Fallen Sphinx

 

Once created for the purpose of guarding an ancient treasure, you waited patiently for adventurers. They entered your lair, you delivered your riddle or quest, and upon their failure; despite your Lawfully Good nature (at the time), you slaughtered them without mercy. You often felt a sense of sorrow at your grisly task as your only other company was a small library of books. After hundreds of years you claimed countless innocent lives whose only crime was curiosity.

Upon entreating your Creator for explanation as to why none could be given mercy, your claws weary of being coated in adventurer blood, Your deity simply laughed. You had been serving a callous and sadistic monster. So, you left the lair, the treasure and your duty. The deity was intrigued by your actions and, rather than kill you, stripped you of your time and space bending powers, reducing you to a base mortal coil. But, they could not strip your mind... Now, you follow your own path, not constrained by the wills of capricious gods.

Skill Proficiencies: Naturally, You have a deep knowledge of Arcana, being created by magic, and History as you have basically lived it. You also are proficient in Religion pertaining to your former god and, having once been a guardian, you are proficient in perception. 

Tool Proficiencies: proficient with a game set or musical instrument which you used to pass the time. You also read faster than nomal people.

Languages: You Know the Sphinx language and common.

Equipment: You have a symbol of your former god which you have likely desecrated,  a gaming set or musical instrument, one of your favorite books, a set of robes and 15 gp

Suggested Characteristics

d8	Personality Trait
1	I've been isolated for so long that I rarely speak. Often answering people with gestures, grunts, or simply in my own mind.
2	I am oblivious to etiquette and social expectations
3	I often get lost in my own thoughts and contemplations, becoming oblivious to my surroundings
4	There's nothing I like more than a good mystery.
5	I tend to take pity on the intellectually challenged.
6	I am prone to distrust deities or their followers
7	I have gluttonous reactions to new sensations, such as foods
8	I get overly excited about new experiences or the chance to make new friends.

d6	Ideal
1	Freedom. Chains are meant to be broken, as are those who would forge them (Chaotic)
2	Curiosity. The world holds so much to experience. I value different perspectives and insights. (Any)
3	Power. Solitude and Contemplation are paths towards mystical and magical power (evil)
4	Absolute. Rules are in place for a reason and no one, not even the gods, shall break them (Lawful)
5	Knowledge. The path to power and self improvement is through Knowledge (neutral)
6	Compassion. Sharing delights with one another and experiences bring us closer to peace. (Good)

d6	Bond
1	I will have my revenge on the deity that made me a butcher.
2	I won't sell an art object or other treasure that has historical significance or is one of a kind.
3	I'm guilty of a terrible crime. I hope I can redeem myself for it.
4	I'm fascinated by the beauty and wonder of this new land.
5	My freedom is my most precious possession. I'll never let anyone take it from me again.
6	The world has been convinced of a terrible lie. It's up to me to reveal the truth.

d6	Flaw
1	I judge others harshly, and myself even more severely.
2	I am suspicious of strangers and expect the worst of them.
3	I consider the adherents of gods to be deluded innocents at best, or ignorant fools at worst.
4	I have a weakness for the new intoxicants and other pleasures of this land.
5	Unlocking an ancient mystery is worth the price of a civilization.
6	My lack of worldliness often proves my undoing in social, commercial, and hostile situations.

Contacts

Librarians; your existence was fortified by books, thankfully your deity was happy to oblige this slight luxury. Now Librarians and booksellers across the land know your name, though likely nothing more than that.

d1	Contact
1	librarians