Though your family was once well-off, a tragedy happened to you that has left you disfigured and destroyed, in a way that makes others fear you. Though they love you, your family didn't understand how to function in this new paradigm. This meant that you had to learn how to survive and thrive on your own. Despite your disfigurement, you were given the education of a noble. Though society rejected you, you found great solace in learning and knowledge, pouring yourself into the creation of new things.

Despite your family name, you always lived in the shadows, learning how to make yourself unnoticed as to not bring further shame upon your family. Your family has sacrificed much to help you, and you feel a love and obligation towards them.

You begin your adventuring career with enough money to live modestly well. Consider why you would have left the safety of your family and journeyed out into the world.

Skill Proficiencies: Sleight of hand, investigation

Tool Proficiencies: One type of Artisan's Tools

Languages: One Language of your choice

Equipment: An ornate knife, an encyclopedia of technical blueprints, a ring with your family crest, a set of fine clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Ruined Heirs are formed by the juxtaposition of their disfiguring injury and their family's privilege. Though they have faced much social stigma for the way they are, they have not faced much in the way of hardship due to money or status. 

d8	Personality Trait
1	I ask a lot of questions.
2	I bluntly say what other people are hinting at or hiding.
3	I believe that everything worth doing is worth doing right. I can't help it--I'm a perfectionist.
4	I always want to know how things work and what makes people tick.
5	I feel tremendous empathy for all who suffer.
6	I am horribly, horribly awkward in social situations.
7	I don’t like to get my hands dirty, and I hate resting in unsuitable accommodations.
8	My problems are always caused by my circumstances. I'm never to blame.

d6	Ideal
1	Respect. All people, rich or poor, deserve respect. (Good)
2	Community. We have to take care of each other, because society will fall apart if we do not all play our part. (Lawful)
3	People. I help the people who help me — I owe nothing to those who see me as less than a person. (Neutral)
4	Independence. I must prove that I can handle myself without the coddling of my family. (Chaotic)
5	Family. Blood runs thicker than water. (Any)
6	Power. If I can attain more power, no one will ignore me anymore. (Evil)

d6	Bond
1	My town or city is my home, and I’ll fight to defend it.
2	I owe a debt I can never repay to my family, who gave up a lot to heal and defend me.
3	Someone I loved died because of my accident. That will never happen again
4	I sponsor a hospital to keep others from enduring what I was forced to endure.
5	I've been searching my whole life for the answer to a certain question.
6	I created a great work for someone, and then found them unworthy to receive it. I'm still looking for someone worthy.

d6	Flaw
1	If I’m outnumbered, I will run away from a fight.
2	I’d rather kill someone in their sleep than fight fair.
3	I judge others harshly, and myself even more severely.
4	I'm never satisfied with what I have--I always want more.
5	Most people scream and run when they see a demon. I stop and take notes on its anatomy.
6	I overlook obvious solutions in favor of complicated ones.