You spent years traversing the great deserts, carrying goods and wealth from one empire to the next. You have seen mighty sandstorms that could wipe out a kingdom, and dunes that stand taller than mountains. You have spent time in gargantuan trading cities filled with a multitude of races, and in wildernesses vast and treacherous, in which you are the only living soul for hundreds of miles around.
- Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Survival
- Tool Proficiencies: Vehicles (Land)
- Languages: Choose any two
- Equipment: A set of traveler's clothes, a staff, a climber's kit, a small jewel of uncertain value, and a pouch containing 15 gp
Feature: Desert Stars
Years of moving over vast, unchanging terrain mean that you can orient yourself by the stars alone. You can tell exactly what time it is, which way is north, and you cannot get lost. The DM might decide that such navigation is made impossible, e.g., because of heavy fog.
Suggested Characteristics
Merchant Nomads are generally quiet, contemplative people with little or no tolerance for the amenities of urban life. They tend to prefer open spaces but hate the ocean.
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Personality Trait |
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I have spent so long in the desert that I have developed a fundamental fear of the ocean.
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2
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I believe life is an extremely beautiful thing, and am loathe to see it wasted.
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3
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I rarely speak, preferring my own thoughts to those of others.
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4
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I am often extremely existential, to the annoyance of my friends.
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5
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To me, a drop of water is more important than anything else.
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6
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I crave conversation.
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Ideal |
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1
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Life. Existence is a precious and beautiful thing. (Good)
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2
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Belonging. We all have a place in this world. (Lawful)
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3
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Freedom. Everyone should be allowed to wander free. (Chaotic)
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4
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Hostility. It's every man for himself. (Evil)
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5
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Indifference. Morality doesn't matter in this unforgiving world. (Neutral)
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6
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Honesty. There's no point in lying, the truth about yourself will come out eventually. (Any)
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Bond |
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1
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If it weren't for my merchant band, I wouldn't be here.
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2
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I am fiercely protective of my desert homeland.
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3
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I had a friend who died while travelling with me. That can never happen again.
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4
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The monsters of the desert took a great toll on me. I will never let one live.
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5
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Someday, I'll find the horse I lost when I was young. I loved him like a brother.
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6
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Once, I got lost on one of my journeys. What I saw, I'll never speak of.
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Flaw |
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1
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I am often too greedy for riches than is healthy.
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2
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I sometimes can't tell right from wrong.
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3
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I care more about animals than people.
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4
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I sometimes don't realize how my moods can affect people.
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5
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I am often rude without meaning to be.
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6
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I hate people who are better off than I am, often without reason.
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