Escaped Underdark Slave

You have somehow escaped a life of servitude in the Underdark where you have spent the better part of your life. As an indentured servant, slave, or thrall, you may have been a manservant or handmaiden in a royal household, the captured slave of an evil warlord, or a laborer born into bondage. Perhaps you were a prostitute under the thumb of an unscrupulous pimp, a scullion toiling under the watch of a wrathful chef, or the lowly assistant of a cruel and powerful wizard. Whether you were treated with cruelty or relative kindness, you were still expected to "know your place" and were punished when you stepped out of line. Toiling for another, obeying orders, and debasing yourself have been your way of life. You have since escaped servitude, having somehow won your freedom. Perhaps, it was against your will, e.g. you were dismissed after having disgraced your master, or your master died leaving you adrift in the world with no one to serve. Regardless, freedom is new to you. Your background as a slave has given you the patience to suffer the vagaries of powerful people and also insight into the dynamics of power, its uses and abuses. 

Languages: You speak Undercommon and one

Suggested Characteristics

The greater part of a slave's life has revolved around the wants and needs of another person and they are not used to caring too much about themselves, except for how they will make it to the next day. Their newfound freedom offers broader horizons, which can be exhilarating, challenging or nerve-wracking. Serving a master for many years tends to make slaves cautious, patient, self-effacing and observant. Many have waited years upon years for the chance to break free from their bondage. As such, these (ex)slaves tend to value freedom as the highest ideal. On the other hand, there are those who feel it is part of the natural order of life that some are slaves and some are masters. 

 

d4	Personality Trait
1	I have made an oath to protect those who cannot protect themselves
2	I have a tick that shows when I feel scared or worried.
3	My past is full of times that I was tortured by such strange tools with glyphs that I can't look at a certain symbol, or item without flinching
4	I have exaggerated memories about the splendor of the homeland I was taken from as a child, and I share them with whoever will listen.

d5	Ideal
1	Equality - All intelligent beings are equal in the eyes of the gods. No person has the right to own another person (Good)
2	Duty - To serve is to have purpose. It is noble to serve your master well. (Lawful)
3	Independence - No one will tell me what to do ever again. I am my own master. (Neutral)
4	Revolution - The chains of bondage must be broken. The rich and powerful must be brought low like those they have enslaved. (Chaotic)
5	Power - I was once a slave, but I will become the master (Evil)

d3	Bond
1	Whenever I see slavery, I feel the urge to free the slaves. No matter the consequences
2	I have a debt to pay to the person that helped me escape
3	You can't ever trust someone. Only yourself

d3	Flaw
1	I speak with an accent of the people who enslaved me
2	I am constantly asking my companions if we are friends
3	When I feel that someone might get violent, I become scared and cover a place I was whipped