You have spent your life as a half-child, receiving the love of one parent but the resentment of another. You seek belonging, but that sense of loneliness has created a drive and discipline that is rare among others your age. Although less likely to form friendships, those few bonds that you do have are strong and uneasily broken. You have also learned to blend in (as much as is possible), to stay out of the eye of those who might mock you. You're also adept at entertaining yourself and spending long periods in solitude.

Skill Proficiencies: Two of your Choice

Tool Proficiencies: One of your choice

Languages: One of your choice

Equipment: A worn leather satchel stuffed with notes and musings (possibly artistic) from your hours of solitude, a memento from your natural parent, a set of common clothes, a tool of your choice, and 9 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Some bastards spend their lives trying to fit in and win the approval of their adopted parent or family. Others live lives marked by bitterness as they hate those who do not accept them. Still others live lives of honor and respect, spending their waking moments trying to prove their worth to those who would write them off as the refuse of society.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I am utterly emotionless, even in the face of disaster.
2	I feel tremendous empathy for all who suffer.
3	I am sullen and difficult to draw into conversation unless inebriated or otherwise pulled out of my normal senses.
4	I am hesitant to speak in social situations due to years of being told to keep out of the way.
5	I am resentful of condescending attitudes whether directed at me or at others who don't seem to deserve it.
6	I take great pains to always look my best. I may not have a noble's name, but I have a noble's blood.
7	I must prove my worth to others in order to gain their respect and admiration.
8	My fear of abandonment causes me to be a people pleaser

d6	Ideal
1	Respect. All people regardless of station deserve to be treated with dignity. (Good)
2	Chaotic Causality. Things are random, and life is only what you make of it. (Chaotic)
3	Logic. Emotions must not cloud our sense of what is right and true, and there is a reason for everything. (Lawful)
4	Revenge. Wrongs must be set right, at any cost. (Evil)
5	Live and Let Live. Meddling in the affairs of others only causes trouble. (Neutral)
6	Self-Knowledge. If you know yourself, there’s nothing left to know. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	I entered seclusion to hide from the horrors of my past and an unknown parent. I must someday find and confront that parent.
2	Should the discovery of my true heritage come to light, it could bring great pain and chaos to the world.
3	My social isolation and self-inspection gave me great insight into a great wrong that only I can right.
4	I’m still seeking the enlightenment I pursued in my seclusion, and it still eludes me.
5	I will face any challenge to win the approval of my noble family.
6	I loved someone that I was forbidden to enter into a relationship with because of my illegitimate birth.

d8	Flaw
1	I am prone to drink or other substances that allow me to forget my birth status.
2	I’d risk too much to uncover a lost bit of knowledge.
3	I let my need to win arguments overshadow friendships and harmony.
4	I harbor dark, bloodthirsty thoughts of revenge or bitterness that my isolation and meditation failed to quell.
5	I like keeping secrets and won’t share them with anyone.
6	I too often hear veiled insults and threats in every word addressed to me, and I’m quick to anger.
7	I am used to having others do things for me, making me unreliable in certain situations.
8	I secretly want to inherit my noble family's estate and name.