In your past, distant or recent, you were someone else's property. As a slave you were at the complete mercy of your master(s), unable to choose for yourself in almost any manner. Perhaps you were born the child of a slave and by extension, you became their master's property. Maybe you were illegally sold into slavery or lost your freedom in an exchange. You may be a war slave or just upset the wrong person. Your master may have been kind, cruel or indifferent. They may have known you personally as a house slave, or they may only know you by a number as a slave of burden.

Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Survival

Tool Proficiencies: One of your choice, representing your duties as a slave

Languages: One of your choice, likely that of your master(s)

Equipment: A pair of rusted manacles, a shiv, and a small and simple memento of a friend or ally with whom you bunked, such as a crudely carved piece of wood or stone.

Suggested Characteristics

Slaves are likely to be driven by a greater understanding of the world's cruelty than others. Perhaps this understanding has driven you to become a better person than your former masters could ever hope to be. Alternatively, the rage you feel from your servitude might drive you to the ultimate spite.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I am surprisingly chipper for someone who has suffered so much.
2	I am incredibly quiet, and have a tendency to be overly formal in social situations.
3	I will never work for free, no matter the cause.
4	Despite seeing what avarice can do, I covet material goods with ferocity.
5	No chains will ever bind me again, and no orders can be given that I will follow.
6	Once I see a person's true colors, I never forgive them.
7	Often, when commanded, I act without thinking.
8	I can no longer sleep in tight spaces.

d6	Ideal
1	Strength. The world is mean - but I'm meaner. (Evil)
2	Refuge. I have seen the depths of personal depravity, and now all I seek is private solace. (Neutral)
3	Freedom. I will relish my freedom with every hour in the day. (Any)
4	Liberation. I will bring freedom to all those in chains, no matter the cost. (Chaotic)
5	Righteousness. If every person in the world aspired to virtue, no cruelty like mine would ever be endured. (Good)
6	Subservience. Obedience kept me safe during service, and it will continue to in freedom. (Lawful)

d6	Bond
1	I treat my party as I would my own family - familiarity with death has made me sentimental.
2	My master treated me only as harshly as I deserved - I feel I owe my freedom to them.
3	I consider other former slaves with the same brand of ownership to be as my siblings.
4	My destiny is to bring freedom to all slaves, or die trying.
5	During my escape to freedom, I killed one of my captors. I now feel responsible for their family.
6	I desire to one day command people as I was commanded.

d6	Flaw
1	I am consumed with the idea of vengeance - I even mutter curses in my sleep!
2	Hearing a raised voice makes my blood boil and sets my teeth on edge.
3	So determined am I to revel in my freedom, I am obstinate to an excruciating fault.
4	I will never share any wealth with others. I have been deprived of things for long enough.
5	My body is lined with the scars of my servitude, marking me as a former slave.
6	I am incapable of looking people in the eye, making me appear untrustworthy.