Runaway

No matter where you grew up, your life began when you ran away. You quickly learned to put your needs above all others in order to survive. You have relied consistently on the kindness of strangers but you never reveal too much about yourself out of a fear that they'll get too close. You have detached from your former life and have taken your identity into your own hands. 

What caused you to run away? How old were you? Did you take anything with you? Are you afraid that your past might catch up with you and threaten everything you've become? 

Skill Proficiencies: Survival, Stealth

Tool Proficiencies: Cook's Utensils, Any gaming set

Equipment: a token to remember your parents by (if you're from an affluent background, it can be more money or and item of high value), a set of common clothes, a bedroll, a tinderbox, and a pouch containing 10 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Runaways are shaped by lives of loss, intentional or otherwise. Whether they are running from something or towards something better, they tend to be driven by a strong desire to find their place in this world. They may have found their place, maybe they haven't, but they are never tied down for too long. 

d8	Personality Trait
1	I hide scraps of food and trinkets away in my pockets.
2	I ask a lot of questions.
3	I like to squeeze into small places where no one else can get to me.
4	I sleep with my back to a wall or tree, with everything I own wrapped in a bundle in my arms.
5	I eat like a pig and have bad manners.
6	I think anyone who’s nice to me is hiding evil intent.
7	I don’t like to bathe.
8	I bluntly say what other people are hinting at or hiding.

d6	Ideal
1	Respect. All people, rich or poor, deserve respect. (Good)
2	Community. We have to take care of each other, because no one else is going to do it. (Lawful)
3	Change. The low are lifted up, and the high and mighty are brought down. Change is the nature of things. (Chaotic)
4	Retribution. The rich need to be shown what life and death are like in the gutters. (Evil)
5	People. I help the people who help me — that’s what keeps us alive. (Neutral)
6	Aspiration. I’m going to prove that I’m worthy of a better life.

d6	Bond
1	My family will pay for what they put me through.
2	I protect those who live on the street.
3	I owe my survival to an urchin who taught me to live on the streets.
4	I owe a debt I can never repay to the person who took pity on me.
5	I survived by stealing and I'm wanted.
6	No one else should have to endure the hardships I’ve been through.

d6	Flaw
1	If I’m outnumbered, I will run away from a fight.
2	My rich upbringing and entitled nature still linger.
3	I will never fully trust anyone other than myself.
4	I’d rather kill someone in their sleep than fight fair.
5	It’s not stealing if I need it more than someone else.
6	People who can’t take care of themselves get what they deserve.