The world around you is unfamiliar to you; you neither recognize it or yourself anymore. What happened to you that you are in this state? Who were you before? Where are you from?
- Skill Proficiencies: Survival or Medicine, plus one other skill from your past life (choose one: Arcana, History, Insight, Persuasion, Deception, Acrobatics, or Stealth)
- Tool Proficiencies: One set of artisan’s tools or one musical instrument (reflecting a past talent)
- Languages: You know how to read Dwarvish runes, though the language they represent in your mind is not Dwarvish alone. It is something far more ancient.
- Equipment: A keepsake from your past (a trinket, piece of jewelry, or journal with illegible writing), a set of traveler’s clothes, a hunting trap or fishing tackle, a pouch with 10 gp
You gain the Resilient feat
ALSO
Though your memories are fragmented, skills and instincts from your past life occasionally surface. When attempting an Intelligence (History) check related to a past culture, event, or
organization, you can make the check with advantage, even if you don’t consciously recall why. Additionally, once per long rest, you can gain insight into a situation as if recalling a forgotten lesson—your DM may grant you a small clue or nudge based on your past experiences.
Suggested Characteristics
Your past is a mystery, even to you. The person you were before the trauma shaped you, but your time surviving alone has hardened you in different ways. Do you long to recover your lost identity, or fear what you might find?
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I collect odd trinkets and symbols, hoping they might spark a lost memory. |
| 2 | I am slow to trust others, but once I do, I am fiercely loyal. |
| 3 | I often dream of unfamiliar faces and places, leaving me restless. |
| 4 | I am more comfortable in the wild than in civilized society. |
| 5 | I have flashes of knowledge or skills that even I don’t understand. |
| 6 | I rely on instinct rather than planning, because my past has taught me that survival is unpredictable. |
| 7 | I sometimes mimic words or gestures I don’t remember learning. |
| 8 | I have an unshakable feeling that someone—or something—is looking for me. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Destiny. Whatever happened to me was fate, and I must see where it leads. (Lawful) |
| 2 | Strength. Only the strong can thrive in this world. I will not be weak. (Neutral) |
| 3 | Secrecy. If my past was taken from me, perhaps it was for a reason. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Compassion. I will help others lost or alone, just as I once was. (Good) |
| 5 | Self-Discovery. I must uncover the truth about myself, no matter the cost. (Any) |
| 6 | Survival. No matter what, I will endure. (Neutral) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I left behind a promise, one I can’t remember, but I intend to keep it. |
| 2 | I feel drawn to certain places and people, though I don’t know why. |
| 3 | Someone from my past is searching for me, and I don’t know whether to flee or find them. |
| 4 | I have recurring nightmares about something in my past—I must discover if they are real. |
| 5 | I once received help from a kind stranger. I will never forget their kindness. |
| 6 | A single item from my past is my most treasured possession. I would die before letting it go. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I am reckless, as if trying to outrun my own past. |
| 2 | I have a hard time distinguishing between real memories and imagined ones. |
| 3 | I secretly fear that I lost my memories because I did something terrible. |
| 4 | I have strange gaps in knowledge, forgetting things even a child would know. |
| 5 | I push people away before they can leave me. |
| 6 | My past haunts me in ways I don’t understand, and I sometimes freeze under pressure. |
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