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There are 28 different backgrounds in ''Dungeon Crawl'' (plus [[obsolete]] backgrounds). More information can be found at the pages for the individual backgrounds. They are broken up here into the categories shown on the initial select screen.
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==Warriors==
 
* [[Fighter]] (Fi) - A heavily-armored warrior with a good general grounding in melee combat.
 
* [[Gladiator]] (Gl) - A warrior from the arena who has a good balance between melee and ranged combat.
 
* [[Monk]] (Mo) - An ascetic warrior with extensive knowledge of [[Unarmed Combat]]. They start off with limited equipment, but their pious ways make the gods look favorably upon them.
 
* [[Hunter]] (Hu) - A warrior who specializes on long-range weaponry.
 
* [[Assassin]] (As) - A killer who favors stealth and poison over brute force.
 
 
 
==Zealots==
 
* [[Berserker]] (Be) - A savage warrior who worships [[Trog]], the violent god of rage.
 
* [[Abyssal Knight]] (AK) - A warrior-priest of [[Lugonu]], the god of corruption and chaos.
 
* [[Chaos Knight]] (CK) - A warrior-priest of [[Xom]], an unpredictable and fickle chaos god.
 
* [[Death Knight]] (DK) - A warrior-priest of [[Yredelemnul]], the god of death.
 
* [[Priest]] (Pr) - A priest of order. They worship either [[Zin]] the Law-Giver, or [[Beogh]] if a [[Hill Orc]].
 
* [[Healer]] (He) - A pacifistic worshiper of [[Elyvilon]], the god of healing.
 
 
 
==Warrior-mages==
 
* [[Skald]] (Sk) - A war-chanting fighter using [[Charms]] to augment their attacks.
 
* [[Enchanter]] (En) - A spellcaster versed in the subtle arts of [[Hexes]].
 
* [[Transmuter]] (Tm) - A magician whose [[Transmutations]] can change both themselves and those around them.
 
* [[Arcane Marksman]] (AM) - A hunter who uses magically enchanted arrows to deadly effect. Removed in 0.8, returned in 0.10.
 
* [[Stalker]] (St) - An assassin who uses [[Transmutations]] magic to kill victims.
 
* [[Warper]] (Wr) - A warrior who uses [[Translocations]] magic to move around the battlefield.
 
 
 
==Mages==
 
* [[Wizard]] (Wz) - A broadly-educated magician who does not specialize in any one school of magic.
 
* [[Conjurer]] (Cj) - A magician who wields the destructive art of [[Conjurations]].
 
* [[Summoner]] (Su) - A magician who calls allies through [[Summonings]].
 
* [[Necromancer]] (Ne) - A magician who studies the dark arts of [[Necromancy]].
 
* [[Fire Elementalist]] (FE) - An elementalist who specializes in [[Fire Magic]].
 
* [[Ice Elementalist]] (IE) - An elementalist who specializes in [[Ice Magic]].
 
* [[Air Elementalist]] (AE) - An elementalist who specializes in [[Air Magic]].
 
* [[Earth Elementalist]] (EE) - An elementalist who specializes in [[Earth Magic]].
 
* [[Venom Mage]] (VM) - A spellcaster who specializes in [[Poison Magic]].
 
 
 
==Adventurers==
 
* [[Artificer]] (Ar) - An [[Evocations]] specialist armed with wands and rods.
 
* [[Wanderer]] (Wn) - A fool that somehow ended up in the [[Dungeon]]. Starts off with random equipment and skills.
 
 
 
==Obsolete Backgrounds==
 
No longer available, but here for historical reference:
 
* [[Paladin]] (Pa) - A warrior who worships [[The Shining One]], a god of holy war. Removed in 0.8.
 
* [[Reaver]] (Re) - A warrior who uses [[Conjurations]] to bolster their destructiveness. Removed in 0.8.
 
* [[Thief]] (Th) - A sneaky type, well versed in the working of traps and moving unseen.  Removed in 0.7
 
 
 
[[Category:Backgrounds]]
 

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