Chahoshi Tribe Member

You grew up as a member of the Chahoshi tribe, an indigenous tribe that live in Bird Valley, a beautiful forested valley in the mountains. The Chahoshi revere birds and guide their culture based on a complex astrology of bird signs under which one is born. Though somewhat isolated, they have an advanced culture rivaling any city.

Your people have always held true to the nature spirits that steward your land. The matrilineal and community-focused ways of your people have kept you strong and prosperous. With recent trade through mountain passages, the long isolation of the Chahoshi is now impacted by the frequent visitors from other lands coming to Bird Valley.  

Chahoshi astrology has a powerful impact on a person, and the birdsign you were born under reveals much about your life, personality, and your destiny, as well as giving you your name. All Chahoshi identify by their given name and their birdname: _____feather. Someone born under the sign of the Eagle has the name Eaglefeather, for example. Families are communal, arranged more by clan than blood relation.  

 

 

Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Survival

Tool Proficiencies: One type of musical instrument or artisan’s tools

Languages: You know Chahoshi, Common, and one other language of your choice

Equipment: A hunting trap, a totemic token or set of tattoos marking your birdsign, a set of traveler’s clothes, and a beaded leather pouch containing 10 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Use the tables below as the basis for your traits and motivations, modifying the entries when appropriate to suit your identity as a member of an Chahoshi tribe.

Even if you have left your tribe behind (at least for now), you hold to the traditions of your people. You will never kill out of cruelty. You will hunt only what you and your people need to eat. You will respect the natural world. You will honor your ancestors and the spirits.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I’m driven by a wanderlust that led me away from home.
2	I watch over my friends as if they were a nest of baby birds.
3	I once won the summer games of my people, and was celebrated for a season.
4	I have a lesson for every situation, drawn from observing nature.
5	I am distrustful of people in cities and don't understand how they live so disconnected from nature.
6	I’m always picking things up, absently fiddling with them, and sometimes accidentally breaking them.
7	I feel far more comfortable around animals than people.
8	I try to be different from my birdsign, but I keep failing.

d6	Ideal
1	I revere The Owlhorn above the other spirits. Nature judges and executes as it must. (Neutral)
2	I revere Great Winter Mother above the other spirits. It is each person’s responsibility to remember the ancestors and honor them. (Lawful)
3	I revere Father Turtle above the other spirits. It is nature's way to create and nourish, regardless of the consequences. (Chaotic)
4	I revere Cozadrice the Circle above the other spirits. I must strive for excellence for I am meant for great things. (Evil)
5	I revere The Guardian above the other spirits. My first duty is to protect those who cannot protect themselves. (Good)
6	I revere The Moonwatcher above the other spirits. It is my responsibility to uncover truths. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	My family, clan, or tribe is the most important thing in my life, even when they are far from me.
2	An injury to the unspoiled wilderness of my home is an injury to me.
3	I will bring terrible wrath down on the anyone who threatens the Chahoshi.
4	I am shunned by my tribe for a dishonorable deed I once did.
5	I suffer awful visions of a coming disaster and will do anything to prevent it.
6	It is my duty to provide children to sustain my tribe.

d6	Flaw
1	I am frivolous with my time and money, indulging in physical pleasures.
2	There’s no room for caution in a life lived to the fullest.
3	I remember every insult I’ve received and nurse a silent resentment toward anyone who’s ever wronged me.
4	I am slow to trust members of other races, tribes, and societies.
5	I am always ready to fight, even at the slightest offense.
6	Don't expect me to pity those who can't survive in the natural world. It is nature’s way that the strong thrive and the weak perish.