You were once used as the living vessel of a god and once you had fulfilled your purpose you were discarded. You try to move on with your life but the memories of what happened to you remain with you always. it might have been a benevolent deity that borrowed your mortal form to bestow miracles upon the world or it may have been an evil god possessing you for its malevolent purpose. You might not be able to tell the difference.
- Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from among Arcana, History, Religion, or Survival
- Languages: You can speak celestial and one other exotic language (Abyssal, Celestial, Deep Speech, Draconic, Infernal, Primordial, Sylvan, or Undercommon)
- Equipment: An explorer’s pack (see the sidebar), a set of common clothes, and one trinket of special significance.
Prior to becoming an adventurer, your life was filled with miracles you were involved in events that shape not only the material plane but the entire universe. Now you are mortal once more but can remember a particularly incredible happening. Choose a World Shaping event that happened to you, or roll one on the World Shaping Events table.
| d10 | World Shaping Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | The deity possessing you slaughtered millions, you don’t know why. |
| 2 | You were possessed by an eldritch horror. You can feel it watching you, coldly and distantly. Sometimes it beckons you in the dead of night. |
| 3 | You don't know why you were chosen and you don't know why you were released. You wonder what should happen if the god were to find further use for you |
| 4 | You once healed an entire village from the plague. Now you feel powerless to alleviate peoples suffering. |
| 5 | You have memories of how the world began and how it shall end. |
| 6 | You have walked the earth for centuries as the avatar of a god. The world you once knew is gone as are the people who were in it. |
| 7 | You watched on as a great city was forced beneath the waves. you feel the weight of all those lives on your conscience. |
| 8 | You turned a desert into a thriving jungle, having seen what the gods can do you are haunted by what they don't. |
| 9 | You made friends with angels during your time as an avatar. They still remain your friends during your mortality. |
| 10 | After a millennium as the puppet of an evil god you find yourself sympathising with the evil creatures you meet. |
You retain a small trace of divinity upon you, those who are familiar with such things can sense this and will be willing to lend aid when they can. You may stay in temples and churches for free.
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.
You have been touched by a being beyond human comprehension. You find yourself apart from those around you, but willing to help those willing to help you.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I don’t run from evil. Evil runs from me. |
| 2 | I like to watch the world as it passes by. 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 the world might end. |
| 4 | I live my life in extremes of depression and happiness |
| 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 history and ambitions 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. |
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