( based off of Haunted One)
Some tragedy has happened to you or someone you love. You’ve tried to make the guilt and pain go away, but the harder you try the more it haunts you. You find this event in everything you do, constantly getting flashbacks and pangs of emotion. This event haunts your dreams, giving you nightmares most nights. You distract yourself with riches and fighting, defending those who rely on you and trust you.
- Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from among Arcana, Investigation, Religion, or Survival
- Languages: Choose two, one of which must be Abyssal, Celestial, Deep Speech, Infernal, 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.
Your past haunts you and motivates you to be a better adventurer. You strive to impress and provide for the people you travel with.
| d10 | Darkness |
|---|---|
| 1 | Your family disowned you and left your for dead. |
| 2 | You were born to a dark energy. You can feel it pumping through your veins. |
| 3 | 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. |
| 4 | Your family has a history of practicing the dark arts. You dabbled once and felt something horrible clutch at your soul, and to this day it holds its place. |
| 5 | A monster stole your family while they slept, and you have yet to defeat it. |
| 6 | You had a mental break and ravaged your home town. You are now haunted by the souls of the innocent people you slaughtered. |
| 7 | 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. |
| 8 | 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. |
| 9 | You were possessed as a child and now have to bear the traumatizing thoughts of the demon who once held you. |
| 10 | You did terrible things to avenge the murder of someone you loved. You became a monster, and it haunts your waking dreams. |
Those who look into your eyes can see that you are tired, worn out, and traumatized. Though they might look at you strangely, townspeople will extend you every courtesy and do their utmost to help you. Unless you have shown yourself to be a danger or nuisance to them, they may even take up arms to fight with you, should they find you fighting alone.
Suggested Characteristics
You will not let your past hinder you from moving forward, rather you must let it motivate you to do even better.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I won't shy away from a fight if it means protecting those who care for me |
| 2 | I love to sing and dance, it helps me distract myself |
| 3 | I will spend however much I need to in order to help my party |
| 4 | I live to make others happy, as I never will be |
| 5 | I will not speak of what happened to me. It's too traumatic for me. |
| 6 | I expect the worst from every situation / person I am met with. |
| 7 | I refuse to become a victim, and I will not allow others to be victimized. |
| 8 | I put no trust in unknown items. I must get all of my items from a trusted source. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | I will do almost anything within reason to help those who help me. (Neutral) |
| 2 | I won't stop trying to make the thoughts go away. (Any) |
| 3 | I kill to make the world a safer place, and to satisfy my own demons. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | I have a dark calling that puts me above the law. (Chaotic) |
| 5 | I like to know my enemy’s capabilities and weaknesses before rushing into battle. (Lawful) |
| 6 | I’m a monster that destroys other monsters, and anything else that gets in my way. (Evil) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I keep my thoughts and discoveries in a journal. My journal is my legacy. |
| 2 | I would sacrifice my life and my soul to protect the innocent. |
| 3 | My torment drove away the person I love. I strive to win back the love I’ve lost. |
| 4 | A terrible guilt consumes me. I hope that I can find redemption through my actions. |
| 5 | There’s evil in me, I can feel it. It must never be set free. |
| 6 | I have a child to protect. I must make the world a safer place for him (or her). |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I have certain rituals that I must follow every day. I can never break them. |
| 2 | I assume the worst in people. |
| 3 | I feel no compassion for the dead. They’re the lucky ones. |
| 4 | I have submitted to my demons |
| 5 | I am a purveyor of doom and gloom who lives in a world without hope. |
| 6 | I talk to spirits that no one else can see. |
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