Mark of Dinsoh (curse)

You were at some point in life exposed to the power of the Ethereal Shadow and had been banished for this curse. The curse has over the years started to change your physical appearance and has given you infernal magic that you're just beginning to understand. You have learned over the years that you must never show your true identity as it can lead to you getting executed by the guards that live in the town or city, and even worse is that this curse is slowly killing you. As the dark magic that infests your body is slowly taking control and turning you into one of them, a shadow wraith. 

Skill Proficiencies: Because of your banishment you have learned the secrets of surviving in the harshest of places and gain proficiencies in Survival and athletics. Although it as been a great deal of mental and physical damage and has left you forever scared.

Tool Proficiencies: To prevent detection you had to learn how to disguise yourself and gain proficiency in disguise kits.

Languages: The initial exposure as giving you the ability to speak, read, and write Infurnal and one other exotic language of your choice. 

Equipment: You were banished before you could get anything for your new life so you had to steal the items that you start with, you can steal as many items that equal up to 200 gold pieces. Any remaining gold that was not used if you don't get to gain to your coin count. Before getting your starting items you start with ragged and torn clothes that you were wearing for however long you want. In addition if you choose this background you don't gain any other equipment that your class would give you, as you lost them during your travels. 

Spell List

The curse had given you magical power you once never had. Once you start your life as an adventurer you find ways to use this new power to help you and sometimes your companies to survive. Starting at level one you gain spells that the shadow in you had given you, and as you gain more control over it you learn more of this power that you can control. These spells don't count to your spells known or prepared and can be used once at their lowest level once without using a spell slot, you regain that ability after a long rest.. If these spells are not in your spell list for you they are. This spells however also damage you, as your strength modifier and constitution modifier are both decreased by 2 if you choose this background.

1st level: False Life, Chill touch

3rd level, Shadow Blade, Invisibility, misty step, Darkness

5th level: Summon shadow spawn, Feign Death

7th level: Black Tentacles  

9th level: Negative Energy Flood

11th level: Circle of Death

13th level: Symbol, Teleport 

15th level: Maddening darkness

17th level: Psychic Scream 

Spell Level	Spells
Cantrip	chill touch
1st	false life
2nd	darkness, invisibility, misty step, shadow blade
3rd	feign death, summon shadowspawn
4th	black tentacles
5th	negative energy flood
6th	circle of death
7th	symbol, teleport
8th	maddening darkness
9th	psychic scream

Whenever you cast a spell from this spell list you most rule a number of d4's equal to the spell level. Once done the curse spread that many inches across your body. If you call a devil or demon to revive you or your companions you must roll 9d4s to see how far the curse spreads. You are immune to this effect if your character's level is twice as high as the spell's level. 

Suggested Characteristics

Before choosing this background you should think about how life in isolation had changed you over the years and how you survived in the wild for so long, and how well your life is now and before you were cursed.

d6	Personality Trait
1	A life of inhumane conditions has left me scared, I hope to help others not have the same fate.
2	I have a lesson for every situation, drawn from experience and the world around me.
3	I am suspicious of everyone, even those that are close to me. As anyone can be a traitor if they want to.
4	I seek to find a cure from this curse that has been a plague to me.
5	I always feel like I can never have control, so I let others do the disiting for me most of the time.
6	I'm a wanderer to the core, don't expect me to be happy about entering "civilized" land.

d6	Ideal
1	(Protect) I hope to prevent people from succumbing to the same fate that I have (Good)
2	(Power) I find this curse to one day be a gift, and find a way to use it’s power to give me the advantage. (Evil)
3	(Survival) I must do whatever I can to survive. (Chaotic)
4	(Understanding) I hope to one day find the reason for getting cursed, and maybe one day find a cure. (Neutral)
5	(Recover) I try to always find a way to make my life as normal as I can. (Any)
6	(Redemption) I hope I can one day return home and not be hunted one day, and will try to follow the rules in order to achieve that. (Lawful)

d4	Bond
1	I suffer a nightmare that shows the world burning in flame, I will try anything to prevent it to stop its destruction.
2	As much as this curse harms me I still try to help others.
3	No one should have to suffer, I will find a way to end it.
4	I wish to find a cure this is curse, no matter the price.