You are a descendant of someone—likely in or near the Border Kingdom known as High Mukshar—who came into intimate personal contact with a member of a druuth (a band of doppelgangers led by an mind flayer) and survived.
- Skill Proficiencies: Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from among Arcana, Investigation, Religion, or Survival
- Tool Proficiencies: Tool Proficiencies: One musical instrument of your choice
- Languages: Languages: Choose one language from the following list: Abyssal, Celestial, Deep Speech, Draconic, Infernal, Primordial, Sylvan, or Undercommon
- Equipment: Equipment: An explorer’s pack, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp
As a result of your hereditary exposure to such creatures, whenever you’re in the company of a shapeshifter (doppelganger, lycanthrope, etc.) you sense that something is “odd” about them. You can’t tell precisely what kind of shapeshifter they are, but you know they are one.
Suggested Characteristics
Druuthguard tend to be suspicious of strangers and generally distrustful. However, once they have decided someone is true and reliable, they are usually staunch friends and allies. They generally carry an “us vs. them” mentality due to their family’s past. Druuthguard tend to examine strangers critically assessing whether or not they represent an immediate threat or are hiding something sinister or dangerous.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | You stink of evil. I can smell it on you. |
| 2 | I dream of a world safe from hidden threats and betrayal. |
| 3 | I know betrayal is coming, so I live life to its fullest every minute of every day. |
| 4 | I will find the betrayer, if it is the last thing that I ever do. |
| 5 | I don’t talk about the source of my suspicions. That is my burden to bear. |
| 6 | I expect betrayal at every moment. |
| 7 | I will not give in to my fears. I will face the hidden menace among us and expose them. |
| 8 | I put no trust in the smoother talkers of this world. They are almost always false. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Endurance. I will find the hidden evil among us, no matter what the personal cost. (Good) |
| 2 | Alertness. I will never let down my guard. Vigilance always and forever. (Any) |
| 3 | Diligence. Those that hide in order to prey on the innocent must be exposed and stopped. (Good) |
| 4 | Defiance. I will not let legal niceties stop me from unmasking the deceitful. (Chaotic) |
| 5 | Vigilance. Hidden threats are the most basic danger to organized society. (Lawful) |
| 6 | Steadfastness. If innocents die as a result of exposing the false, so be it. (Evil) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I maintain a journal detailing a roster of those who have aroused my suspicions. |
| 2 | I would sacrifice everything to protect the innocent. |
| 3 | I drove away all my friends and loved ones because of my single-minded pursuit of the hidden. |
| 4 | I failed to act on my suspicions once long ago. The memory of the costs of my inaction haunts me everyday. |
| 5 | I do my best to conceal a deep and abiding rage. |
| 6 | My niece is my only living relative. I would do anything to protect her. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I can’t stand being dirty. I must be perfectly clean, always. |
| 2 | I assume the worst in people and am usually right. |
| 3 | Everyone is a threat. It is merely a question of degree. |
| 4 | I am afraid of the dark. |
| 5 | I am unrelentingly negative. |
| 6 | I talk to myself constantly. I am the only one that I fully trust. |
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