horse.

North African


A person dressed as a fortune teller or mystic, wearing layered colorful traditional attire, jewelry, and a head covering, holding green smoke or magical mist in their hand.

Persian


A fantasy knight in red and gold robes holds a glowing orb with blue energy, standing in front of a cosmic background with star maps.
A medieval fantasy warrior in armor, with a sword on his back, holding a shield, wearing a cloak and standing confidently.

Westerner


Easterner


A young person in traditional Asian warrior attire, holding a spear with a flag, crouching in a fighting stance, wearing armor adorned with beads and jewelry, with a fierce expression.

Backgrounds

Craft your background from the unique custom options inspired by the warriors, scholars and tribes from the time: The roaming Bedoian, The noble Emir, the courageous Pearl Diver, the courtly Vizier’s Apprentice, the wayfaring Airship Captain and the calculating Merchant. Each background will include distinct feats giving you unique play options to inspire your character’s reason for being and breathe life into your roleplaying experience. Use these out of the box or combine the essence with your own imagination to craft a fully-realised, complex and compelling character to populate the world of Al Aradi Al-Qatima.

A person wearing a white turban and yellow shirt, sitting at a table and reading a scroll with handwritten text.