Lucerna Tribe Member

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 the Lucerna tribe.

Your people have always tried to hold to the old ways. Tradition and taboo have kept the Lucernan people in check and isolated in their deep forest home.

Lucerna - Lantern

It might seem odd to name a town after a lantern but it is well earned.

A small isolated town buried deep in the Veľkéstrom forest. Due to the surrounding hills and forest growth, the town practically never sees any direct sunlight or outsiders. The town is constantly lit by hundreds of magical lanterns which reflect off the small river that winds its way through the town. The forest and the river provide plentiful resources for the town removing the necessity of trade with other settlements.

Having left your town and people, you find yourself adrift, still absently clinging to some of the old ways out of habit. Yet you understand that change is often a necessity. You may be an outsider, but you know how to adapt to survive.

Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Survival

Tool Proficiencies: One type of musical instrument, disguise kit or artisan's tools.

Languages: One of your choice

Equipment: A hunting trap, a totemic token or set of tattoos marking your loyalty to Lucerna tribe and your tribal totem, 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 the Lucerna tribe.

Even if you have left your tribe behind (at least for now), you hold to the traditions of your people. You will never cut down a still-living tree, and you may not countenance such an act being done in your presence. The Lucerna ancestral mounds under bows of mighty trees —where the founders of Lucerna and and other heroes of the tribe are interred—are sacred to you.

Your bond is undoubtedly associated with your tribe or some aspect of Lucernan philosophy or culture. Your ideal is a personal choice that probably hews closely to the ethos of your people and certainly doesn’t contradict or compromise what being a Lucernan stands for.

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 danger. 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.