Origins: Backgrounds for NeoOrigins
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on CurseForgeThe author built this one for Minecraft 1.21.1 on NeoForge. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.
Adding a new layer to Origins!
With this mod, you can add a background to your character. Were they a fisher? A sailor? A cultist? It's all up to you. Each background comes with a small positive effect, small enough it won't upset the balance, even without a negative effect.
Backgrounds are their own type, so they won't be competing with your hundreds of Origins or Classes. In fact, you can have an Origin, a Class and a Background, similar to a popular TTRPG.
NeoOrigins is required
Acolyte
Gains extra healing from health potions
Athlete
Moves slightly faster
Coalminer
Mines Ores faster
Cryptkeeper
Deals more damage to undead
Cultist
Gains extra xp from killing chickens
Farmhand
Starts with an enchanted iron hoe
Fisher
Gain extra nutrition from fish
Guard
Gain Resistance when holding a shield
Haunted
Immune to the Darkness effect
Novice Mage
Gains nutrition and healing from any potion
Pirate
Gain Night Vision on the ocean
Retainer
Starts with an enchanted iron sword
Sailor
Attack twice as fast on the open sea
Scribe
Make books with only paper
Soldier
Deal more damage with swords
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as Origins-Backgrounds-1.21.1-NeoOrigins-1.0.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 17 KB
- Download link checked 3 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.
