You were forged in the roar of the crowd and the blood-soaked sands of Bloodpit Hold. Whether raised as a shieldling, trained as a duel-born warrior, or adopted after surviving your first trial in the arena, you are Thunderjaw. Every scar tells your story. Every strike is your truth.

Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Intimidation

Tool Proficiencies: Smith’s Tools or Drum (used for war rhythm, chanting, or announcing)

Languages: Giant or Orc (reflecting the war chants and arena rites of the Pact)

Equipment:  

• A crude bone token engraved with the Thunderjaw crest (a jawbone pierced by a lightning bolt)

• A shard of the first weapon you broke in battle

• A worn armband or braided rope gifted after your first sanctioned duel

• A set of traveler's clothes marked with old arena bloodstains

• A pouch containing 10 gp and a war chant scroll or carved battle mantra

 

Suggested Characteristics

Pitborn are bold, proud, and intense. They live by steel, oath, and grit. Many wear their scars like medals, speak like every word might lead to a challenge, and believe that the gods themselves watch each duel fought with honor.

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d8 Personality Traits

1. I size people up as potential opponents, allies, or both.

2. I live by a personal combat code—I don’t fight without cause.

3. I train every day. If I don’t bleed a little, I don’t grow.

4. I brag with humor, not arrogance—unless I really want to get under someone’s skin.

5. I keep trophies from worthy foes, but never out of spite.

6. I have a war song for every mood, and I sing loudly.

7. I don’t care for titles—if you want to lead, fight me for it.

8. I’m haunted by a duel I lost… and determined to win the rematch.

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d6 Ideals

1. Glory. A life forgotten is no life at all. (Chaotic)

2. Honor. Even in blood, there must be law. (Lawful)

3. Strength. If I am the strongest, it is my duty to protect. (Good)

4. Dominance. I fight to prove I am the apex. (Evil)

5. Tradition. The Pact’s rituals and trials shaped me—I uphold them. (Lawful)

6. Freedom. Only in battle am I truly alive. (Chaotic)

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d6 Bonds

1. I carry the name of the warrior who taught me to fight—I won’t shame it.

2. I once spared an opponent I should’ve slain. That choice changed everything.

3. My old arena rival is still out there. One day, we’ll finish what we started.

4. I left Bloodpit Hold to prove I can win without a crowd.

5. I promised my clan I'd return stronger—or not at all.

6. My weapon bears the sigil of a fallen comrade. Every strike honors them.

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d6 Flaws

1. I take challenges too personally—even small ones.

2. I see peace as a pause, not a goal.

3. I will not back down from a fight, even when I should.

4. I measure worth by battle skill alone—an error I know, but can't shake.

5. I crave the thrill of combat and get restless without it.

6. I judge people too harshly if they’ve never shed blood for something they believe in.

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