Though you might have only recently arrived in civilized lands, you are no stranger to the values of cooperation and group effort when striving for supremacy. You learned these principles, and much more, as a member of a wilderness tribe.

Your former people live lives as hunter-gatherers, occupying small villages or moving to match the migration patterns of their primary game. They could be tundra nomads following herds of caribou, coastal seal hunters, stealthy jungle natives who primarily hunt birds and monkeys, lizardfolk in simple swamp villages, or orcs who boldly occupy the steppes along the borders of a civilized nation.

Your people have always tried to hold to their old ways. Tradition and taboo have kept them strong while the kingdoms of others have collapsed into chaos and ruin. You have broken a tradition, violated a taboo, or lost a power struggle, and you are no longer welcome in the tribe where you were born. Although you have been cast out, you still strongly identify with the culture and practices you were raised to follow. You will never truly be a member of any other culture or nation, but you will find a way to chart a path to follow that will fit yourself into the broader world.

Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Survival

Tool Proficiencies: One type of musical instrument or artisan’s tools

Languages: One of your choice

Equipment: A hunting trap, a totemic token or set of tattoos marking your loyalty to your tribe, a set of traveler’s clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Use the tables for the outlander background below as the basis for your traits and motivations, modifying the entries when appropriate to suit your identity as a member of a wild tribe.

Even if you have left your tribe behind, you hold to many of the traditions of your people.

Your bond is undoubtedly associated with your tribe or some aspect of your people's philosophy or culture. Your ideal is a personal choice that probably hews closely to the ethos of your people, though it might alternatively reflect the choices you made that led to your exile.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I’m driven by a wanderlust that led me away from home.
2	I watch over my friends as if they were a litter of newborn pups.
3	I once ran twenty-five miles without stopping to warn to my clan of an approaching enemy. I’d do it again if I had to.
4	I have a lesson for every situation, drawn from observing nature.
5	I place no stock in wealthy or well-mannered folk. Money and manners won’t save you from a hungry owlbear.
6	I’m always picking things up, absently fiddling with them, and sometimes accidentally breaking them.
7	I feel far more comfortable around animals than people.
8	I was, in fact, raised by wolves.

d6	Ideal
1	Change. Life is like the seasons, in constant change, and we must change with it. (Chaotic)
2	Greater Good. It is each person’s responsibility to make the most happiness for the whole tribe. (Good)
3	Honor. If I dishonor myself, I dishonor my whole clan. (Lawful)
4	Might. The strongest are meant to rule. (Evil)
5	Nature. The natural world is more important than all the constructs of civilization. (Neutral)
6	Glory. I must earn glory in battle, for myself and my clan. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	My family, clan, or tribe is the most important thing in my life, even when they are far from me.
2	An injury to the unspoiled wilderness of my home is an injury to me.
3	I will bring terrible wrath down on the evildoers who destroyed my homeland.
4	I am the last of my tribe, and it is up to me to ensure their names enter legend.
5	I suffer awful visions of a coming disaster and will do anything to prevent it.
6	It is my duty to provide children to sustain my tribe.

d6	Flaw
1	I am too enamored of ale, wine, and other intoxicants.
2	There’s no room for caution in a life lived to the fullest.
3	I remember every insult I’ve received and nurse a silent resentment toward anyone who’s ever wronged me.
4	I am slow to trust members of other races, tribes, and societies.
5	Violence is my answer to almost any challenge.
6	Don’t expect me to save those who can’t save themselves. It is nature’s way that the strong thrive and the weak perish.