You faced punishment for a crime that you may or may not have committed. Eventually, you ended up being imprisoned, suffering and humiliating, all for a slight you deem was far too small for the sentence you received, you may still have some lingering resentment over this time in your life, and it certainly affects your current state of mind and how you understand what is around you.
- Skill Proficiencies: Intimidation, and one of your choice from Acrobatics, Deception, Insight, Sleight of Hand, Stealth, or Survival
- Tool Proficiencies: Poisoner's Kit
- Languages: One of your choice
- Equipment: Broken manacles that still rest on one of your limbs, a small cloak, a list of particular names, a set of common clothes, a dagger, and a coin purse containing 5 gp
Feature: Seedy Underbelly
You know where to find a fence or other forms of illicit business in order to purchase and sell suspicious goods, such as Thieves’ Tools. You can also readily find out information on the more unconventional jobs in a local town or area, such as a heist being pulled off by a master thief, a vicious beast that a local mayor needs to put down, or a rival that a powerful politician would like to have disposed of.
Suggested Characteristics
Prisoners generally know what it is like to cheat death on a fairly regular basis, often finding themselves on the run, again and again. Yet, this ultimately leads to their cunning, having to constantly outthink their opponents and avoid letting anyone getting the jump on them.
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Personality Trait |
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1
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I believe that people are always trying to take advantage of me.
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2
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I have escaped a tricky situation before, I can do it again and again.
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3
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I prefer letting others do manual labor while I do all the mental work.
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4
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I live for the personal challenge, I won’t back down from a stupid remark.
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5
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I have learned lessons the hard way before, no one can break me.
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6
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I always leave room for an escape plan.
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7
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I take naps on cold, hard floors like I did in prison.
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8
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I am free, nothing will stop me now that I’m out.
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Ideal |
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1
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Charity. If I can prevent anyone from suffering the way I did, I will. (Good)
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2
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Justice. I served my time doing hard work, I am ready to start anew. (Lawful)
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3
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Freedom. I am the master of my own fate now, I am calling the shots. (Chaotic)
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4
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Revenge. The ones who threw me into the pit I was in WILL be sorry. (Evil)
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5
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People. I learned the tools of the trade from those I was jailed with. (Neutral)
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6
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Grit. I can tough out any situation, no matter how grim it may seem. (Any)
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Bond |
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1
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It was my plan that led to my escape, no one can take that from me.
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2
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History will remember me as the one who beat the odds.
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3
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I had family waiting on the outside for me, maybe they still are.
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4
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A fellow prisoner gave me a strange gift in our shared cell.
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5
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I seek to recruit others who have been abused by the system.
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6
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If I cannot beat the system, I will just have to make my own.
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Flaw |
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1
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I am extremely paranoid, worrying that I’ll be killed in my sleep.
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2
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I ration out my food and water very carefully without needing to.
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3
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Sometimes, I still feel that I’m going to wake up in my old cell.
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4
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I secretly miss having a much more regimented lifestyle.
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5
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I have a deep-seated sense of anxiety that won’t leave me.
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6
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I am deeply claustrophobic.
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