The thing that stands out most in your past is the time you spent fleeing from disaster. Perhaps you fled one of the Occupied Kingdoms when you learned that Kale, Kelerak, and Daven had been freed. Maybe you lived on the border of one of the Liberated Kingdoms and the constant border skirmishes between the liberated and dark folk armies dispossessed you. Whatever the reason, you had to leave your beloved home behind and eke out a living in a place where you were not wanted.
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- Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Survival
- Tool Proficiencies: You are proficient with either any single mount listed in the PHB (but not an elephant, mastiff, or warhorse) or a single drawn vehicle.
- Languages: One of your choice (the language of the land you grew up in but fled)
- Equipment: Two-person tent, bedroll, travelers clothes, fishing tackle, iron pot, shovel
You can choose or roll on the table below to figure out what caused you to leave your homeland.
| d6 | Reason for Flight |
|---|---|
| 1 | When you learned that some kingdoms had been liberated, you fled the yoke of the Dark Conquest. |
| 2 | Your village was located on the border of a Liberated and Occupied Kingdom, and the incessant raiding made life there too dangerous. |
| 3 | Chaos or civil war in your own kingdom caused you to flee. |
| 4 | A natural disaster like an earthquake or flood dispossessed you. |
| 5 | You fled from a disease outbreak like the plague. |
| 6 | You fled from an outbreak of lycanthropes, undead, or other supernatural disaster. |
Out of necessity, you are good at making do with less. You don't like to do so, but when you have to, you are able to subsist for up to two weeks on half as much food and drink as others in a similar circumstance would need. You must then eat and drink normally for twice the amount of time that you deprived yourself. You are also fairly good (though not infallible) at predicting when a certain geographical area might face danger. For example, you are skilled at predicting bad winters or the likelihood of an impending invasion. You are no better than anyone else at predicting dangers to your own person. You can't necessarily tell better than anyone else when an certain enemy is going to attack you personally, for example.
Suggested Characteristics
Refugees develop various attitudes to help them survive. Some get sunk in despondency and depression, while others choose to have a positive attitude about whatever fate sends their way. Some feel that survival at all costs is the only thing that matters.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I am depressed and tend to have a negative outlook. |
| 2 | I always look on the bright side of every situation, and I often count my lucky stars. |
| 3 | I am often wistful, and I get lost in my memories a lot. |
| 4 | I value friendship and family, and I tend to be very outgoing. |
| 5 | I sometimes resent those who have managed to make a place for themselves. |
| 6 | I love to learn new things. |
| 7 | I believe in being polite in almost every circumstance. |
| 8 | I am all business. I especially have no patience for bureaucracies or long waits. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Safety. Personal security and safety is important. (Neutral) |
| 2 | Foresight. Predicting what will come can provide safety. (Lawful) |
| 3 | Work Ethic. Always working as hard as I can will make me valuable anywhere I am. (Lawful) |
| 4 | Survival. I will do anything--anything-- to survive. (Evil) |
| 5 | Stoicism. What will be will be. No use in trying to fight against it. (Neutral) |
| 6 | People. People, especially family, are what matter. Possessions mean little. (Good) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | My heart will always lie in my homeland. I want to eventually return there for good. |
| 2 | My family (living or dead) means the most to me. |
| 3 | I have a book of folk tales from my homeland. I treasure this possession. |
| 4 | I will prove that I am brave. I will no longer run from danger. |
| 5 | An enclave of refugees took me in. They later founded a new community. This small community is my new home. |
| 6 | I have learned that nowhere should be called home. If I never settle down, I can never be dispossessed. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I have a sharp tongue and a biting wit. |
| 2 | I hate the people or thing that drove me from my home, and I have trouble talking about anything else. |
| 3 | I horde small objects and possessions against the day when I have nothing, even though those small objects are valueless. |
| 4 | I sometimes am too quick to withdraw from a situation. |
| 5 | I have a tendency to say I know things that I don't, because I feel it makes others perceive me as more valuable. |
| 6 | I sometimes become sulky and sullen. |
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