Your past came back to haunt you in the most terrible way; one or multiple loved ones had to suffer in your stead and this visage still haunts you years later. The death(s) have been severely traumatic and you have vowed to make the perpetrators pay for what they have done. You are driven by an insatiable need for vengeance towards the ones that took the life of your loved one(s). You will rest at nothing to see them pay the blood they owe.
- Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from among Perception, Intimidation Insight or Survival.
- Tool Proficiencies: Choose one type of gaming set or a musical instrument of your choice or a tool your loved one was proficient in.
- Languages: Choose two languages, one that was the native and/or first language of the person you lost and one of your choice.
- Equipment: A keepsake of your loved one (jewelry, artwork, or some other cheap trinket), a set of bone dice or deck of cards, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 1 sp.
Knowing the people who took your love away from you still live fill you with rage. They have effectively forced you into a life of adventure, a single goal in mind to track them down and kill them for what they have done to you. Now you can feel this darkness threatening to consume you, and you fear there will truly be no redemption after you are done. Choose one or multiple options from the table below.
Those who look into your eyes can see that you have faced unimaginable horror and that you are no stranger to darkness. Though they might fear you, commoners will extend you every courtesy and do their utmost to help you. Unless you have shown yourself to be a danger to them, they will even take up arms to fight alongside you, should you find yourself facing an enemy alone.
Suggested Characteristics
You still struggle with the terrors and darkness that haunts you with no particular wish to rid yourself of it. Your coping mechanism no longer exist in this plane and manifests itself in violent flashes and haunting nightmares. That is not to say you are incapable of loving, you protect friends fiercely and anyone who might stand you close is more valuable than anything else and must be protected.
| d9 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I don’t run from evil. Evil runs from me. |
| 2 | I like to read and memorize poetry. It keeps me calm and brings me fleeting moments of happiness. |
| 3 | I spend money freely and live life to the fullest, knowing that tomorrow I might die. |
| 4 | I live for the thrill of the hunt. |
| 5 | I don’t talk about the thing that torments me. I’d rather not burden others with my curse. |
| 6 | I expect danger around every corner. |
| 7 | I refuse to become a victim, and I will not allow others to be victimized. |
| 8 | I put no trust in divine beings. |
| 9 | I live for the sole purpose of vengeance upon those that have wronged my family |
| d5 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | I try to help those in need, no matter what the personal cost. (Good) |
| 2 | I’ll kill the "spirits" that haunt me or die trying. (Evil) |
| 3 | I kill monsters to make the world a safer place, and to exorcise my own demons. (Any/Good) |
| 4 | I have a mission that puts me above the law. (Chaotic) |
| 5 | Preservation. I'll never forget my loved one, I want others to remember them too. (Neutral) |
| d5 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I protect those close to me fiercely, nothing will ever take them from me again. |
| 2 | I keep my thoughts and discoveries in a journal. My journal is my legacy. |
| 3 | I would sacrifice my life and my soul to protect the innocent. |
| 4 | A terrible guilt consumes me. I hope that I can find vengeance through my actions. |
| 5 | There’s evil in me, I can feel it. It must never be set free on innocents. |
| d5 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I have certain rituals that I must follow every day. I can never break them. |
| 2 | I have debilitating flashbacks that manifest in violent rage and uncontrollable fits of grief |
| 3 | I will go to any lengths to have my vengeance. |
| 4 | I am a purveyor of doom and gloom who lives in a world without hope. |
| 5 | I talk to the dead spirits of my loved one(s) which no one else can see |
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