You lived alone for a few years now, not by choice but by necessity. Beyond the border of civilization where the smells are those of forrest, plain, mountain or swamp. Where those that were a problem can't find you. Where civilization can't smother you. Fishing and hunting and forraging keeps you alive and from time to time you travel to trade and barter for what you need.
- Skill Proficiencies: perception and survival
- Tool Proficiencies: carpenter's tool kit
- Languages: One of your choice
- Equipment: A carpenter's tool kit, trappings for hunting and fishing, an old scroll case or item you found near a long dead corpse, a winter blanket, a set of common clothes, a healer's kit and 2 gp
Feature: the minor disturbance of a pleasant morning
Something has disturbed the wildlife in this area, it is too quiet. With caution and growing discomfort your investigate a bit closer.
- an orc clan migration and a large one at that. So many of them, yet they look beaten and defeated. Dragging their meager possessions and wounded on travois, many of the warriors with bandages and recent battle scars.
- loud lowdy voices complaining and argueing. At distance it looks like a colourful mix of some really bad eggs.
- the ancient abandoned cult site used to be full of bird and animal life. Now the only noises ae those from cultists clearing the overgrown area.
- other
Work with your DM to determine the details of your discovery and its impact on the campaign.
Suggested Characteristics
Escape from civilization wasn't by choice - it was by necessity.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I’ve been isolated for so long that birds buit a nest in my beard. |
| 2 | I am utterly serene, even in the face of disaster. |
| 3 | Observation and contemplation supposedly lead to wisdom. |
| 4 | everyone suffers - so who cares. |
| 5 | I’m oblivious to etiquette and social expectations. |
| 6 | I am wary of others. Distrustful and paranoid if they are close to finding out who I really am. |
| 7 | Actions speak louder than words - it worked fine all this time in the wilderness, so why change it. |
| 8 | The world keeps insisting on bringing me back out into it - as if the last time wasn't enough hassle and trouble for everyone. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Greater Good. My gifts are meant to be shared with all, not used for my own benefit. (Good) |
| 2 | Logic. Emotions must not cloud our sense of what is right and true, or our logical thinking. (Lawful) |
| 3 | Free Thinking. Inquiry and curiosity are the pillars of progress. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Power. Solitude and contemplation are paths toward mystical or magical power. (Evil) |
| 5 | Live and Let Live. Meddling in the affairs of others only causes trouble. (Neutral) |
| 6 | Self-Knowledge. If you know yourself, there’s nothing left to know. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I owe someone a life debt. |
| 2 | I entered seclusion to hide from the ones who might still be hunting me. I must someday confront them. |
| 3 | I’m still seeking the enlightenment I pursued in my seclusion, and it still eludes me. |
| 4 | I entered seclusion because I loved someone I could not have. |
| 5 | I am keeping a low profile as per instructions - until the time is right. |
| 6 | whoever cast their curse on me - I will get even now that I have understood it wasn't just random bad luck. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | Now that I’ve returned to the world, I enjoy its delights a little too much. |
| 2 | I harbor dark, bloodthirsty thoughts that my isolation and meditation failed to quell. |
| 3 | I am wary of others. Distrustful and paranoid if they are close to finding out who I really am. |
| 4 | I let my need to win arguments overshadow friendships and harmony. |
| 5 | I’d risk too much to uncover a lost bit of knowledge. |
| 6 | I like keeping secrets and won’t share them with anyone. |
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