Fearful, subservient and insignificant; you were nothing more than a form of amusement, or at best a pet, for a despotic and ruthless Beholder; your life entirely dependant on your aberrant masters whims. Each day you feared would be your last, as your master's paranoia would wax and wane; you would watch on, as your fellow slaves would suffer the consequences. Reduced to ash, drained of life, devoured alive, crushed against the lairs surroundings, or forever petrified in stone; their horrific death throes preserved for all eternity.

You did all that you could to survive, to merely see through another day. Perhaps you pandered to your master's narcissism or performed ever elaborate acts, or the fool, for your master's amusement; you could have even proved yourself worthy enough to serve as a beneficial pawn. Nevertheless, this requisite servitude would lead to the development of a very specific mindset. Perhaps you're an incredible coward and opportunist, doing all you can to ensure your survival above all else. Perhaps you've developed an extremely cold and logical demeanour, refusing to adopt emotion, dreams or goals; less it be exploited or tainted. Most rarely, it may have even forged within you an unbreakable and fierce spirit, your futile resistance and hostility serving as the greatest entertainment for your merciless master. 

How have you now found yourself free of your master's clutches? What are your plans now that you have free reign of the world? Or could it be, that you may not be as free as you appear? 

Were you rescued by a roaming adventurer band? Did you plot a grand escape with your fellow slaves, only to be left alone as the sole survivor? Or are you very much under the sway of your current master, your guise of freedom, merely temporary, in order to further your master's fiendish goals?

Skill Proficiencies: Persuasion, Performance, Insight

Equipment: a token to remember your parents by, a set of common clothes, a pouch containing 10 gp, a relic or treasure taken from the beholders lair

Suggested Characteristics

Beholder slaves/thralls are shaped by their trauma and horrific experience. Perhaps they are unable to return to general human life their minds almost shattered beyond repair. Their fear could be almost impossible to mask, and be apparent in every action they make? Some become cruel and despotic themselves, to best protect their fragility; or merely as their life has proven that those who are cruel- succeed. You may have even triumphed over your trauma, and emerged from your servitude redeemed and benevolent, implementing within you either a strong desire to punish evil or uplift the downtrodden, and possibly both.

d10	Personality Trait
1	I am cowardly and often hide from beings more powerful than myself.
2	I am quiet and pensive. I reveal little about myself and think carefully before completing any action.
3	I admire those with great power, no matter how they achieved it, and aspire to be just like them.
4	I expect the worst of people and show little kindness or compassion.
5	I model myself after my enslaver; I may be narcissistic or needlessly cruel.
6	I am incredibly paranoid, and believe that all people are out to either harm or defame me.
7	I am fiercely protective of my individual possessions, I may even hide certain possessions to best protect them.
8	I abhor evil in all shapes and forms, and strive to protect the weak and the downtrodden.
9	I feign insanity, bravado or cowardice. Better to hide my true self from those who could exploit me.
10	My grip on sanity is questionable at best.

d6	Ideal
1	Respect. I will give unto others what I was denied. (Good)
2	Community. We have to take care of each other, as others are just as likely to exploit and abuse you. (Lawful)
3	Retribution. I will have vengeance against my master or the being which placed me under my master's servitude, no matter the cost. (Chaotic)
4	Power. I will attain power by any means- to fulfil my aspirations or so that I may no longer live in fear. (Evil)
5	Alliance. I help those who help me — or those who are of use to me. (Neutral)
6	Aspiration. I will attain my dreams, goals or desires now that I am free. (Any)

d8	Bond
1	I am in constant search of a slave whom escaped or was rescued alongside me, I have not seen them since our rescue/escape.
2	I detest slavery in all its forms, and will do all I can to abolish the practice or to free slaves I meet.
3	I owe a great debt to the adventurer/adventuring band which rescued me from my master's clutches.
4	Despite my master's supposed death, I can still hear their telepathic commands or grating voice- are they real or imagined?
5	I am still under the influence of my master.
6	My life was spared when a fellow slave took my punishment in my stead, I fear that I can never hope to repay this debt.
7	All of my bonds are superficial, as I fear being exploited or losing those that I hold dear.
8	I do not need bonds, all my alliances are made purely for my own benefit and I will use people as I see fit. I am the only person I need.

d8	Flaw
1	If facing a foe I believe to be unbeatable, I am prone to fleeing or swapping allegiance.
2	Having been denied money and all its uses for a portion of my life, I hoard wealth and will do anything to attain more.
3	I will never fully trust anyone other than myself.
4	I will only protect myself or those important/beneficial to me. Why should I expend effort to save those who do not benefit or mean anything to me.
5	I cannot be persuaded to turn a blind eye to evil or tyranny.
6	I am immensely fearful of all beholder-kin as they trigger my repressed trauma.
7	Due to my traumatic experiences, I have a tenuous grip on my own sanity and am unpredictable in combat situations
8	I will do anything to free those enslaved to another.