One way or another, you have developed a taste for the repulsive: forbidden flesh. While cannibals are known to usually eat the flesh of their own kind, this does not restrict, say, a human who eats elves and dwarves from being called a detestable cannibal. There is a colorful amount of cannibals, with a mix of motive and method. Some cannibals see their diet as a ritual, and cannibalism being integral to it. Religious ceremonies sometimes involve sacrifices and a following feast of the sacrificed body. Other forms of this include cultures which have enshrined the act of cannibalism in their diet. This can be a practical application, as they eat the elderly, who do not have anymore perceived use in society. They have no qualms eating the weak as a way to fuel the strong.

There are always outlier cases. Cannibals can be deranged psychos who simply developed a perverted taste for the forbidden. They do so because it satisfies them, regardless of society's views on it. Keep in mind that this background requires that cannibalism encompass a significant portion of a character's composition. It cannot simply be a trait, or it will not suffice as a complete background. Cannibalism maintains a firm central base for your character, and it heavily affected how they grew up and became who they are today. Perhaps they were thoroughly enlightened by their taste of forbidden flesh, which then made them incredibly driven for more. There are cannibals who see it as an art they wish to perfect, and so they travel in search of exotic tastes. Some cannibals are defined by a crucial moment in their life which involved cannibalism. They could have been trapped in a desperate situation which forced them to do the unthinkable, and it now remains a part of them forever.

Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Survival

Tool Proficiencies: Poisoner's Kit

Equipment: A set of traveler's clothes, two knives for cutting prey, a notebook on species you have butchered, and a belt pouch of 5gp