Whether you were a loyal citizen when your home was invaded or a soldier fighting for independence, you were trapped during a period of history where you had to resist the local governing forces. You may have spent bleak years fighting, never giving up on the dream of your homeland's freedom. You may have done some dark deeds, but you did what had to be done in order to hold on to what little of your homeland was still free.
Source: Iron Kingdoms Requiem Campaign Setting
- Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from among Insight, Investigation, or Perception
- Tool Proficiencies: Disguise kit, thieves’ tools
- Equipment: An emblem of your resistance (coin, patch, flag, tattoo, ring or amulet), a set of common clothes with a dark hooded cape, a knife, and a pouch containing 15 gp
You have first-hand knowledge of the secrets a city can hold and you know how to communicate with the many underground elements found in urban settings. While you are in an urban area, you have advantage on Intelligence (Investigation) checks to find information about the location of black markets, criminal enterprises such as smuggling rings, and other subversive aspects of the city. If you are trained in Investigation, you double your proficiency bonus for these checks.
Suggested Characteristics
Veterans of a resistance tend to be driven individuals. Their ideals are shaped by years of an oppressive regime that has left them with not only deep scars, but also an ability to empathize with others who have endured the same. Their drive to realize their ideals borders on obsession, if not outright mania. Although pragmatic or even cynical, they care deply for their fellows and all who are oppressed.
| d10 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I have great faith that we ordinary people can overcome any hardship if we all work together. |
| 2 | I am and always have been a realist. The occupation only solidified my outlook. |
| 3 | I have a lackadaisical attitude, but it is merely cover for my scheming nature. |
| 4 | When forced into a leadership role during the Resistance, command came naturally to me. |
| 5 | I never trust those with authority; I work with them only out of necessity. |
| 6 | For the greater good, the ends always justify the means. |
| 7 | After seeing the horrors of war, I have come to view violence as a last resort. |
| 8 | I am always optimistic and happy, even when faced with difficult circumstances. |
| 9 | I have a personal ritual, mantra, or relaxation method I use to deal with stress. |
| 10 | I’m quick to jump to extreme solutions. Why risk a lesser option not working? |
| d10 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Change. The old world is gone. It is time to make a new one. (Chaotic) |
| 2 | People. The people who struggled by my side matter much more than ideals. (Neutral) |
| 3 | Tradition. If we do not preserve what remains of our culture, we will forget who we truly are. (Lawful) |
| 4 | Obligation. My people have suffered. I fight every day so that they will never go through such pain again. (Good) |
| 5 | Punishment. Some of those responsible for our suffering have yet to be punished for their actions, but I will see to it that they are. (Evil) |
| 6 | Reconstruction. One way or another, I'll see my home return to its former glory. (Any) |
| 7 | Obsession. I’ve lived this way for so long that I can’t imagine another way. |
| 8 | Obligation. I owe it to my people, faith, family, or teacher to continue a vaunted legacy. |
| 9 | Promise. My life is no longer my own. I must fulfill the dream of someone who’s gone. |
| 10 | Sanctuary. I know the forces at work in the world and strive to create islands apart from them. |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | During the occupation, I was secretly working for a deposed politician who now has power again. |
| 2 | I was tasked with assassinating an official. I succeeded, but the person's family now knows my name and face, and has sworn to claim vengeance. |
| 3 | I was a government official before the occupation, but after everything was taken from me, I gave up my old identity entirely. |
| 4 | During the resistance, I took several street urchins under my wing. To this day, I still look after them. |
| 5 | I lost track of my sibling during the occupation. I hope one day we will be reunited. |
| 6 | When I first joined the Resistance, a grizzled veteran taught me the ropes. I still owe this old-timer a great deal. |
| d12 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I believe doom follows me and that anyone who gets close to me will face a tragic end. |
| 2 | I’m convinced something is after me, appearing in mirrors, dreams, and places where no one could. |
| 3 | I have become irrevocably scarred after watching the massacre of my friends and family during the invasion. |
| 4 | I am deeply devoted to the idea that embracing anarchy is the only way to truly claim one's freedom. |
| 5 | I have a troubling vice in alcohol and an addictive personality. |
| 6 | I lie so often, not even I can unravel all the untruths anymore. |
| 7 | There can be no peace until vengeance has been wrought in full. Those who do not understand this are naive. |
| 8 | I need to find the best in everyone and everything, even when that means denying obvious malice. |
| 9 | I can't resist a pretty face. |
| 10 | I’m exceptionally cautious, planning laboriously and devising countless contingencies. |
| 11 | I have a reputation for defeating a great evil, but that’s a lie and the wicked force knows. |
| 12 | I know the ends always justify the means and am quick to make sacrifices to attain my goals. |
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