You are not defined by the life you led, but by the death you chose. In a moment of ultimate sacrifice, you gave your life to protect others from a great fire, a devastating plague, or an overwhelming evil. You were consumed, and your story should have ended there.
But it didn't. As your spirit faded, a being of pure creation and renewal—a Celestial Phoenix—intercepted you on your final journey. It saw the bright, selfless spark of your soul and offered you a pact. You would live again, but as its agent in the mortal world. You awoke reborn from the very ashes of your demise, forever changed and infused with a fragment of its celestial fire. You are a living paradox: a memory of a tragic end and a symbol of a hopeful new beginning.
- Skill Proficiencies: Your experience straddling the line between life and death has given you a profound understanding of the living. You can see the flicker of hope or the shadow of despair in others' eyes (Insight). Furthermore, the regenerative power that remade you gives you an instinctual knowledge of how to mend flesh and soothe pain (Medicine).
- Tool Proficiencies: You are naturally drawn to the components of life. You know which herbs promote healing and which can draw out corruption, preparing them with an intuitive understanding of their life-giving properties. You are proficient with the Herbalism Kit.
- Languages: You know one extra language of your choice. This is typically Celestial, the language of your patron, which often comes to you in dreams and whispers on the wind.
There is an aura of profound resilience about you. Those who are suffering, who have lost hope, or who are on the brink of despair see a kindred spirit in you—a symbol that it is possible to survive the flames of tragedy. They are inclined to trust you, offering you food, shelter, and aid where they might be suspicious of others. They will often confide in you, seeing you as a confessor or a final hope for their troubles.
Suggested Characteristics
A Reborn Flame is a person caught between two lives—the one they lost and the one they were given. Their personality is often a mix of solemn wisdom gained from death and a fierce, newfound appreciation for life.
| d1 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I am calm and gentle, like a warm hearth, but my temper, once roused, is a terrifying inferno. I often stare into fires, finding messages and memories within the flames. Having died once, I savor the small joys of life with an intensity that others find st |
| d1 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Renewal. Every end is a new beginning. I will burn away the corrupt to make way for the pure. (Good) Sacrifice. A single life is worth giving if it means protecting many. I have done it once, and I will do it again. (Good) Life. The spark of life is the mo |
| d1 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I am forever bound to the community or comrades I died to protect. My patron, the Celestial Phoenix, is my guide, my savior, and my purpose. I will not fail it. I carry a token from my past life, my last connection to the person I once was. There was one p |
| d1 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I have no fear of death, which causes me to be incredibly reckless with my own safety. I am deeply uncomfortable with finality and sometimes refuse to accept that some things cannot be saved. The fire within me is powerful, and I sometimes feel a terrifyin |
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