Foundling Orphan

Located in the settlement of Towe, southwest of Mesym Keep, The Foundling Hospital gives the word “hospital” a different meaning, and in this case, it is actually an orphanage. Mothers would leave their children here that they could not or would not keep, and what put the hospital on the map was hopeful mothers, who intended to return one day for their children, would leave detailed, unique textile scraps with the child so she could later identify the child when they were older. Less than 1% of these mothers returned. A love for children is what founded and established this hospital, and is currently run by Sila, a moon elf female cleric from the West who has devoted her long life to the preservation of children. 

You are one of the children that grew up sleeping in the rows of cot style beds, sharing the community coats and trading goods like mittens and shoes like they were money with the other children. The children outnumbered the staff immensely, and rarely were you given affection from adults-- most children developed family tendencies, taking the idea of "playing house" to a most literal term. All Foundling orphans can relate to each other, and rarely did true rivalries break out. Jealousy, of course, bubbled when someone other than you was adopted, but never malice. 

Now an adult, you have been let out into the world with no family. You lived your whole childhood in the orphanage, your family and friends being one of the same. When you were sent out, you were given the textile piece your parents left behind, new traveling clothes, and a small sum of money as you entered the world alone. It was bittersweet, being virtually kicked from your home, but you know that your bed would be filled quickly by another child. 

Skill Proficiencies: Choose two Foundling Orphan skills: Deception, Investigation, Perception, Performance, Persuasion, Sleight of Hand, Survival

Tool Proficiencies: Any one gaming set of your choice

Languages: One of your choice

Equipment: One set of traveler’s clothes, any one (1) gaming set you are proficient with, childhood effects, a textile "token" your parents left in hopes to identify you one day, and a pouch containing 5 gp

Suggested Characteristics

These are the suggested characteristics for the Foundling Orphan.

d8	Personality Trait
1	Positivism. I have adopted a positive outlook despite my upbringing. I strive to improve my life even without parents.
2	Charity. I attempt to offer to orphans the things that I missed out on as a child.
3	Bitterness. I am uninterested on where I came from and do not accept my past. I am better off leaving it behind.
4	Curiosity. I am using the textile token I have to try and hunt down my family on my own. I am determined to know where I belong.
5	Lost. I feel very confused and lonely out in the world now. I'm conflicted on what to do with myself.
6	Imaginative. I've honed my active imagination from childhood and I hope to use it to get me further in life!
7	Jealousy. I see family units out in the world and I look on them with disdain. I've lived without a family, and I think I am best off alone.
8	Manipulative. From a desperate childhood, I've become talented with getting things exactly how I want them. I use this talent in adulthood as well.

d6	Ideal
1	Reunification. I have the ability now as an adult to find my family, and I will.
2	Unloved. My family gave me away, they didn't want me obviously, so why would I want them?
3	Understanding. I have come to terms with circumstances, and I know my parent's circumstances weren't good either.
4	Free Spirit. I can become anything I want to be, and being an orphan won't hinder my dreams!
5	Adventuring. Traveling across the map may eventually connect me with my family one day.
6	Passive. I spent my childhood upset about my situation, and as an adult, I've chosen to dismiss my past and move on with my life.

d6	Bond
1	Chosen Family. I have a group of fellow orphans that I consider my true family. Blood isn't always thicker than water.
2	Blood. I am desperate to find my relatives, and I will stop at nothing until I do.
3	Young Love. I married a fellow orphan when we turned 18, we understand each other.
4	Relations. My sibling(s) and I were left together at the Foundling Hospital, they're the only blood family I have.
5	Pity. I've adopted an orphan as a companion since I left the hospital, I see a lot of myself in them, and want to be able to provide for them.
6	Strength in Numbers. I found my home in a guild, faction, military, etc. They are my family now.

d6	Flaw
1	Lost. My mother's textile token's fabric has dismissed overtime, I have little to go on for finding my family.
2	Carnal Pleasures. The lack of affection given to me as a child has caused real "daddy issues" for me.
3	Lost Interest. I do not desire to have a family of my own, I do not want to run the chance of leaving my own children orphaned one day.
4	Untouched. Unfamiliar with positive social situations and healthy prolonged relationships, I often keep to myself, and I am guarded and uninterested.
5	Blank. My parents did not leave a textile token when they left me to the Foundling Hospital. I have nothing.
6	Greed. I hoard everything good I have now, and rarely do I share with anyone else. I didn't have these nice things when I was young!