Exiled from your home for one reason or the other, you have become accustomed to life as one who is less then welcome. You've grown a knack for migrating from community to community, lodging when you can or opting to sleep in the outskirts of town, and you're adept at taking advantage of a situation when you can. Whether you were cast out from your home for a heinous act or falsely committed in a plot against you, you remain wary of those responsible. You are not above breaking a few rules if it means you will live to see another day.
- Skill Proficiencies: Choose two skills: Athletics, Deception, or Survival.
- Tool Proficiencies: Thieves' tools, simple weapons, and one type of instrument of your choice.
- Languages: You know Common and the language(s) of your people.
- Equipment: A set of thieves' tools, a walking staff, a hunting trap, a trophy from an animal you killed, a small knife, a set of dark traveler's clothes with a hood, and a belt pouch with 5 gp.
Reasons for exile range from dreadful crimes to false claims to banishment. Whatever the reason, consider how this will effect your characters outlook on their situation and the ones who put them in it. You can roll on the following table to determine your character's consequence for their wrongdoing or how they themselves were wronged, or choose one that best fits your character.
| d6 | Reasons for Departure |
|---|---|
| 1 | I committed a heinous act and thought I could get away with it. I was wrong. |
| 2 | They got the wrong person, I was framed for an act I didn't commit. |
| 3 | Someone saw me as a threat and decided to get rid of me. |
| 4 | One of my rivals went out to kill my social status. |
| 5 | Those of high-standing feared what I could become, so they cast me out before it was too late. |
| 6 | I had friends in high places, who protected me when I gained the ire of the law. They reduced my sentence to exile to protect me. |
You have an excellent memory for maps and geography, and you can always recall the general layout of terrain, settlements, and other features around you. In addition, you can find food and fresh water for yourself and up to five other people each day, provided that the land offers berries, small game, water, and so forth.
Suggested Characteristics
You're primary objective is to keep a low profile and blend in as best as possible. As an exile, you never know how far your deeds precede you, so you tend to yourself and avoid the interest of the law. Ensuring your own survival is top priority, even if it means forgoing a task or objective, or abandoning someone.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I miss my home and friends and think about reuniting with them all the time. |
| 2 | The harsh wilderness is a change in pace that I've still not grown accustom to. |
| 3 | I'm afraid that exile will not be the full extent of my punishment. I am wary of those who seek to put an end to me for good. |
| 4 | I feel betrayed by my people and those I saw as friends. From here on out, I look after me, myself, and I. |
| 5 | I do not regret being exiled anymore, for now I see how bad my prior situation was. |
| 6 | I've been on the outside for so long, I forgot what life was like inside. |
| 7 | I feel more free living wild then I did cooped up in a village. |
| 8 | I fear many places will look down upon an exile. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Repent. I've made mistakes in the past that I do not plan to repeat. (Lawful) |
| 2 | Redemption. I will right the wrong that lead to my exile. (Good) |
| 3 | Justice. I was framed for a crime I didn't commit. I must clear my name by any means neccesary. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Revenge. Those responsible for my exile will know my wrath. (Evil) |
| 5 | Survival. It will take more then exile to keep me down. I have the will to survive the harshest times. (Neutral) |
| 6 | Acceptance. If I am not welcome here, I shall find a new place to call home. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I hold on to my few possessions from my old life. They are the only connection I have left. |
| 2 | I will one day clear my name and have my exile lifted. |
| 3 | I was pinned for someone else's crime, I will right this wrong. |
| 4 | Those responsible for my exile think life in the wilderness will take care of me. I'll show them. |
| 5 | I hope my past transgressions do not follow me to my new life. |
| 6 | I fear there are those who believed exile was too light. I must ensure our paths never meet again. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I am paranoid those responsible for my exile will come to finish me off. |
| 2 | My exile is a rather sore spot that best be discussed cautiously. |
| 3 | I would give anything to be able to go home again. |
| 4 | Anyone and everyone that didn't fight against my exile can go to hell for all I care. |
| 5 | When things get hairy, my first thought is to bolt. |
| 6 | If you're not with me, you're against me. |
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