You come from the poorest streets of a busting city but dream of a life of more. The nobles of your city left those like you to suffer with nothing, and you feel it is your calling to protect the wretched even if it means violence.
Defining Event
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Defining Event |
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I stood up to a tyrant’s agents.
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2
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I saved people during a natural disaster.
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3
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I stood alone against a terrible monster.
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4
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I stole from a corrupt merchant to help the poor.
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5
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I led a militia to fight off an invading army.
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6
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I broke into a tyrant’s castle and stole weapons to arm the people.
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7
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I trained the peasantry to use farm implements as weapons against a tyrant’s soldiers.
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8
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A lord rescinded an unpopular decree after I led a symbolic act of protest against it.
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9
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A celestial, fey, or similar creature gave me a blessing or revealed my secret origin.
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10
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Recruited into a lord’s army, I rose to leadership and was commended for my heroism.
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Feature: Humble beginnings
You know your home city like the back of you hand and find yourself comfortable among the common and wretched of any town. They look at you with a respect and will assist you when you are in need, but will instinctively ask you for help in hard times. those in positions of nobility and authority will distrust you upon meeting.
Suggested Characteristics
A street rat represents the wretched in places the wretched will never reach and will fight tooth and nail for the downfall of the nobles who cause suffering. Many street rats that have moved up in the world feel a hint of shame at their origins, but still feel a great responsibility towards those living in poverty.
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Personality Trait |
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1
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I judge people by their actions, not their words.
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2
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If someone is in trouble, I’m always ready to lend help.
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3
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When I set my mind to something, I follow through no matter what gets in my way.
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4
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Thinking is for other people. I prefer action.
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Ideal |
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1
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Respect. People deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. (Good)
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2
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Fairness. No one should get preferential treatment before the law, and no one is above the law. (Lawful)
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3
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Freedom. Tyrants must not be allowed to oppress the people. (Chaotic)
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4
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Might. If I become strong, I can take what I want—what I deserve. (Evil)
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5
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Sincerity. There’s no good in pretending to be something I’m not. (Neutral)
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Bond |
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The city gave me shelter and life when nothing else could, I will die protecting it
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2
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A proud noble once gave me a horrible beating, and I will take my revenge on any bully I encounter.
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3
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My scars symbolize my will to live, I wear them proudly
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4
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I protect those who cannot protect themselves.
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5
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I owe a debt to those who saved me from a life of only survival.
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Flaw |
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1
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The tyrant who rules my land will stop at nothing to see me killed.
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2
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I will destroy the nobles who made my life hell and nothing can stop me
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3
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I feel shame towards the desperate life I lived for so long, and hide my origins from who I can
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4
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I have a weakness for the vices of the city, especially hard drink.
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5
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Secretly, I believe that things would be better if I were a tyrant lording over the land.
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6
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I have trouble trusting in my allies.
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