At some point during your life, you realised that your body did not belong to you alone. You may be unsure as to the origin of the entity hiding within the recesses of your mind or perhaps you put it there yourself: another mortal being bound to you, a benevolent or malevolent thing, or a mindless beast waiting for its opportunity for control. It is by sheer willpower that you remain in control of your own body.

While you control your body, the being within has access to you. Whispers in the back of your mind, knowledge of the events that took place without you ever being there, and urges that you would normally not have suddenly spring into your mind. In the rare occurrences that the being takes control, you feel imprisoned yet comforted within your own body. You can see glimpses into the world, you can clearly perceive the thoughts of the other being, you can whisper your own voice into the beings mind, and you can obtain information and peer into the memories of the being that now possess you.

While being trapped within your body is not ideal, it can have its uses.

When you choose this background, work with your DM to determine the nature of the entity that you are bound to, how capable you are at controlling or suppressing it, and what kind of experiences you had through the eyes of this entity while it claimed control. Was it a twin that died in the womb, a celestial or fiend bound to you at birth, or an ancient spirit seeking to complete unfinished business? Perhaps it was a loved one that you chose to bound to your mind at the time of their death, or a monster you hunted and is now bound to you through a curse.

Skill Proficiencies: Choose two Skills: choose one - Arcana, History, Nature, Religion, Medicine and choose one - Athletics, Acrobatics, Stealth, Animal Handling, Performance

Languages: Choose an Exotic Language: Abyssal, Celestial, Deep Speech, Draconic, Primordial, Sylvan, Undercommon

Equipment: A double sided coin, a scholar's pack, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp.

Suggested Characteristics

Beings that have twin minds have split personalities. They have the tendency to have opposite alignments and ideals, however this is not always the case. Overtime they can influence each other and share a goal, or depending on the origin of the minds can be of the same alignments. However, they always have different solutions to the same problems and can cause frustration to the suppressed mind should a solution fail to be solved.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I see omens in every event and action. Something is trying to speak to me, I just need to listen.
2	I quote sacred texts and proverbs in almost every situation. Although I am unsure where I acquired this knowledge.
3	We swap between identities like clothes. We know when each other is better suited to a situation.
4	I know a story relevant to almost every situation.
5	I have a strong sense of fair play and always try to find the most equitable solution to arguments.
6	I don’t talk about the thing that torments me. I’d rather not burden others with my curse.
7	I refuse to become a victim, and I will not allow the thing inside me to win.
8	I often get lost in my own thoughts and contemplation, becoming oblivious to my surroundings.

d6	Ideal
1	I’ll stop the spirit that haunts me or die trying. (Any)
2	Aspiration. I seek to prove myself worthy of my god’s favour by matching my actions against his or her teachings. (Any)
3	Friendship. Material goods come and go. The bond with the being within me will last forever. (Good)
4	Freedom. Chains are meant to be broken, as are those who would forge them. (Chaotic)
5	Tradition. The stories, legends, and songs of the past must never be forgotten, for they teach us who we are. (Lawful)
6	I kill monsters to make the world a safer place, and to exorcise my own demons. (Good)

d6	Bond
1	I owe my life to the priest who took me in when my parents died.
2	My isolation gave me great insight into a great evil that only I can destroy.
3	I will do anything to prove myself superior to my hated rival.
4	The people who knew me when I was young know my shameful secret, so I can never go home again.
5	There’s evil in me, I can feel it. It must never be set free.
6	I suffer awful visions of a coming disaster and will do anything to prevent it.

d6	Flaw
1	I harbor dark, bloodthirsty thoughts that my isolation and meditation failed to quell.
2	Despite my best efforts, I am unreliable to my friends.
3	I have a weakness for the vices of the city, especially hard drink.
4	I’m never satisfied with what I have — I always want more.
5	I have certain rituals that I must follow every day. I can never break them.
6	I talk to a spirit that no one else can see.