Clanborn

You were raised among a wandering people, far from the reach of city walls and cobbled roads. Your kin roamed the wilds in close-knit bands, preserving old ways long since forgotten by the world beyond the trees. You grew up beneath open skies and ancient boughs, with stories older than kingdoms passed down around quiet fires. Knowledge, tradition, and survival were taught hand in hand, and your place in the world was earned through quiet endurance and sacred rites. Wherever your people camped became your home—just for a while.

Ability Scores: Choose either a +2, +1 or a +1, +1, +1 for the following ability scores: Constitution, Dexterity, Wisdom

Feat: Magic Initiate (Druid)

Skill Proficiencies: Medicine Religion Stealth

Tool Proficiencies: Pick one of the following instruments: Drums, Flute, Lyre, or Lute

Equipment: Choose A or B or C: (A) Quarterstaff, Herbalism Kit, Book (history), Bedroll, Tent, Traveler's Clothes, 10 GP; or (B) 50 GP; or C) Shortbow, 20 arrows, Herbalism Kit, Book (history), Bedroll, Tent, Traveler's Clothes, 10 GP

Suggested Characteristics

Your personality is shaped by a life steeped in lore, travel, and the quiet pride of a wandering people. You approach the world with curiosity and a respect for tradition, yet you’re unafraid to question or challenge what you find. Your ideals range from fierce protection of the natural world to an unshakable drive for knowledge and legacy, reflecting the many paths a traveler’s heart may take. Bonds root you to your heritage, your mentors, and the places you’ve called home, even as your journey carries you far afield. Yet flaws remind you that passion can become stubbornness, that knowledge has its dangers, and that the very traits which drive you forward can just as easily lead you astray.

d10	Personality Trait
1	I have a lesson for every situation, drawn from observing nature.
2	I watch over my friends as if they were a litter of newborn pups.
3	I’m driven by a wanderlust that led me away from home.
4	I can find common ground between the fiercest enemies, empathizing with them and always working toward peace.
5	I feel tremendous empathy for all who suffer.
6	I know a story relevant to almost every situation.
7	I place no stock in wealthy or well-mannered folk. Money and manners won’t save you from a hungry bear.
8	I’m willing to listen to every side of an argument before I make my own judgment.
9	I connect everything that happens to me to a grand cosmic plan.
10	I’m always picking things up, absently fiddling with them, and sometimes accidentally breaking them.

d6	Ideal
1	Generosity: My gifts were meant so that I could use them to benefit the world, not keep them for myself. (Good)
2	Nature: The natural world is more important than the constructs of civilization. (Neutral)
3	Power: If I can attain more power, no one will tell me what to do. (Evil)
4	Tradition: The stories, legends, and songs of the past must never be forgotten. (Lawful)
5	Change: Life is like the seasons, in constant change, and we must change with it. (Chaotic)
6	Aspiration: Aspiration. I'm determined to make something of myself. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	I would die to recover an ancient artifact of my faith that was lost long ago.
2	I seek to preserve a sacred text that my enemies consider heretical and seek to destroy.
3	An injury to the unspoiled wilderness of my home is an injury to me.
4	I am the last of my tribe, and it is up to me to ensure their names enter legend.
5	I worked the land, I love the land, and I will protect the land.
6	My family, clan, or tribe is the most important thing in my life, even when they are far from me.

d6	Flaw
1	Once I pick a goal, I become obsessed with it to the detriment of everything else in my life.
2	I am inflexible in my thinking.
3	I'd risk too much to uncover a lost bit of knowledge.
4	I speak without really thinking through my words, invariably insulting others.
5	I am slow to trust members of other races.
6	Most people scream and run when they see a demon. I stop and take notes on its anatomy.