You come from a war torn land, a homeland in danger, or have fled from a great disaster. Your home is now gone, or is no longer a home worth going back to. You struggled in a new land with new customs, and with people who may look down on you for your origins.
- Skill Proficiencies: Choose two: Athletics, Survival, Stealth, Sleight of Hand, Medicine, Nature
- Tool Proficiencies: Choose one set of tools you are proficient in.
- Languages: Choose one.
- Equipment: A dagger, a set of dark common clothes including a hood, and a pouch containing 15 gp
The Enemy
Something forced you from your homeland, but what was it? What would disrupt the balance of your homeland and cost you everything you had known?
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The Enemy |
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1
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An Enemy Nation
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2
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Nomadic Bandits
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3
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Natural (or Supernatural) Disaster
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4
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Famine or Plague
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5
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Beast(s) or Monster(s)
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6
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Slavers or Poachers
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7
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A Local Tyrant
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8
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A Religious Order or Cult
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Feature: The Diaspora
Your nation, habitat, or otherwise may have been conquered but those who fled now live in various regions across the globe. Wherever you go where your people may be you can find hospitality and brotherhood like no other. Whether the party needs a place to hide, a place to sleep, a place to get a good meal, or to find information, there will always be someone somewhere willing to lend a hand to their brother or sister in exile.
Suggested Characteristics
Your life has turned so radically since you fled your home that it has almost defined who you are now. You've had to learn to adapt to new places and to abandon or hold closely certain values. Either way, you're not just some defenseless unwanted being, you can handle yourself.
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Personality Trait |
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I like to blend into large crowds. It's harder to notice my notable appearance that way.
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2
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I'm slow to trust others but even slower to detach myself from those I trust and feel safe around.
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3
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I'm really quiet most of the time. But I like to ramble whenever I get the chance.
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4
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Whenever given the chance, I'll eat as much as I can.
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5
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I don't like when people get really close to me, and can sometimes lose my cool because of this.
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6
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I have an odd fascination with a particular subject of study, it might be a form of escapism. Who knows.
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7
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I like to hum songs from when I was a child to keep my spirits up.
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8
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I may look tired and gaunt but dare to lay your hands on me or my friends and I will gouge your eyes out.
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Ideal |
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1
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Freedom. Tyrants are meant to be overthrown, and empires to fall. (Chaotic)
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2
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Tradition. I need to keep the traditions and history of my culture alive. (Lawful)
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3
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Revenge. I don't care how it's done. I want revenge for everything and everyone I've lost. (Evil)
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4
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Kindness. It is good for all to be kind to one another. (Good)
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5
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Survival. My life is lived one day to the next, I don't have time for anything grandiose. (Any)
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6
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Faith. I believe in my deity and know he will sort things out. (Lawful)
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Bond |
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1
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I was separated from my family when I fled, I have to find them.
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2
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I was separated from my love when I fled. I'll spend my whole life looking for them if I have to.
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3
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I'm the last of a specific clan or bloodline, and in my belongings is all that's left of their history.
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4
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Something was taken from a shrine or place of great importance to my people and now I aim to take back what's ours.
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5
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I know who is responsible for what happened, and I will stop at nothing to destroy them.
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6
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I made a deal with a deity to survive my land's ruin, now I am in their debt.
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Flaw |
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1
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I'm a coward, and when things look bad I just start running.
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2
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What is yours is mine, but what is mine is never yours.
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3
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I generally have a strong distrust of a certain group, and I won't be willing to risk my life for them.
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4
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It's been so long of the same day to day that I'm frankly exhausted rather easily.
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5
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I have terrible night terrors that sometimes put my companions in danger.
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6
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I'm rather superstitious and if you do something that I perceive is a bad omen, I'll ignore you to keep myself safe.
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