The Volstrucker are a clandestine organization of arcane assassins and enforcers in the service of the Cerberus Assembly. Their operatives bear no official title but are referred to in hushed tones as “scourgers” by residents of large Dwendalian cities such as Zadash and Rexxentrum.
Somehow, you not only managed to escape the Volstrucker, but have remained hidden from them, work with your DM to determine how you were conscripted and how you eventually escaped.
- Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Stealth
- Tool Proficiencies: Poisoners kit
- Languages: Two of your choice
- Equipment: A set of common clothes, a black cloak with a hood, a poisoner’s kit, and a pouch containing 10 gp
Happy people aren’t selected to join the Volstrucker. The Cerberus Assembly preys upon talented individuals who have been broken by tragedy—in some cases, tragedy that the Volstrucker has arranged for. A slightly broken mind is more easily reshaped and reeducated. Choose the tragedy that set you on this path, or roll on the Tragedies table.
| d6 | Tragedy |
|---|---|
| 1 | Familicide. Through deceit or manipulation, the Volstrucker convinced you to slaughter your own family. |
| 2 | Amnesia. You were forced to study magic so potent that it strained your mind beyond mortal limits, stealing away the memories of your past. |
| 3 | Capture. You were captured and tortured by agents of the Kryn Dynasty, and barely escaped. |
| 4 | Starvation. A terrible blight afflicted your rural village, and many of your friends and family members starved to death. You survived, but only barely. |
| 5 | Disfigurement. One of your arcane experiments went wrong and scarred or dismembered you so gravely that others now shun you. Only the Volstrucker showed you kindness after that day. |
| 6 | Vicissitude. You were once the scion of a wealthy family who lost their entire fortune in the blink of an eye. |
You have a secret hideaway that the Assembly has never found; choose the town in the Dwendalian Empire that your haven is located. Work with your DM to determine the nature of this hideout. Is it big or small? Is it a house? A cave? What supplies are hidden inside? How many people can stay in the hideout at once?
You also have one or more contacts within the Volstrucker who keep you apprised of their movements, and you retain the scourger tricks you where taught, such as the ability to send letters to people by using arcane ink and fire.
Suggested Characteristics
Agents of the Volstrucker are groomed to follow orders without question and to kill without mercy. The trauma you endured and the horror of your actions weigh heavily on your conscious.
| d6 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I prefer to keep my thoughts to myself. |
| 2 | I am prone to fits of PTSD and have one or more triggers. |
| 3 | I’ve left emotion behind me. I’m now perfectly placid. |
| 4 | Some event from the past keeps worming its way into my mind, making me restless. |
| 5 | I always keep my word—except when I’m forced to break it. |
| 6 | I laugh off insults and never take them personally. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Truth. Honesty is the backbone of all relationships. (Law) |
| 2 | Freedom. I risked my life to be free, and I will fight tooth and nail to keep it. (Chaotic) |
| 3 | Revenge. I will have my vengeance against those who wronged me, no matter who gets caught in the crossfire. (Evil) |
| 4 | Determination. I cannot fail. Not ever. (Neutral) |
| 5 | Atonement. I have committed a great many sins, but perhaps I can atone for some of them.(Good) |
| 6 | Friends. If I have people to lean on, I can overcome anything. (Any) |
| d4 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | The quest is all that matters. I will see it through. |
| 2 | My goals are important, but my comrades are worth more than anything. I would die for them. |
| 3 | I have a friend or family still in the Assembly, I have to get them out. |
| 4 | The Assembly is corrupt, I will purge it of that corruption. |
| d4 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I drink to dull the pain in the back of my head. |
| 2 | I go a bit mad when I see blood. |
| 3 | I can hear the voices of everyone I’ve killed. I see their faces. I can’t be free of these ghosts. |
| 4 | Fear is a powerful motivator. I will do whatever it takes to prevent those who know what I am from seeing me fail, and from those I care about from knowing what I am. |
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