Ruin-Born

Since an early age, your home has been uninhabited. Whether it was a horde of raiders, a natural disaster, or an unknown event shrouded in mystery, the town where you grew up was ruined; its population either left, went missing, or died, with the curious exception of you. For years, you lived within a ghost town, making use of whatever resources remained serviceable and scrounging knowledge from the few books and structures that hadn't been reduced to nothing. Perhaps you want to rebuild the town, perhaps you seek vengeance against those who destroyed it, or perhaps you treat your former residence with disdain and desire simply to distance yourself from it.

Skill Proficiencies: Survival, one of your choice

Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools

Languages: One of your choice

Equipment: A trinket with the name of your hometown, a set of common clothes, a set of artisan's tools, and 15 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Some ruin-born idealize their time in their hometowns, seeking isolation and things that connect to where they came from. Others try to distance themselves from their pasts, reveling in social interaction and new experiences.

d6	Personality Trait
1	I’ve been isolated for so long that I rarely speak, preferring gestures and the occasional grunt.
2	I am utterly serene, even in the face of disaster.
3	I feel tremendous empathy for all who suffer.
4	I’m oblivious to etiquette and social expectations.
5	I often get lost in my own thoughts and contemplation, becoming oblivious to my surroundings.
6	I'm not used to being around things that I can't take whenever I like.

d6	Ideal
1	Friendship. I never leave a friend behind. (Good)
2	Stability. I'm easily confused by new places and people. (Lawful)
3	Change. Civilizations rise over decades or centuries and fall in a moment. (Chaotic)
4	Power. The ability to level a town is an awe-inspiring goal. (Evil)
5	Live and Let Live. Meddling in the affairs of others only causes trouble. (Neutral)
6	History. Nobody should ever forget their pasts or their ancestors. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	Nothing is more important than finding the people that destroyed my hometown.
2	Ghosts from my town seem to follow me wherever I go.
3	I'll never forget the traveler that once came through my town.
4	I have imaginary friends based on clues from ruined houses.
5	I need to find enough materials and able hands to rebuild a town.
6	My isolation gave me plenty of time to myself, and now that's all I can appreciate.

d6	Flaw
1	Now that I’ve seen the world, I enjoy its delights a little too much.
2	I didn't have any guardians to keep my more bloodthirsty thoughts from developing.
3	Sometimes I destroy things, just to feel more at home.
4	My need to please others sometimes gets obsessive.
5	I like keeping secrets and won’t share them with anyone.
6	I will never fully trust anyone other than myself.