Failed Experiment

Who you are, you don't know. What you are, you don't know. The fractures of memory that still remain of your past seem to indicate that you did not succeed in your purpose, your creators disappointed in this outcome. Why were you created? What went wrong? How were you "disposed" of?

You were not meant to survive. Dragging yourself to your feet you struggle to find your way in this new world. You may have once been a part of it, or you may have only just came into existence. Regardless everything is unfamiliar. Living in the shadows, you hide yourself from people. Most would be horrified if they learnt what you were, and anonymity is a handy protection from creators who may want to tie up lose ends. The life of an Adventurer may be what you need to make a place for yourself in this world, a way to gain enough power to protect yourself and learn where you come from. 

 

Skill Proficiencies: Survival, Stealth

Tool Proficiencies: Choose any one tool proficiency.

Languages: Any one language (if applicable, an exotic language you don't know where you picked up.)

Equipment: A set of common clothes, a blanket that kept you warm those early days of survival, a journal containing faded notes in a language you don't understand, and a belt pouch containing 5 gp.

Suggested Characteristics

As a person who is a failure, you lack nearly all confidence. You may not know why you were created, but you know you were not enough. There is always a feeling of purpose lingering in the back of your mind, unobtainable, unreachable. Even those who come to accept their existence will always feel partly incomplete. 

d8	Personality Trait
1	I always wear a hooded cloak while out in public.
2	Whenever someone asks what I am, I change the subject.
3	I embrace new experiences with childlike wonder.
4	I prefer to keep to myself, preferring to be in my own company.
5	I growl when I feel threatened.
6	Magic being cast near me makes me flinch.
7	I have an uncontrollable twitch.
8	I do whatever I can to avoid seeing my reflection.

d6	Ideal
1	Respect. Life is not something to be thrown away, it must be treated with respect. (Good)
2	Subjection. I will subject everyone to the same pain I have endured. (Evil)
3	Gain. I will only do things if I can gain something from it. (Neutral)
4	Freedom. No one should be made to do anything against their will. (Chaotic)
5	Rules. Only with strict rules can I hide my imperfections. (Lawful)
6	Purpose. I was created with a purpose, and I will not stop till I know what that was. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	I know there are others that are being experimented on, and must save them.
2	An elderly person found me and brought me back to health. I cannot thank them enough.
3	I have faint memories of a family I had before I was experimented on.
4	I was lied to by the people who did this to me.
5	I can vividly remember a single person's name and face.
6	I can draw a perfect picture of the landscape of my homeland, but I couldn't tell you its name.

d6	Flaw
1	I don't think I can do anything right.
2	I crumble under any criticism.
3	The slightest imperfection is unacceptable.
4	I let people walk all over me.
5	I am quick to anger at mention of my appearance.
6	I don't open up to anyone about what happened to me.