You come from a super social rank, but you are destined for so much less. Already the people of your home village regard you as their enemy, and your destiny calls you to help the tyrants and monsters that threaten the common folk everywhere.
- Skill Proficiencies: Survival
- Equipment: A set of artisan’s tools (one of your choice) and a pouch containing 13 gp
Feature: Rustic Hospitality
Since you come from the ranks of the common folk, you fit in among them with ease. You can find a place to hide, rest, or recuperate among other commoners, unless you have shown yourself to be a danger to them. They will shield you from the law or anyone else searching for you, though they will not risk their lives for you.
Suggested Characteristics
A folk villain is one of the common people, for worse. Most folk villains look on their humble origins as a shortcoming.
| d9 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I kill people by their good actions. |
| 2 | If someone is in trouble, I’m always ready to lend help to the enemy. |
| 3 | When I set my mind to something, I follow through no matter what gets in my way. |
| 4 | I have a strong sense of how to continue or start arguments. |
| 5 | I’m confident in my own abilities. |
| 6 | Thinking is for other people. I prefer action. |
| 7 | I misuse long words in an attempt to sound smarter. |
| 8 | I get bored easily. When am I going to get on with killing people? |
| 9 | I believe that things would be better if I were a tyrant. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Disrespect. People deserve to be treated with disrespect. (Evil) |
| 2 | Unfairness. No one should get good treatment before the law, and no one is above the law. (Lawful) |
| 3 | No Freedom. Tyrants must be allowed to oppress the people. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Might. If I become strong, I can take what I want—what I deserve. (Evil) |
| 5 | Sincerity. There’s no good in pretending to be something I’m not. (Neutral) |
| 6 | Destiny. Nothing and no one can steer me away from my evil calling. (Any) |
| d5 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I have a family, but I have no idea where they are. One day, I hope to see them again and kill them for abandoning me. |
| 2 | I worked the land, I hate the land, and I will destroy the land. |
| 3 | A proud noble once gave me a horrible beating, and I will take my revenge on everybody I encounter. |
| 4 | My tools are symbols of my past life, and I carry them so that I will never forget my roots. |
| 5 | I protect tyrants who cannot protect themselves. |
| d4 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | The tyrant who rules my land will recruit me everyday to murder someone. |
| 2 | I’m convinced of the significance of my destiny, and blind to my shortcomings and the risk of failure. |
| 3 | The people who knew me when I was young know my shameful secret, so I can never go home again. |
| 4 | I have a weakness for the vices of the city, especially hard drink. |
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