You have personally been “passed through” (by their choice, not any deliberate act of yours) by one or more of the flying, glowing human skull apparitions of Skulls Hollow on the Green Road, and as a result you not only received the usual vivid visions of incidents from the past lifetimes of the Skulls, but you now often receive inside your head cryptic whispered messages from the Skulls, that only you hear, usually relating to something that happens in the future. These visions and messages come at random, and may or may not ever make sense to you or be useful to you, but seers who’ve paid attention to them have noticed they sometimes can be of aid in deciding what to do in the immediate future, in particular when magic or the undead are involved.
Feature: Glimpses of the Past and Future
As a result of this strange experience with the apparition of Skulls Hallow, you are an unwilling seer, of sorts. Visions of the past and messages about the future come to you unbidden and for no apparent reason. More frustrating than that is trying to figure out what these glimpses from other times and places mean. Occasionally, these visions and messages are
easy to understand and can be quite helpful. However, more commonly, these random insights are inscrutable and confusing. Your DM may privately impart Skull messages to you from time to time.
Suggested Characteristics
Skulls Hollow Seer are often a harried and frustrated lot. Having enigmatic visions of the past and unfathomable whispered messages of the future arrive unbidden at random times is generally not a positive for one’s mental health. Some embrace this “gift” and seek to share or profit from this knowledge, while others suppress and ignore the undesired insights they receive. However, they feel about it, Skulls Hollow Seers have no choice in the matter and will continue to receive these insights be they welcome or not.
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Personality Trait |
1
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I feel anxious and on edge almost all the time.
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2
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I am almost never surprised by anything.
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3
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I only speak if spoken to, and answer with as few words as possible.
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4
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I make sure to loudly and broadly proclaim any bit of insight or wisdom that comes to me.
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5
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I try to find the positive in any experience, no matter how terrible it might seem at the time.
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6
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I am suspicious of just about everyone as I feel that everyone wants to use me for their own purposes.
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7
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I am a real talker. In fact, I really never stop talking.
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8
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I am a dour person, sulky and sour about the circumstances of my life.
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Ideal |
1
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Aspiration. I’ve seen a hint of greatness in my future, and I work hard to achieve it. (Any)
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2
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Manipulation. My gifts give me the perfect leverage to move others to my tune. (Evil)
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3
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Freedom. Knowledge of what may come allows for greater choice. (Chaotic)
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4
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Serenity. I seek fulfillment with whatever I see in the future. (Neutral)
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5
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Truth. I am a servant of the truth, and I will share it for good or ill. (Lawful)
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6
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Compassion. My gifts can bring comfort to the suffering and peace to the troubled. (Good)
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Bond |
1
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I told the fortune of the man who then destroyed my family, but I ignored the warning. I must find him and put it right.
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2
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My grandmother passed a token to me when she explained our gift of the Sight. It’s my most prized possession.
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3
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I told one fortune whose meaning I still don’t understand, but I know it has great importance.
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4
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My family travels the land, and I send most of the money I earn to them.
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5
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I told the fortune of the person I loved, and that led them to the arms of another.
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6
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I’m driven to read the fortune of powerful people.
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Flaw |
1
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I saw a truth once that I refused to speak, and tragedy was the result. It haunts me to this day.
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2
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I have terrible nightmares about the dark futures I’ve glimpsed.
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3
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No matter how I try, very few ever believe my fortunes.
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4
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I can’t resist embellishing a fortune to try to earn a few more coins.
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5
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I loathe charlatans and tricksters who take advantage of those who seek their fortunes, and I do what I can to discredit them.
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6
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I’m terribly jealous of any positive fortune I read, since I can read any palm but my own.
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