Rebellious Student

You were being educated in a school or apprenticeship at your guardian's behest, never leaving your hometown. You really aren't engaged with what you're being taught, though. Of course, its interesting to a point, but so much awaits you in the great beyond. Eventually, you just grow sick of it and one night, under the cover of darkness, you run off, ready to begin your adventures in a world waiting to be discovered.

Work with your DM to establish the exact nature of your old community, your reason for fleeing and who your friends and foes are. Were you a noble? Were you successful in your field? Find out what your aggravations are and what you seek to gain from leaving home.

Skill Proficiencies: History, Stealth or Deception

Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan's tools

Languages: One standard language or your choice

Equipment: A bedroll, tools for your old trade, traveller's clothes, a crowbar, two daggers, a disguise kit, 50 ft of hempen rope and a small knife.

Suggested Characteristics

Rebellious Students are very temperamental and impulsive. They are certainly a bit more rough around the edges than others.

Their home, race and choices while out of the run often shape their ideals and bonds, perhaps more than they'd like to admit.

They tend not to trust easily and are often on edge around strangers, often leading to them missing out on opportunities.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I am incredibly slow to trust. I would rather make a new enemy than a new friend.
2	I prefer to hurt someone with my dry wit and insults rather than with my weapons.
3	I rarely speak, often preferring to communicate in movements and grunts.
4	If I encounter anyone of my race, one wrong move and I have a blade at their throat.
5	I try to make my friends laugh as much a possible, especially in inappropriate situations.
6	If I had the choice to completely disappear into the background, I would.
7	If anyone asks about my past, I seize up and stop talking until we change the subject.
8	I lie almost all of the time, even when there is no reason to do so.

d6	Ideal
1	Aspiration: I want to make something of myself outside of my hometown. (Any)
2	Defiance: I want to do everything that my old community would disapprove of. (Chaotic)
3	Family: I hope to form strong, new friendship and build a family for myself outside of my community. (Good)
4	Greed: All I want is power and money, and I'll do anything to get it. (Evil)
5	Self-Worth: When I am older, I want to return to my home and gain the approval of my community leaders for a great feat I have accomplished. (Lawful)
6	Survival: I just want to make it out here. (Neutral)

d6	Bond
1	I had to leave a very close friend behind when I ran away.
2	I always try to help those less fortunate than me. I know what like to have nothing and have to build yourself up.
3	I'm in pursuit of a great treasure, once owned by my kin.
4	I hold tightly to the skill I was taught at home. If anything happened to my supplies, I would lose it.
5	I won't let anyone criticise my resolve for leaving home.
6	I owe my life to a kind traveller who picked me up when I first ran away.

d6	Flaw
1	When the going gets tough, I turn and get going.
2	Even when people have my best interests at heart, I don't let my guard down unless they prove their trustworthiness to me.
3	I find it very difficult to follow instructions.
4	I take issue with authority, so either I'm in charge or no one is.
5	I am terrified of any restriction of my freedom and thus am deeply claustrophobic.
6	I have a very short fuse; the slightest comment can set me off.