Raised by Yokai

You were not raised among your kin. Yours was a childhood of magic, adventure, and isolation from others of your kind, for you were raised by a yokai spirit. It could be that you were abandoned by your parents, that your people were lost in a kaiju rampage, or that you followed a mesmerising creature deep into the jungle.

The circumstances of how you came to find your yokai family may not be known to you, but you owe your life to their protection and guidance. Perhaps they sustained you with magic, taught you to forage, or stole things they thought you might need from travelling caravans. In their care, you have come to know magic that no other Humanoid has seen and know the world to be singing with all manner of incredible, invisible life.

Source: Ryoko's Guide to the Yokai Realms

Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Perception

Tool Proficiencies: Poisoner's kit

Languages: One of: Abyssal, Sylvan, or Infernal

Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) A dagger, a poisoner's kit, 2 pouches, traveller's clothes, a lamp, a vial of basic poison, a rare gem worth 10 gp; or (B) 50 gp.

Suggested Characteristics

Being raised apart from the rest of the world has its benefits. You have learned much of the natural world and its secrets but know very little of humanoid societies. It is easy to feel a little out of place entering a new world of cities, laws, money, and property, but there are great wonders to discover as well, such as bonds of fellowship, community, and romance.

d6	Personality Trait
1	I revere the natural world, finding tremendous delight in even the simplest aspects of nature.
2	I care little for fancy foods or exuberance. I am baffled by the obsession with money shared by most humanoids.
3	I prefer the company of animals and spirits. I find other people tiresome and dull.
4	Having grown up surrounded by magic, I am extremely difficult to impress. Even the most dazzling displays of power from great wizards and sorcerers seem utterly mundane.
5	Having been raised outside of typical societies, I am acutely aware of my unfamiliarity with most customs and go to tremendous lengths to avoid offending people.
6	I become anxious and fidgety if I spend too long sitting or lying down, especially while indoors.

d6	Ideal
1	Family. I want to reconnect with my kin; I am searching for my people and discovering my history.
2	Unity. I have seen firsthand the patience and kindness of spirits. I wish to bring the material and spiritual realms closer together, creating a more harmonious world.
3	Power. I grew up around powerful magic, and I’m looking for more.
4	Independence. I don’t care what anyone else thinks or does. I didn’t need them before, and I don’t need them now. I’m on my own incredible journey, and they’re lucky to have a cameo in it.
5	Kindness. I survived due to the nurture and protection of gentle yokai. I wish to extend that same gift of kindness to others.
6	Mischief. I’ve embraced my chaotic life, and I take great pleasure in spreading a little chaos wherever I go.

d6	Bond
1	My familiar and I share a bond so deep that we can’t survive without each other.
2	Unbeknownst to me, my direct kin are famous, wealthy, and looking for me.
3	I trust the yokai who raised me more than any humanoid ally.
4	The yokai who raised me departed this world when I came of age. Now I search for where they went.
5	My true kin were killed by a mysterious organization, leaving me an orphan. I’m hunting them down to inflict retribution.
6	I have strange dreams of kin I’ve never known being snatched away. I love my yokai family, but I’m secretly beginning to wonder if I was stolen by them as a child.

d6	Flaw
1	The letter of the law means absolutely nothing to me; I am guided solely by my own moral compass.
2	I hide my past, fearing I’ll never truly fit in with other people.
3	I believe myself to be better than others; having been raised by yokai, I’ve witnessed magical feats that most could never dream of.
4	I am very slow to trust humanoids and find it hard to take them at their word.
5	I am extremely swift to anger when I believe someone has disrespected nature or the spirits that dwell therein.
6	I put too much faith in my own abilities; I believe myself to be almost invincible.