You are a dragon who was permanently polymorphed, a vampire who was raised from the dead, a cured lycanthrope, or some other monster who has had their form changed into a living humanoid. Years of your life were spent as a being that haunts the nightmares of many. What were you? What terrible deeds did you commit? What magic transformed you into your new form?
When your physical form changed, so did your mind. You appreciate and perhaps even embrace the culture, laws, and customs of your new form, but not without growing pains. Learning to live as something else is a struggle, even if your mind is committed to the task. Memories, enemies, and lost friends from your old life haunt you. As a person who walks between two worlds, the restless life of adventure might be the only that feels comfortable for it allows you to unleash your past savagery while retaining your new heart.
- Skill Proficiencies: Intimidation,Survival
- Languages: Choose any two languages (they must be applicable from your monster form).
- Equipment: A set of common clothes, 10 ft of chain that use to bind you, a sketch of what you look like as a monster, a pouch containing 5gp.
You have a reputation for being a little odd, almost as if you're uncomfortable in your own skin and around people. Whenever you act in a way that is strange or taboo, but not intentionally offensive, dangerous, or against the law, people tend to ignore you. This lets you get away with strange behavior like showing up at parties you weren't invited to, pushing through a crowd to shake a noble's hand, eating food off of someone else's plate, or taking a nap in a public place. Most people brush you off as weird, but harmless.
Suggested Characteristics
As a person who was once something else, you are never truly at peace. You're not used to your new form or home and your old lair doesn't suit the new you. Former monsters are restless and many use their old bloodlust to defend those they would have once devoured from threats that are all too familiar. Even those who accept their new place know deep inside them is violence waiting for release.
Though your violent memories are similar to those who were once monsters, your circumstances are even more bizarre. You were once an intelligent magic weapon, wielded by legendary figures to slay countless others. Now, you're a humanoid, transformed by magic. Your previous wielders could be heroes, villains, or a mix of both. For the first time you're in control of your own. This new independence is strange but exciting!
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