You are a hermit(crab). You've always spent your days in solitude, seeking peace and quiet. Why did you depart from society? That's for you to decide. This background is 100% completely totally original and NOT a means of sidestepping DNDBeyond's dreadful paywalls.
- Skill Proficiencies: Medicine, Religion
- Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism kit
- Languages: One language of your choice
- Equipment: A scroll case stuffed full of notes from your studies or prayers, a winter blanket, a set of common clothes, a herbalism kit, and 5 gp
Life of Seclusion
Why did you leave society? Was it to find enlightenment, or to escape from a dark past?
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Life of Seclusion |
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1
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I was searching for spiritual enlightenment.
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2
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I was partaking of communal living in accordance with the dictates of a religious order.
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3
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I was exiled for a crime I didn't commit.
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4
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I retreated from society after a life-altering event.
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5
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I needed a quiet place to work on my art, literature, music or manifesto.
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6
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I needed to commune with nature, far from civilization.
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7
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I was the caretaker of an ancient ruin or relic.
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8
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I was a pilgrim in search of a person, place or relic of spiritual significance.
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Feature: Discovery
Living in seclusion gave you access to a unique and powerful discovery. You can discuss with your DM what this discovery might be. It could be a great truth about the cosmos, or a relic from an ancient city.
Suggested Characteristics
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Personality Trait |
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1
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I've been isolated for so long that I rarely speak, preferring gestures and the occasional grunt.
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2
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I am utterly serene, even in the face of disaster.
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3
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The leader of my community had something wise to say on every topic, and I am eager to share that wisdom.
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4
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I feel tremendous empathy for all who suffer.
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5
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I'm oblivious to etiquette and social expectations.
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6
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I connect everything that happens to me to a grand, cosmic plan.
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7
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I often get lost in my own thoughts and contemplation, becoming oblivious to my surroundings.
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8
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I am working on a grand philosophical theory and love sharing my ideas.
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Ideal |
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1
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Greater good. My gifts are meant to be shared with all. (Good)
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2
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Logic. Emotions must not cloud our sense of what is right and true. (Lawful)
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3
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Free thinking. Inquiry and curiosity are the pillars of progress. (Chaotic)
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4
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Power. Solitude and contemplation are paths towards mystical or magical power. (Evil)
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5
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Live and let live. Meddling in the affairs of others only causes trouble. (Neutral)
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6
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Self-knowledge. If you know yourself, there's nothing left to know. (Any)
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Bond |
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1
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Nothing is more important than the other members of my hermitage, order or association.
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2
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I entered seclusion to hide from the ones who might still be hunting me. I must someday confront them.
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3
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I'm still seeking the enlightenment I pursued in my seclusion, and it still eludes me.
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4
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I entered seclusion because I loved someone I could not have.
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5
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Should my discovery come to light, it could bring ruin to the world.
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6
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My isolation gave me great insight into a great evil that only I can destroy.
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Flaw |
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1
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Now that I've returned to the world, I enjoy its delights a little too much.
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2
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I harbor dark, bloodthirsty thoughts that my isolation and meditation failed to quell.
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3
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I am dogmatic in my thoughts and philosophy.
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4
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I let my need to win arguments overshadow friendships and harmony.
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5
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I'd risk too much to uncover a lost bit of knowledge.
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6
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I like keeping secrets and won't share them with anyone.
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