Your life was one of constant danger and fear, in the shadowy, vast caverns of the Underdark. You may have entered and been unable to escape, been forced from one of the sparse settlements that span the Middledark, or maybe willingly descended in some form of exile. Whatever the reason, you spent years with no intelligent contact, in constant fear of the many horrific predators that skulk the insanity-inducing, lightless depths. Life was terror, and the experience has forever shifted the trajectory of your life.

How did your time in the Underdark play into you learning your trade, your skills? How has that isolation affected your character, or their faith? What eventually brought them out of the untamed Underdark? A divine mission? A new opportunity? Or was it a matter of finding their way out? Work with the DM to provide context to your character's class and race, and why your specific character is drawn to adventure after already having such a harrowing experience.

Skill Proficiencies: Survival, and your choice between Perception and Stealth

Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism kit

Languages: Undercommon

Equipment: A bullseye lantern, 5 flasks of oil, a climber's kit, dark common clothes and a lost wallet containing 5 gold pieces

Suggested Characteristics

Your early life borderlines on mind-shattering, and the experience has forever changed how you see and interact with others. Time spent in constant danger has shifted your priorities, and molded you into the person you are today.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I'm not shamed by running away when necessary. Sometimes, it's better to live to fight another day.
2	I hoard everything I come across. You never know when you'll get the chance again.
3	I'll eat anything. ANYTHING. What, you've never had roasted piercer before?
4	I speak fast. Not waste time.
5	I get enjoyment from the life's small pleasures. They are what keeps one going day to day.
6	I keep my weapons close. Danger could be just around the corner.
7	The first thing I do when entering a room is check the roof and walls for any signs of a cloaker.
8	I have trouble sleeping on soft surfaces, like beds or furniture.

d6	Ideal
1	Wanderlust. Life is in constant motion; you have to keep moving too, or you die. (Chaotic)
2	Empathy. I've been at the mercy of the world's dark underbelly. I never want others to feel as I have. (Good)
3	Routine. Without a code to follow, I would've gone insane long ago. (Lawful)
4	Strength. Those who don't hold back become the predators, instead of prey. (Evil)
5	Survival. Live, and everything else comes after. (Neutral)
6	Courage. I've lived in constant fear my whole life, and I train so I'll never feel it again. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	I had a family, before my isolation. Their memory pushes me forwards.
2	Somebody put me in the Underdark, and I will make them pay.
3	To stay sane, I write of my experiences in the Underdark in a small journal. It's very important to me.
4	I cherished my home village, before it was lost to me. Still do.
5	I hold onto a keepsake to remind me that I'm not just another piece of prey.
6	I would do anything to make sure nobody has to live in fear as I did.

d6	Flaw
1	My encounter with a hook horror makes me jump at the slightest sounds.
2	Although I've gotten out of the Underdark, the voices came with me.
3	I view others less as fellow people and more as potential predators.
4	My paranoia borders on psychotic.
5	My first solution to any problem is to hide and hope it doesn't notice me.
6	Don’t expect me to save those who can’t save themselves. It is nature’s way that the strong thrive and the weak perish.