You escaped from a mad scientist mage and his devote servants who experimented on you and others. They dissected, injected, augmented and transplanted so many times and with so many unknown things and creatures that some of the others become monstrous chimeras or died from the shock of it all. They would force their test subjects to fight to gather more info and data. They would give you scraps to keep you all fed and kept in cells with no blankets or beds or a window. This lasted for a very long time but you are unsure how long cause you couldn't decern time in that hell hole. You were brought into the lab for what would later be your last time. They transplanted and injected you with multiple different things which caused your body to start violently moving and breaking and healing over and over again. The mage casted spells to make all the different parts fuse together and stabilize. This lasted for a few minutes but for you it felt like hours until you stopped, covered in sweat and aching all over. The mage and his servants analyzing you before a smile and the mage affirmation that this experiment was a success. This is when you heard a distorted voice in your head asking if you wanted to be free and no longer powerless. You accepted and felt an overwhelming power flood through your body that let you brake free from the bindings and stand. The mage and his servants looking in shock and unable to to do anything as their perfected creation slaughtered them all within seconds. You felt like you were in a haze and your new instincts were in control. You instinctively used your new abilities to devour all the remains and research of your captors like an amorphous sludge (slime). You ran through this maze of a hidden hideout destroying everything in your path until you manage to find your way back to the holding cells. Even though you were in a haze and barely able to control yourself, you went over to where the other prisoners were held and as they saw you covered in blood they smiled and begged for you to kill them and set them free once and for all. Your body moved and killed them all swiftly and painlessly. As you were coming out of the haze and that overwhelming power leaving you, the distorted voice from before spoke clearly in your mind this time and conjured you some commoner clothes and in a whirl of light whisked you out of the hideout and into a close and safe cave. The voice saying one last thing before fading from your mind, "You have been reborn anew. Live your life to the fullest."
Prior to becoming an adventurer, your path in life was defined by one dark moment, one fateful decision, or one tragedy. Now you feel a darkness threatening to consume you, and you fear there may be no hope of escape. Choose a harrowing event that haunts you, or roll one on the Harrowing Events table.
Those who look into your eyes can see that you have faced unimaginable horror and that you are no stranger to darkness. Though they might fear you, commoners will extend you every courtesy and do their utmost to help you. Unless you have shown yourself to be a danger to them, they will even take up arms to fight alongside you, should you find yourself facing an enemy alone.
What you have endured granted you Fortitude and Resilience and you became Skilled at a few things from watching and absorbing.
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. |
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