You were, until recently, forcibly beholden to a person or organization. Whether by your own ingenuity, your former master's generosity (or misfortune), actions of concerned friend, or some other circumstance; you're now free.
Was your freedom granted to you, or will someone be pursuing you in an effort to return you to your master? Did you escape in the night, or were you freed by a benevolent visitor?
You begin your adventuring career with enough money to live modestly but securely for at least ten days. How did you come by that money? What allowed you to break free of your desperate circumstances and embark on a better life?
- Skill Proficiencies: Survival, Deception
- Tool Proficiencies: A simple instrument.
- Equipment: A small knife, a token to remember someone by, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
You know how to disappear from sight and appear unobtrusive to almost everyone. With time and materials, you can disguise yourself and a small number of willing creatures as servants or slaves to escape attention. Preparation time and any skill checks made are at your DM's discretion, but any checks to blend in after the fact are made at advantage, as long as the party goes along with the act.
Suggested Characteristics
Abused by all but the caring souls of the world, slaves are typically the lowest tier of society. With your escape, you aim to change that.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I hide scraps of food and trinkets away in my pockets. |
| 2 | I am extremely uncomfortable asking questions. |
| 3 | I like to find hidden places where no one else can get to me. |
| 4 | I sleep with my back to something, with everything I own wrapped in a bundle in my arms. |
| 5 | I get very uncomfortable around authority figures. |
| 6 | I think anyone who’s nice to me is hiding evil intent. |
| 7 | I don’t like to bathe. |
| 8 | I speak so sparingly that people think I'm a mute. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | The actions of the few towards me don't make all people bad. (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 masters will feel the whip eventually, preferably by my hand. (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 fellows are everything, and I’ll fight to defend them. |
| 2 | I free every slave I can, legally or otherwise. |
| 3 | I owe my survival to another slave, who taught me how to survive. |
| 4 | I owe a debt I can never repay to the person who freed me. |
| 5 | I escaped from my captivity, and I’m wanted and hunted for it. |
| 6 | No one else should have to endure the hardships I’ve been through. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | If I see someone being beaten or attacked unnecessarily, I can't help but get involved. |
| 2 | Having gold is still a novel concept; the need to get more is still sometimes overpowering. |
| 3 | I will never fully trust anyone other than myself. |
| 4 | There's no such thing as a fair fight. You have to cheat to win. |
| 5 | I'll pay any price to end someone's captivity. Gold, blood, or otherwise. |
| 6 | Those that lord over others deserve nothing more than poverty, and I'll be the instrument of that retribution. |
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