You were spawned in the layers of the Abyss. You might be a demon, or a lost soul.
Do you have any memories of the time in the Abyss? What have you experienced? Have you received torture or torment in any kind and if yes, was there a reason for that? Were you part of the army of a demon lord? Did you fight against devils or other demons? What is the reason that you are not part of that world anymore? Maybe you found a way out by yourself, someone sent you on a mission, or you were summoned by a cult or other force?
- Skill Proficiencies: Choose any two: Arcana, Intimidation, Religion, Deception
- Languages: Choose one: Abyssal, Infernal, Celestial or Deep Speech
- Equipment:
a set of common clothes, a small belt pouch containing 5 gp, and a trinket from the lower planes
As a dweller of the abyss, almost everything and everyone around you tended towards a chaotic evil nature, which was impressed by their aggressiveness and their insatiable desire to destroy and harm. This combined with your own tendency towards a chaotic evil alignment as a abyss-dweller, enables some benefits in terms of torture. If the hit points of a creature are reduced to 0, you might choose to bring it back to life and torture it (for information or own pleasure) at which end, the tortured creature dies immediately. You can’t torture a creature longer than 30 minutes by this method. If you do this while in combat, you can move the body away first. Each step you make with the body costs double the amount of speed. If the creature was killed outright, you have two rounds or 12 seconds to do the effects above, or you can’t bring the creature back to life. While bringing the creature back to life again, you try to grab it’s soul and get it back to the material realm. You must succeed a DC 13 Constitution Saving throw, or the soul is lost.
Suggested Characteristics
Personality traits and the like
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | It's easier to kill someone than to be nice to someone. |
| 2 | It's difficult to adapt to this world. |
| 3 | For some reason, I enjoy the beauty of nature. |
| 4 | Staying in one place for too long is not in my interest. |
| 5 | I express emotions and feelings with wild gestures. |
| 6 | The stage is mine. I am the center of everything. |
| 7 | I'm not a being that likes to talk. |
| 8 | The concept of friendship is confusing and new to me. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Chaos is more likely than order. Let's help speed up the switch. (Chaotic) |
| 2 | Reducing the pain of someone means less pain in the entire world. (Good) |
| 3 | Everyone not from the Abyss does not deserve the privelage of life. (Evil) |
| 4 | If you have the possibility to do anything and everything you want, what's going to stop you from doing so? (Chaotic) |
| 5 | Feeling pain reminds people of the fact that they are still alive, so it's good to give them that feeling. (Evil) |
| 6 | Following orders is sometimes a good option, if they can lead to less pain. (Lawful) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I am worshipped by a cult from the Material Plane. |
| 2 | I once fought in a giant battle between two demon lords. |
| 3 | I had some comrades in the abyss. I wonder what happened to them... |
| 4 | I was/am under the command of a demon lord. |
| 5 | I took part in the blood war against the devils. |
| 6 | There is one special place in the abyss which I think back to in times of stress. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I usually keep stuff I find or get for myself. |
| 2 | Sometimes I talk to myself. The time in the abyss was long and lonely... |
| 3 | I have an explosive nature. It's very easy to trigger me. |
| 4 | Nobody is impossible to hate, but many are impossible to love. |
| 5 | Thinking about the abyss makes me furious. |
| 6 | There is no way I'll ever go back to the abyss. If there is any way to survive, I will take it. Even if that means I have to leave others behind. |
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