Former Warforged Servant

You were commissioned as a servant for an evil individual, built for his purposes, and your life began in his service.  You struggled fiercely to survive the abuse of your Master, being forced to witness and take part in his atrocities and vile experiments. During your servitude you were exposed to the worst of humanity, you witnessed little kindness and received even less; however you also learned the value of silent perception as you watched your Master and learned his skills through observation.  After escaping you kept a constant watch out for others who might try to steal from or take advantage of you, or who might try to enslave you. Since then you slept on rooftops and in alleyways, exposed to the elements, and with little driving you beyond survival. You’ve survived despite all odds, and did so through cunning, strength, speed, perceptiveness, trickery or some combination of each.

You begin your adventuring career with enough money to live modestly but securely for at least ten days. How did you come by that money? What allowed you to break free of your hellish upbringing and embark on a better life?

Skill Proficiencies:

Choose two:

Deception, Insight, Perception, Sleight of Hand, or Stealth

Tool Proficiencies: Choose two:

Alchemist’s Kit, Brewer’s Kit, Carpenter’s Tools, Cook’s Utensils, Disguise Kit, Forger’s Kit, Leatherworker’s Tools, Poisoner’s Kit, Smith’s Tools, Thieves’ Tools, or Tinker’s Tools

Languages: Choose one

Equipment: A small knife, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Warforged servants were purpose built for their Masters and were thus shaped by their life in servitude, for good and for I’ll; having learned through observation the skills of their master. They tend to be driven by a burning desire to survive, find a better life, and never been held in servitude again — and maybe get some payback on all the evil people who have treated them badly.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I hide money and trinkets away in several pockets.
2	I ask a lot of questions.
3	I like to squeeze into small places where no one else can get to me.
4	I sleep with my back to a wall or tree, with everything I own wrapped in a bundle in my arms.
5	I act like a pig with bad manners.
6	I think anyone who’s nice to me is hiding evil intent.
7	I don’t like to bathe.
8	I bluntly say what other people are hinting at or hiding.

d6	Ideal
1	Respect. All people, rich or poor, deserve respect. (Good)
2	Community. We have to take care of each other, because no one else is going to do it. (Lawful)
3	Change. The low are lifted up, and the high and mighty are brought down. Change is the nature of things. (Chaotic)
4	Retribution. The rich need to be shown what life and death are like in the gutters. (Evil)
5	People. I help the people who help me — that’s what keeps us alive. (Neutral)
6	Aspiration. I’m going to make more of myself than I was in my former life.

d6	Bond
1	My town or city is my home, and I’ll fight to defend it.
2	I sponsor a homeless shelter to keep others from enduring what I was forced to endure.
3	I owe my survival to another former slave who taught me to live on the streets.
4	I owe a debt I can never repay to the person who took pity on me.
5	I escaped my life of servitude by robbing and killing my Master, and I’m wanted for it.
6	No one else should have to endure the hardships I’ve been through.

d6	Flaw
1	If I’m outnumbered, I will run away from a fight.
2	Gold seems like a lot of money to me, and I’ll do just about anything for more of it.
3	I will never fully trust anyone other than myself.
4	I’d rather kill someone in their sleep than fight fair.
5	It’s not stealing if I need it more than someone else.
6	People who can’t take care of themselves get what they deserve.