You were once a powerful and highly sought after enchantress among your people. Your name was looked at among the most powerful in the whole realm. However some saw your power as a threat. A few elders met in secret and decided to exile you from your own people. To take things further, they erased your name from their records as well. To the new generation, you are nothing but a myth, a legend warning those who wish to learn magic to stay away from the craft or risk being exiled by those who fear your power.
- Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from among Arcana, Survival, Deception, or Persuasion
- Languages: Choose two, one of which must be Abyssal, Celestial, Deep Speech, Draconic, Infernal, Primordial, Sylvan, or Undercommon
- Equipment: 2 common dagger, set of common clothes, and 1 sp.
A Forced Exodus
Prior to becoming an individual, your people exiled you from your village. Choose one from the Exiled and Alone Table.
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A Forced Exodus |
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1
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You practiced forbidden magics, and the elders realized what you were doing
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2
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You enchanted your way into the elder ranks. They awoke from their enchantment only to remember what you have done.
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3
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You became too powerful for the Elders to control. They forced you from the village and wiped your name from existence.
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Feature: A Legendary Name
The whisper of your name brings fear to those who hear it. You walk through a populated area and can hear the scurrying footsteps of those seeking shelter from your legend. You are alone, exiled, not even able to use your own name.
Suggested Characteristics
You have embraced loneliness. Yet the betrayal of your people remain on your mind. It has twisted you, contorted your once peaceful mind with hatred. You are broken. They should fear you.
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Personality Trait |
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1
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You are weaker than me, so I control you
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2
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I like to read and memorize poetry. It keeps me calm and brings me fleeting moments of happiness.
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3
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I spend money freely and live life to the fullest, knowing that tomorrow I might die.
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4
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I live for the thrill of the hunt.
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5
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I expect danger around every corner.
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6
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I refuse to become a victim again
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7
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I put no trust in divine beings.
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Ideal |
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1
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I try to help those in need, no matter what the personal cost. (Good)
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2
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I will regain my name or die trying. (Any)
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3
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I kill monsters to make the world a safer place, and to exorcise my own demons. (Good)
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4
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I have a dark calling that puts me above the law. (Chaotic)
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5
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I like to know my enemy’s capabilities and weaknesses before rushing into battle. (Lawful)
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6
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I’m a monster that destroys other monsters, and anything else that gets in my way. (Evil)
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Bond |
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1
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I keep my thoughts and discoveries in a journal. My journal is my legacy.
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2
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I would sacrifice my life and my soul to protect the innocent.
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3
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My torment drove away the person I love. I strive to win back the love I’ve lost.
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4
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A terrible guilt consumes me. I hope that I can find redemption through my actions.
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5
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There’s evil in me, I can feel it. It must never be set free.
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6
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I have a child to protect. I must make the world a safer place for him (or her).
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Flaw |
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1
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I have certain rituals that I must follow every day. I can never break them.
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2
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I assume the worst in people.
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3
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I feel no compassion for the dead. They’re the lucky ones.
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4
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My lust for power keeps me in isolation
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5
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I am a purveyor of doom and gloom who lives in a world without hope.
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6
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I talk to spirits that no one else can see.
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