Maybe you were a child, or maybe you were older but lost and in need of guidance. Maybe you were saved by someone genuinely kind, or maybe they saw potential use in you and brought you in because of this. No matter their motivations, you were taken under their wing and found yourself intensely loyal to them. At least for some time. Now, you are separated from your rescuer, whether of your own choice or circumstance.
Choose a race for your "savior". Think about how long you have been with them. Do you try to emulate them in any way? Did they spoil you or treat you like a servant? Did they instill a religion in you that you now follow? Have you turned your back on them? Are you on the run after realizing their true motivations? Have they died and left you to fend for yourself?
- Skill Proficiencies: Choose two skills that fit your position with your savior
- Tool Proficiencies: Choose one tool and one vehicle
- Languages: One of your choice
- Equipment: An item connected to the person that saved you (i.e. a pendant, a tool, an insignia)
You have access to connections through whoever took you in. If you search out significant people you can ask for a favor though, depending on the size, you will roll on a table of consequences to determine what the cost of this favor is. For example, do they notify your "savior"? Do they go back on the deal? Do they simply talk your ear off for hours?
Suggested Characteristics
Many different circumstances can lead to being rescued or taken in by someone, and the following years have a huge impact on relationships and the formation of beliefs and morals.
| d6 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I am unwaveringly loyal to the person who saved me |
| 2 | I believe all strangers are out to get me |
| 3 | I have a proclivity for stories involving my savior |
| 4 | I try my best to emulate or even imitate the person who took me in |
| 5 | I tend towards codependency |
| 6 | I am wary of anyone in authority |
| d4 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aspiration. I try my hardest to be like the person who took me in |
| 2 | Mercy. Everyone should be protected or saved like my mentor protected me |
| 3 | Ambition. I will take all that my mentor has for myself |
| 4 | Freedom. No one should be beholden to anyone else, no matter what they've done for you |
| d4 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I am unwaveringly loyal to the person who took me in |
| 2 | My work is what is most important to me |
| 3 | I will not rest until my mentor pays for how they manipulated me |
| 4 | I know a wide variety of people through my mentor |
| d4 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | No matter how wrong or dangerous it is, I'll do what my mentor tells me |
| 2 | I'm terrified of commitment and avoid responsibility |
| 3 | I feel the need to take whatever I can and hide it, even if it isn't mine |
| 4 | I am too trusting to the point of being gullible |
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