You are haunted by a corruption of mind and body. You’ve tried to intact revenge on the one that did this to you. Whatever thing you do you can’t be slain. A looming dread of seeing all you know turn to dust, a bloodcurdling nightmare, a memory that refuses to die, or the madness seeping in. The burden has taken its toll, isolating you from most people and making you question your sanity. You would kill to end this eternity, And you seek to kill the one that cursed you.
- Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from among Arcana, Investigation, Religion, or Survival
- Languages: Choose two, one of which must be Abyssal, Celestial, Deep Speech, Draconic, Infernal, Primordial, Sylvan, or Undercommon
- Equipment: A monster hunter’s pack (containing a chest, a crowbar, a hammer, three wooden stakes, a holy symbol, a flask of holy water, a set of manacles, a steel mirror, a flask of oil, a tinderbox, and 3 torches), one trinket of special significance (choose one or roll on the Horror Trinkets table after this background), a set of common clothes, and 1 sp.
Blessed to Never Die
Prior to becoming cursed, your path in life was set to end like everyone else's to grow old have a family and die in comfort of your loved ones, you were lied too. Now you feel an eternity threatening to consume you, and you fear there may be no hope of escape. When your Madness increases you have a chance of going berserk or casting wild magic.
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Blessed to Never Die |
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A monster that slaughtered dozens of innocent people spared your life, and you don’t know why.
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2
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You were born under a dark star. You can feel it watching you, coldly and distantly. Sometimes it beckons you in the dead of night.
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3
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An apparition that has haunted your family for generations now haunts you. You don’t know what it wants, and it won’t leave you alone.
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4
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Your family has a history of practicing the dark arts. You dabbled once and felt something horrible clutch at your soul, whereupon you fled in terror.
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5
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An oni took your sibling one cold, dark night, and you were unable to stop it.
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6
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You were cursed with lycanthropy and later cured. You are now haunted by the innocents you slaughtered.
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7
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A hag kidnapped and raised you. You escaped, but the hag still has a magical hold over you and fills your mind with evil thoughts.
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8
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You opened an eldritch tome and saw things unfit for a sane mind. You burned the book, but its words and images are burned into your psyche.
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9
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A fiend possessed you as a child. You were locked away but escaped. The fiend is still inside you, but now you try to keep it locked away.
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10
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You did terrible things to avenge the murder of someone you loved. You became a monster, and it haunts your waking dreams.
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Feature: Timeless Eyes
Those who look into your eyes can see that you have faced unimaginable eons of time and that you are no stranger to darkness or death. Though they might ponder you, commoners will extend you every courtesy and do their utmost to help you. Something suggests to them you are ancient and weary, they will even take up arms to fight alongside you, should you find yourself facing an enemy alone. They will inherently trust your wisdom on history but do not trust you with modern contraptions.
Suggested Characteristics
You have learned to live with the terror that haunts you. You are a survivor, who can be very protective of those who bring light into your darkened life.
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Personality Trait |
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I don’t run from evil. Evil runs from me.
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2
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I like to read and memorize poetry. It keeps me calm and brings me fleeting moments of happiness.
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3
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I spend time avoiding relationships, to many heartbreaks
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4
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I don’t talk about the thing that torments me. I’d rather not become attached
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5
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I expect danger around every corner.
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6
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I refuse to become a victim, and I will not allow others to be victimized.
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7
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I put no trust in Politicians
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Ideal |
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I try to help those in need, I am blinded by my need to save others. (Good)
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2
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I’ll end anything standing in the way of my goal to end this suffering. (Chaotic Evil)
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3
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I kill monsters to make the world a safer place, for the sake of someone living out a life. (Good)
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4
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I have a rage to hurt every creature that wishes for my curse. (Evil Neutral)
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5
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I like to observe capabilities and weaknesses before rushing into battle. (Lawful)
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6
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I’m alone and trust nothing to last but I last to end up trusting all I know will end. (Neutral)
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Bond |
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I keep my thoughts and discoveries in a journal. My journal is a link to those I promise not to forget.
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2
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I would sacrifice my sanity to save an innocent.
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3
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My torment drove away the person I love. I strive to win back the love I’ve lost.
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4
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A guilt consumes me. I hope that I can find rest one day.
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5
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There’s a part in me that hopes for a chance to live out a life like everyone else.
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6
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I have a child to protect. I must make the world a safer place for him (or her).
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Flaw |
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I have certain rituals that I must follow every day. I can never break them.
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2
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I assume the worst in people.
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3
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I feel no compassion for the dead. They’re the lucky ones.
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4
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I have depression.
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5
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I am a purveyor of doom and gloom who lives in a world without hope.
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6
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I talk to my dead long lost companions of the centauries being the only one to see them.
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