Raised by Common Folk

You were discovered by the average folk of a village, town or other community. Noted for your large size and endurance you were soon put to work. In exchange, you are fed, allowed to sleep in a shed and sometimes, just sometimes, allowed to listen in as a teacher instructs the children of the neighbourhood or an expert passes on their trade to junior workers.

Suggested Characteristics

d8	Personality Trait
1	I’ve never known any other sort of life, so I think this is the best possible place for me.
2	I get confused around good manners.
3	I always seem to have something to eat in my pockets.
4	When I eat, pigs look at me with disgust.
5	I was taught manners by someone as a joke. I don’t understand why others look so perplexed when I do my very best to fit in.
6	I don’t know where to look when someone is nice to me. It’s so uncomfortable.
7	I always try to be useful.
8	I relate more to animals than people.

d6	Ideal
1	Work. I have been taught that there is nothing better than a true day’s labor, gladly given.
2	Pastoralism. Sure, it is a lot of effort. But when the sun is setting on the fishpond and you have all your chores done, you can be happy.
3	Perfection. In my craft, you don’t always get it right every time. But when you do, that’s special.
4	Simplicity. I don’t need much, and neither does anyone else if you ask me.
5	Privacy. I prefer to be left alone and show others the same courtesy.
6	Common folk. I will do anything for common folk, but don’t expect them to care more for me than they do their animals. It’s always been like that.

d6	Bond
1	My first teachers made special tools for me, I keep them still.
2	The villagers used me as a beast of burden, and that gave me purpose.
3	I have started to get this longing for the depth of the forest. It haunts me.
4	Goblins and trolls feel both strange and strangely familiar to me.
5	I killed a fearsome beast with my hands. I still carry its pelt at all times.
6	These people gave me food, and I want to help them.

d6	Flaw
1	I am very defensive of the little people.
2	I despise physically weak people.
3	I am afraid of fire, like I panic if I get too close to it.
4	I decorate myself with trophies from the bodies of those I kill, it gives me strength.
5	I am afraid of smart people, they see right through me.
6	Without someone to tell me what to do, I don’t do anything.