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Hermit

You lived in seclusion—either in a sheltered community
such as a monastery, or entirely alone—for a formative
part of your life. In your time apart from the clam or of
society, you found quiet, solitude, and perhaps som e of
the answers you were looking for.

Skill Proficiencies: Skill Proficiencies: Medicine, Religion

Tool Proficiencies: Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism kit

Languages: Languages: One of your choice

Equipment: Equipment: A scroll case stuffed full of notes from your
studies or prayers, a winter blanket, a set of com m on
clothes, an herbalism kit, and 5 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Suggested Characteristics
Some hermits are well suited to a life of seclusion,
whereas others chafe against it and long for company.
Whether they embrace solitude or long to escape it, the
solitary life shapes their attitudes and ideals. A few are
driven slightly mad by their years apart from society.

d8 Personality Trait
1 I’ve been isolated for so long that I rarely speak,
preferring gestures and the occasional grunt.
2 I am utterly serene, even in the face of disaster.
3 The leader of my community had something wise
to say on every topic, and I am eager to share
that wisdom.
4 I feel tremendous empathy for all who suffer.
5 I’m oblivious to etiquette and social expectations.
6 I connect everything that happens to me to a grand,
cosmic plan.
7 I often get lost in my own thoughts and contemplation,
becoming oblivious to my surroundings.
8 I am working on a grand philosophical theory and love
sharing my ideas.

d6 Ideal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               1 Greater Good. My gifts are meant to be shared with all,
not used for my own benefit. (Good)
2 Logic. Emotions must not cloud our sense of what is
right and true, or our logical thinking. (Lawful)
3 Free Thinking. Inquiry and curiosity are the pillars of
progress. (Chaotic)
4 Power. Solitude and contemplation are paths toward
mystical or magical power. (Evil)
5 Live and Let Live. Meddling in the affairs of others only
causes trouble. (Neutral)
6 Self-Knowledge. If you know yourself, there’s nothing
left to know. (Any)

d6 Bond
1 Nothing is more important than the other members of
my hermitage, order, or association.
2 I entered seclusion to hide from the ones who might
still be hunting me. I must someday confront them.
3 I’m still seeking the enlightenment I pursued in my
seclusion, and it still eludes me.
4 I entered seclusion because I loved someone I could
not have.
5 Should my discovery come to light, it could bring ruin to
the world.
6 My isolation gave me great insight into a great evil that
only I can destroy.

d6 Flaw
1 Now that I've returned to the world, I enjoy its delights
a little too much.
2 I harbor dark, bloodthirsty thoughts that my isolation
and meditation failed to quell.
3 I am dogmatic in my thoughts and philosophy.
4 I let my need to win arguments overshadow
friendships and harmony.
5 I’d risk too much to uncover a lost bit of knowledge.
6 I like keeping secrets and won’t share them with
anyone.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I’ve been isolated for so long that I rarely speak, preferring gestures and the occasional grunt.
2	I am utterly serene, even in the face of disaster.
3	The leader of my community had something wise to say on every topic, and I am eager to share that wisdom.
4	I feel tremendous empathy for all who suffer.
5	I’m oblivious to etiquette and social expectations.
6	I connect everything that happens to me to a grand, cosmic plan.
7	I often get lost in my own thoughts and contemplation, becoming oblivious to my surroundings.
8	I am working on a grand philosophical theory and love sharing my ideas.

d6	Ideal
1	Greater Good. My gifts are meant to be shared with all, not used for my own benefit. (Good)
2	Logic. Emotions must not cloud our sense of what is right and true, or our logical thinking. (Lawful)
3	Free Thinking. Inquiry and curiosity are the pillars of progress. (Chaotic)
4	Power. Solitude and contemplation are paths toward mystical or magical power. (Evil)
5	Live and Let Live. Meddling in the affairs of others only causes trouble. (Neutral)
6	Self-Knowledge. If you know yourself, there’s nothing left to know. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	Nothing is more important than the other members of my hermitage, order, or association.
2	I entered seclusion to hide from the ones who might still be hunting me. I must someday confront them.
3	I’m still seeking the enlightenment I pursued in my seclusion, and it still eludes me.
4	I entered seclusion because I loved someone I could not have.
5	Should my discovery come to light, it could bring ruin to the world.
6	My isolation gave me great insight into a great evil that only I can destroy.

d6	Flaw
1	Now that I've returned to the world, I enjoy its delights a little too much.
2	I harbor dark, bloodthirsty thoughts that my isolation and meditation failed to quell.
3	I am dogmatic in my thoughts and philosophy.
4	I let my need to win arguments overshadow friendships and harmony.
5	I’d risk too much to uncover a lost bit of knowledge.
6	I like keeping secrets and won’t share them with anyone.