You are an Ice Hunter. You live or has spent a number of years in the Cold Run, on the Ice Peak, or on the Sea of Moving Ice. Ice hunters live in small villages and travel by dog sled. They use boats called khyeks and oumyeks. They support themselves by fishing and the hunting of polar bear, seal, walrus, and whale. You have become adept at tracking, following, and killing your chosen prey on the tundras of the north.
- Skill Proficiencies: Choose two of the following: Athletics, Animal Handling, Insight, Acrobatics, Perception, Nature, Survival, Stealth
- Tool Proficiencies: Choose one of the following : Leatherworker's Tools, Smith's Tools, Poisoner's Kit
- Languages: Choose one language
- Equipment: A set of traveler's clothes, a set of warm winter clothes and a pouch containing 50 gp
Feature: Hunter Scavenger
You know how to scavenge and use every part of an animal: you can cook and eat the meat, make weapons out of antlers and bones, and make clothes and blankets out of pelts and skins. You also can make rations easily out of animal parts. It takes you half the time to make rations than someone else.
Suggested Characteristics
It takes a special kind of person to live on the ice. Your experiences on the tundra has shaped you and the way you interact with the outside world.
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Personality Trait |
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1
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I enjoy the simple life of hunting.
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2
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I see unnatural creatures as prey worthy of my blade.
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3
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I can go months without talking to anyone.
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4
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Social class does not concern me. Riches wont save you from dire wolves.
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5
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I can stare down a polar bear without flinching.
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6
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I enjoy being strong and the sight of blood doesn't bother me.
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7
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The only time I feel alive is when I'm on the hunt.
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8
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I use every part of a kill.
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Ideal |
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1
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Freedom. I enjoy the freedom and self-sufficiency of hunting. (Chaotic)
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2
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Provider. I wish to provide food for my family and my tribe. (Lawful)
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3
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Power. I feel powerful every time I take a life. (Evil)
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4
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Apathy. I don't like or dislike killing, it's just something I do. (Neutral)
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5
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Pacifist. I dislike killing but will do it to survive. I will avoid killing unless it seems necessary. (Good)
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6
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Ambitious. I wish to move on to bigger, more dangerous game. (Any)
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Bond |
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1
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I have a deep admiration and respect for nature.
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2
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The animals I kill are going to help me survive, and I thank them for their sacrifice.
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3
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My village, my tribe, my clan is my life.
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4
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I feel a brotherhood with fellow hunters.
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5
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I have become attached to my weapons, they are a part of me.
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6
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Nature protected me from death, I return the favor any way I can.
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Flaw |
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1
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The remnants of my past are hunting me.
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2
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I'm afraid of drowning.
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3
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I treat other people like prey, like animals.
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4
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I feel almost no emotion.
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5
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I never learned to read or write.
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6
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I'm always manage to insult or repulse people, perhaps through a lack of social awareness.
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