You spent years fighting the Lords of Sin and their dark folk lackeys. Maybe you unlawfully provided comfort and aid to those who needed it, maybe you engaged in a network of organized resistance, or maybe you actually took up arms and fought using guerrilla warfare against orcish troops; in any case, you risked your life to stand up against the evil that has overtaken Farland. Now that you have either moved to one of the Liberated Kingdoms or the kingdom in which you live has been freed, you find that you learned a great deal about the world from the danger you risked in your past.
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- Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Investigation
- Tool Proficiencies: You are proficient with either a disguise kit or a forgery kit.
- Languages: One of your choice (the language of those you rebelled against)
- Equipment: The tool kit you have proficiency with, a set of common clothes, padded armor, a simple melee weapon, a tinderbox, a torch, and a flask of oil
What role did you play in rebelling against those who controlled your kingdom? Choose what type of rebel you were, or roll on the table below.
| d8 | Freedom Fighter |
|---|---|
| 1 | I created and distributed pamphlets that mocked the Dark Forces and inspired courage in the oppressed. |
| 2 | I was a bandit in the forest who robbed from the dark troops and used the spoils to feed the hungry. |
| 3 | I helped slaves escape from their bondage. |
| 4 | I provided food and supplies to other rebels. |
| 5 | I engaged in sabotage, doing things like poisoning wells and burning military buildings when I could. |
| 6 | I helped protect and run the temple of priests who secretly worshiped the gods of good. |
| 7 | I served as a spy and passed information to the Elven Shadow Walkers. |
| 8 | I served as a spy for one of the other Lords of Sin, not the one in whose kingdom I lived. |
When you enter a community, you can determine fairly quickly who is dissatisfied with the local leadership. Given a sufficient amount of time, you can foment this dissatisfaction until you drum up a mob that will protest or otherwise express displeasure. The mob will not engage in violence on your behalf. It is very difficult to determine that you were the person responsible for the creation of the mob. If local leadership does not effectively deal with the civil disturbance or with you, you might eventually be able to turn it into open rebellion. How widespread or powerful this rebellion is, or how long it lasts, is up to your DM.
Suggested Characteristics
Some rebels are courageous freedom fighters, some are careful organizers, some are cowardly spies, and some are iconoclasts who simply delight in anarchy.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I am grim and humorless. |
| 2 | I always listen rather than speak, for I don't know what information others might reveal that may come in handy to me. |
| 3 | I believe that discretion is the better part of valor, although I am no coward. |
| 4 | I put others above myself, and I work for the greater good. |
| 5 | I am not afraid of pain, and sometimes I welcome it to focus me. |
| 6 | I strongly resent people who have served in the military. |
| 7 | I will take great measures not to stand out and not to be memorable. |
| 8 | I grow restless when I have been in one place for too long. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Freedom. People deserve to be free, and they deserve to pick their own rulers. (Chaotic) |
| 2 | Organization. Meticulous planning is the route to success. (Lawful) |
| 3 | Knowledge. Knowing as much as you can about those who oppose you will make you more dangerous to them. (Any) |
| 4 | Courage. I will stand fast in the face of overwhelming odds. (Any) |
| 5 | Charity. Helping the oppressed is the most valuable thing. (Good) |
| 6 | Decision. Hesitate and you are lost. (Neutral) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | My brothers in the rebellion (living and dead) will always be in my heart. |
| 2 | A god of light saw me through the Dark Conquest, and I revere him or her. |
| 3 | I was driven to rebel in hopes of winning the freedom (and devotion) of my true love. |
| 4 | I have a portrait of my father or mother who was killed in the rebellion. His or her sacrifice led me to fight for freedom. |
| 5 | The most important thing to me is the ideal of political freedom, and I strongly hold to a certain political ideology. |
| 6 | I believe that there is nothing wrong with being lawfully in service to a liege; I rebelled against those in power because I support a different liege. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I can't take a joke, and I get offended easily. |
| 2 | I am a political fanatic and will harshly debate anyone who disagrees with my politics. |
| 3 | I am an unrealistic idealist and am never satisfied with the current situation; I am always dreaming up ways I could personally make it better. |
| 4 | Because I engaged in subterfuge, I am always suspicious of others and suspect that they are being duplicitous. |
| 5 | The sight of troops bearing the insignia of one of the Lords of Sin drives me into a near-mindless rage. |
| 6 | I will drop everything and everyone to help people who I (rightly or wrongly) perceive as politically oppressed. |
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