You grew up roaming wild in the forest. You had no one to watch over you or to provide for you, so you learned to provide for yourself. You fought fiercely over food and kept a constant watch out for other creatures who might steal from you. You slept up trees and in caves, exposed to the elements, and endured sickness without the advantage of medicine or a place to recuperate. You’ve survived despite all odds, and did so through cunning, strength, speed, or some combination of each.

You begin your adventuring career with enough money to live modestly but securely for at least ten days. How did you come by that money? What allowed you to break free of your desperate circumstances and embark on a better life?

Skill Proficiencies: Perception, Survival

Tool Proficiencies: Cartographer's Tools

Equipment: A small knife, a pet mouse, a token to remember your parents by, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 5 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Children of the Forest are shaped by nature, for good and for ill. They tend to be driven either by a commitment to the wild with which they shared life or by a burning desire to build further bonds with the only home they have ever known.

d6	Personality Trait
1	I hide scraps of food and trinkets away in my pockets.
2	I like to squeeze into small places where no one else can get to me.
3	I sleep with my back to a wall or tree, with everything I own wrapped in a bundle in my arms.
4	I eat like a pig and have bad manners.
5	I think anyone who’s nice to me is hiding evil intent.
6	I don’t like to bathe.

d6	Ideal
1	Respect. All people, rich or poor, deserve respect. (Good)
2	Community. We have to take care of each other, because no one else is going to do it. (Lawful)
3	Change. The low are lifted up, and the high and mighty are brought down. Change is the nature of things. (Chaotic)
4	Retribution. The rich need to be shown the real hardships of life. (Evil)
5	People. I help the people who help me — that’s what keeps us alive. (Neutral)
6	Aspiration. I’m going to prove that I’m worthy of respect.

d6	Bond
1	The Forest is my home, and I’ll fight to defend it.
2	I care for other Children of the Forest to help prevent that which I forced to endure.
3	I owe my survival to another who taught me to live in the Forest.
4	I owe a debt I can never repay to the person who took pity on me.
5	I have stolen food to survive, and I’m wanted for it.
6	No one else should have to endure the hardships I’ve been through.

d6	Flaw
1	If I’m outnumbered, I will run away from a fight.
2	Gold seems like a lot of money to me, and I’ll do just about anything for more of it.
3	I will never fully trust anyone other than myself.
4	I’d rather fight fair than kill someone in their sleep, even if the fight is not in my favour.
5	It’s not stealing if I need it more than someone else.
6	People who can’t take care of themselves get what they deserve.