Treasonous Former Leader Image

At one point, you reached an incredibly high office. You may or may not have deserved it, but you garnered enough support to assume the position of power. Your confidence carried you through, and you surrounded yourself with people who believed in you, who bolstered your ego, and shared similar goals as you. 

Unfortunately, those shared goals were getting more power and riches for yourselves, with no real regard for those who you governed over. Your arrogance and inability to attract talented or competent people to work for you was immediately apparent, and any criticism of you or your decisions enraged you, making you spiteful.

You were overwhelmingly, and unceremoniously thrown from position amid countless scandals and infighting. Of course as this happened you fought back with your few remaining followers, and tried to carry out an ultimately unsuccessful coup against your replacement.

You've gone into exile while trying to escape the consequences of your treason, looking to try to vindicate yourself, and sooth your ego.

 
Skill Proficiencies: You can choose two Charisma based skills to be proficient in.
Tool Proficiencies: You gain proficiency in the disguise kit, in order to hide your appearance from people familiar with your treason.
Languages: You know an extra language? I mean... I guess so. I didn't see that coming.
 
Feature: Motivational Speech

You gain access to Motivational speech. You can cast it at the 3rd level once per day without using a spell slot. Of course, you actually have to make an off-the-cuff motivational speech in order for the spell to work. Good luck. I'm sure you can throw together a disjointed collection of words that people can assume some meaning from.

 
Spell List
Spell Level Spells
3rd motivational speech, motivational speech
 
Suggested Characteristics
d8 Personality Trait
1 I think if this country gets any kinder or gentler, it's literally going to cease to exist.
2 It's like in golf... A lot of people - I don't want this to sound trivial - but a lot of people are switching to these really long putters, very unattractive... it's weird... I'm a traditionalist.
3 To be blunt, people would vote for me. They just would. Why? Maybe because I'm so good looking.
4 Nobody's ever been more successful than me. I'm the most successful person ever.
5 I look very much forward to showing my financials, because they are huge. But not right now.
6 Certain guys tell me they want women of substance, not beautiful models. It just means they can't get beautiful models.
7 In life you have to rely on the past, and that’s called history.
8 I’m the least racist person you have ever talked to. Much less racist than those Orcs, or Goblins, they're all disgustingly racist. Most racist people you've ever met. Or elves too.
d6 Ideal
1 We cannot allow disease-infected people back. People that go to far away places to help out are great - but must suffer the consequences!
2 When you see the other side chopping off heads, torture doesn't sound very severe.
3 Sorry losers and haters, but my IQ is one of the highest - and you all know it! Please don't feel so stupid or insecure, it's not your fault.
4 Show me someone with no ego and I'll show you a big loser.
5 As a kid, I was making a building with blocks. I didn't have enough. So I asked my younger brother if I could borrow some of his. He said, 'Okay, but you have to give them back when you're done.' I glued them together. He never did get those blocks back.
6 I don't make deals for the money. I've got enough, much more than I'll ever need. I do it to do it. Of course the money doesn't hurt.
d6 Bond
1 I have a great relationship with all races, as you possibly have heard. I just have great respect for them. And they like me. I like them. Just not living near me.
2 (Other countries) They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.
3 He's not a war hero. He's a war hero - he's a war hero 'cause he was captured. I Like people that weren't captured, OK, I hate to tell you.
4 All of the women flirt with me - consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected.
5 I could stand in the middle of main street and kill somebody and I wouldn't lose supporters.
6 I need loyalty. I expect loyalty. (Don't expect it in return)
d6 Flaw
1 I can no longer tell the difference between my own lies and the truth.
2 My only regret is that I failed.
3 If someone doesn't succeed, I lose respect for them. I will hold it over their head, as evidence of my superiority. If I don't succeed, it's someone else's fault.
4 I respect people who support me. I don't like being contradicted.
5 If I find it hard to understand or do, I am convinced it must be impossible. If someone else can do it, I assume it's because of my help, or it's a trick.
6 I will sacrifice those most loyal and close to me, in order to protect myself. I expect them to fall on their sword to protect me.
 
 
Contacts

You still have to remain in contact with your faithful supporters who are waiting for you to rise up again and take over from your hard working successor. You have regular contact with an individual who is acting as your go between to the underground rebellion. The individual is either your same sex or opposite sex child, your legal counsel, a political dirty trickster, a foreign advisor, or a formerly jailed military general.

d6 Contact
1 My child of the same sex. They're incompetent. Desperate for my approval. The apple didn't fall far from the tree.
2 My child of the opposite sex. The one I doted on. Very attractive. Ruthless and perhaps my biggest threat. VERY attractive.
3 My legal counsel. Always steers me wrong. Once very respected, but seems to be going senile, and can't remember basic facts anymore, but that doesn't stop them from speaking as if they do.
4 Political Dirty Trickster. My propaghandist right hand. A long relationship which requires me to bail them out of trouble they constantly get into for skirting the law to help me.
5 Foreign Advisor. Someone paid by a foreign government to help form my policies, choose my associates, and make my decisions. I have no doubts he's got my best interests in mind.
6 Jailed Military General. A political ally who was caught early on in my grift. Instead of playing repentant, they saw the advantage in doubling down in support of me. They don't believe the propaganda, but they play as if they do for my supporters.
 

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