Lifelong Prisoner

You've been a prisoner your whole life, your parents before you, prisoners too. You've never been outside. Never seen the sky. You've been beatened, tourtured, experimented on, starved, humiliated. And what's worse, you feel this is normal, because you don't know any different. You've had many guards, most of them abusers. But one guard as always nice to you. You don't know why, they always made you uncomfotable becasue they were different to everone else you encountered. But ths guard woul bring you things to do: books, puzzles, toys etc. They would break of some food for you on the days you were starved. But most importantly, thy taught you how to speak, read and communicate. This guard had a plan to break you out of your imprisonment but all of a sudden you never saw them again. They did manage to sneak you some theive's tools  a hooded cloak, and a dagger which you've managed to keep hidden so far.

Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from among Sleight of hand, Deception, Stealth, or Survival.

You are profiient in Insight.

Tool Proficiencies: You are proficient in Theive's Tools.

Languages: Choose two, one must be common. The other is the language of your befriended guard.

Equipment: A monster hunter’s pack (containing a chest, a crowbar, a hammer, three wooden stakes, a holy symbol, a flask of holy water, a set of manacles, a steel mirror, a flask of oil, a tinderbox, and 3 torches), one trinket of special significance (choose one or roll on the Horror Trinkets table after this background), a set of common clothes, and 1 sp.

Suggested Characteristics

You have learned to live with the terror that haunts you. You are a survivor, who can be very protective of those who bring light into your darkened life.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I don’t run from evil. Evil runs from me.
2	I like to read and memorize poetry. It keeps me calm and brings me fleeting moments of happiness.
3	I spend money freely and live life to the fullest, knowing that tomorrow I might die.
4	I live for the thrill of the hunt.
5	I don’t talk about the thing that torments me. I’d rather not burden others with my curse.
6	I expect danger around every corner.
7	I refuse to become a victim, and I will not allow others to be victimized.
8	I put no trust in divine beings.

d6	Ideal
1	I try to help those in need, no matter what the personal cost. (Good)
2	I’ll stop the spirits that haunt me or die trying. (Any)
3	I kill monsters to make the world a safer place, and to exorcise my own demons. (Good)
4	I have a dark calling that puts me above the law. (Chaotic)
5	I like to know my enemy’s capabilities and weaknesses before rushing into battle. (Lawful)
6	I’m a monster that destroys other monsters, and anything else that gets in my way. (Evil)

d6	Bond
1	I keep my thoughts and discoveries in a journal. My journal is my legacy.
2	I would sacrifice my life and my soul to protect the innocent.
3	My torment drove away the person I love. I strive to win back the love I’ve lost.
4	A terrible guilt consumes me. I hope that I can find redemption through my actions.
5	There’s evil in me, I can feel it. It must never be set free.
6	I have a child to protect. I must make the world a safer place for him (or her).

d6	Flaw
1	I have certain rituals that I must follow every day. I can never break them.
2	I assume the worst in people.
3	I feel no compassion for the dead. They’re the lucky ones.
4	I have an addiction.
5	I am a purveyor of doom and gloom who lives in a world without hope.
6	I talk to spirits that no one else can see.