Cultures replace the more normal racial options. These are examples/ideas and by no means exhaustive. A culture provides a +1 bonus to one Stat, a -1 penalty to another and either access to a skill you would not normally be able to get (from your class) OR a +1 bonus to a skill – if it’s a basic skill or one you have access to from your class.
| Plus | Minus | Culture | Skill |
| Charisma | Constitution | Civilised Mercantile | Craft |
| Charisma | Dexterity | Nomadic Herders | Bushcraft |
| Charisma | Intelligence | Simple Settlers | Land Lore |
| Charisma | Strength | Decadent | Lore (Blank) |
| Charisma | Wisdom | Wandering Traders | Bushcraft |
| Constitution | Charisma | Insular Barbarians | Bushcraft |
| Constitution | Dexterity | Settled Herders | Bushcraft |
| Constitution | Intelligence | Primitive Theocracy | Spirituality |
| Constitution | Strength | Swamp Dweller | Bushcraft |
| Constitution | Wisdom | Primitives | Bushcraft |
| Dexterity | Charisma | Insular Woodsmen | Bushcraft |
| Dexterity | Constitution | Hunter Gatherers | Bushcraft |
| Dexterity | Intelligence | Fleet Nomads | Bushcraft |
| Dexterity | Strength | Civilised Crafters | Craft |
| Dexterity | Wisdom | Civilised Explorers | Alchemy/Tinker |
| Intelligence | Charisma | Civilised Scholars | Lore (Any) |
| Intelligence | Constitution | Cerebral Thinkers | Lore (Any) |
| Intelligence | Dexterity | Philosophers | Lore (Any) |
| Intelligence | Strength | Ruling Technocrats | Lore (Any) |
| Intelligence | Wisdom | Scientific Elite | Alchemy/Craft |
| Strength | Charisma | Bestial Raiders | Deadly Strike |
| Strength | Constitution | Mudlarks & Toshers | Search |
| Strength | Dexterity | Brutal Raiders | Deadly Strike |
| Strength | Intelligence | Vicious Primitives | Bushcraft |
| Strength | Wisdom | Piratical Raiders | Search |
| Wisdom | Charisma | Theocratic Elite | Spirituality |
| Wisdom | Constitution | Lonely Islanders | Bushcraft |
| Wisdom | Dexterity | Decadent Religious Caste | Spirituality |
| Wisdom | Intelligence | Mystic Tribe | Spirituality |
| Wisdom | Strength | Lotus Eaters | Spirituality |
