"Freedom was never worth it if wasn’t true for everybody. None of us expected the rest of Altoras to take this slight lying down.”

You have been in Salvation long enough to remember when it was ruled by the Circle of Equals. You either remember that time as the glory days or when Salvations image was more important than its people. Either way, you have a dream of what the city could become in the future and have stuck around to help rebuild it from the ashes.

Source: The Player’s guide to Altoras, Version 1.1 , Dungeons and Do-Gooders West Marches campaign setting.

Skill Proficiencies: Survival, History

Tool Proficiencies: Mason’s Tools

Languages: Two of your choice

Equipment: a belt pouch containing 10 gp, a set of Mason’s Tools, a set of common clothes, a memento from your former life, a map of Salvation from before the uprising marked with the changes to the city as it’s been rebuilt.

Suggested Characteristics

Anthropologists leave behind the societies into which they were born to discover what life is like in other parts of the world. They seek to see how other races and civilizations survive — or why they did not. Some anthropologists are driven by intellectual curiosity, while others want the fame and recognition that comes with being the first to discover a new people, a lost tribe, or the truth about an ancient empire’s downfall.

d6	Personality Trait
1	I prefer the company of those who aren’t like me, including people of other races.
2	I’m a stickler when it comes to observing proper etiquette and local customs.
3	I would rather observe than meddle.
4	By living among violent people, I have become desensitized to violence.
5	I would risk life and limb to discover a new culture or unravel the secrets of a dead one.
6	When I arrive at a new settlement for the first time, I must learn all its customs.

d6	Ideal
1	Discovery. I want to be the first person to discover a lost culture. (Any)
2	Distance. One must not interfere with the affairs of another culture—even one in need of aid. (Lawful)
3	Knowledge. By understanding other races and cultures, we learn to understand ourselves. (Any)
4	Power. Common people crave strong leadership, and I do my utmost to provide it. (Lawful)
5	Protection. I must do everything possible to save a society facing extinction. (Good)
6	Indifferent. Life is cruel. What’s the point in saving people if they’re going to die anyway? (Chaotic)

d6	Bond
1	My mentor gave me a journal filled with lore and wisdom. Losing it would devastate me.
2	Having lived among the people of a primeval tribe or clan, I long to return and see how they are faring.
3	Years ago, tragedy struck the members of an isolated society I befriended, and I will honor them.
4	I want to learn more about a particular humanoid culture that fascinates me.
5	I seek to avenge a clan, tribe, kingdom, or empire that was wiped out.
6	I have a trinket that I believe is the key to finding a long-lost society.

d6	Flaw
1	Boats make me seasick.
2	I talk to myself, and I don’t make friends easily.
3	I believe that I’m intellectually superior to people from other cultures and have much to teach them.
4	I’ve picked up some unpleasant habits living among goblins, lizardfolk, or orcs.
5	I complain about everything.
6	I wear a tribal mask and never take it off.