You were once a guard positioned outside of town, a mind flayer who owned a mighty dungeon, a retired adventurer who strode to lands far and wide, but all the same, your sleep walking habit lead you to leave everything behind and into a place you have never been to before. Years of your normal life were thrown out the window due to your unfortunate condition. How long have you been gone? How are you taking it? Where did you even come from?
You may now be looking for your old home, or looking to set up a new one. You may not be happy with it, but until you find a way back to your land, you have to try to find it. People may find it weird that you are so far from your home, but as long as their is a way to make it home, you're gonna try.
- Skill Proficiencies: Acrobatics, Medicine
- Languages: You can speak Deep Speech, and any one other language.
- Equipment: A set of common clothes, 5 bells that were attached to your ankle, a picture of your old home, and a belt pouch containing 2 gp.
There are many kinds of sleepwalkers and they often range from moving around once a month to many trips every night. You might even have some other sleep issues, such as sleep talking or night terrors. Choose your unconscious activeness, roll from the table below, or make your own sleepwalking tendencies.
| d12 | Sleepwalker's Tendencies |
|---|---|
| 1 | Once per month, walks around about a few feet from your bed, and nothing else. |
| 2 | Once per month, walks around a living quarters you are in, and nothing else. |
| 3 | A few times per month, walks around your sleeping quarter, sleep talking nonsense the whole time. |
| 4 | A few times a week, walks aimlessly all around, and nothing else. |
| 5 | On and off, walks around the building, doing activities that you would do on a daily basis. |
| 6 | Once per week, walks about, looking for food and eating any that you find. |
| 7 | Multiple times per night, wanders about, walking through anything in your way via brute force. |
| 8 | On and off, walking around the building you are currently in, acting as though you are awake even though you are currently asleep. |
| 9 | A few times a month, walking within a mile perimeter from your bed, and nothing else. |
| 10 | Once per week, walks until they bump into something, and nothing else. |
| 11 | On and off, you dreams will become so real to you that you will do the same actions that you do in your dreams. |
| 12 | Once in a blue moon, you basically take a hiking trip in your sleep, and nothing else. |
You wander around in the middle of unconsciousness, leaving between no evidence to creating disaster in your wake. You may wake up in the middle of your nap trip or you may never even realize you went wandering unless someone told you. Either way, unless people know you sleepwalk, they'll most likely assume that you are doing something in the middle of the night. People may try to stop you or lead you back to you bedroll if you make it aware that you sleep walk, but the chances of unconscious combat are still there.
Suggested Characteristics
As a person who lost everything to your bad habit, you are never truly at home. You're not used to your new home and your old home's whereabouts is currently unknown to you. Many sleepwalkers are restless and many use their time to find their old life and home, where ever that may be. Even those who accept their new home know deep inside them that this will never replace their former home.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I often yawn after talking back and forth for longer than a minute. |
| 2 | I fall asleep after sitting down, even if for less than a minute. |
| 3 | I cannot make sense of a map, even if someone is helping. |
| 4 | I try to stay awake as hard as I can, so then I cannot go walking without control. |
| 5 | During the day I chug coffee like tomorrow won't come. |
| 6 | I might even fight while unconscious, though who is a total mystery. |
| 7 | I feel jealous of people who are sleeping comfortably when I cannot. |
| 8 | Everyday when I wake up, I automatically ask someone what I did while asleep. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dreams. I try to solve problems while I sleep, causing my brain to be overstimulated while unconscious. (Good) |
| 2 | Nightmares. I use my bad habit to my advantage by stressing myself out when I'm awake, causing a nightmare fueled rampage while I'm wandering. (Evil) |
| 3 | Rest. I try to sleep well enough that my wandering doesn't impact either people around me nor my mental abilities. |
| 4 | Cognizant. I try to stay awake as long as possible to make my next walking trip a living nightmare for the people that have to deal with me. (Chaotic) |
| 5 | Lull. I try to make it so I sleepwalk less by taking precautionary measures, such as taking sleep medication and making others aware that I sleepwalk. (Lawful) |
| 6 | Inconvenience. My sleepwalking habits are not hurting anyone, so I'm not gonna worry about it. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | My family and friends usually help me rest easier. |
| 2 | I still feel sorry for the person who was kind enough to wake me up, but got caught in one of my nightmare episodes. |
| 3 | The pillow and sheets I kept in my bed are still with me as I drug them along. |
| 4 | I still can never forget the kind neighbor that helped me with my snooze issue when it was at it's worse. |
| 5 | I used to have a group which I met with to help with my sleepwalking. |
| 6 | I have a bunch of random objects that aren't mine that I assume I stole while asleep. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I get very violent while sleep walking. |
| 2 | My addiction to the things that keep me awake is not healthy. |
| 3 | I don't take responsibility for what I do while sleepwalking. After all, I wasn't even awake! |
| 4 | I often will just let others deal with my unconscious movement, making no effort to stop it myself. |
| 5 | I enjoy the tales I hear after my unrestfulness so much that I will actively try to cause myself to wander to hear more tales. |
| 6 | I take sleep medication so often, I cannot sleep without it. |
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