Goliath Exile

As a child, a chance (or was it?) event resulted in you being imbued with a mysterious power that you feel prickling at your fingertips and a whisper breathing at the edge of your thoughts. Fear spread quickly among your tribe. They said you had made a pact with something beyond mortal: a giant spirit, a storm god, or worse. You were judged too dangerous, too unpredictable. Your sentence was exile. They led you down the mountain path. No weapons, no companions, only the wind at your back. When you looked over your shoulder for the last time, the peaks were already shrouded in cloud and the storm was darkening over your tribe

Now you wander the lowlands, far from the people who cast you out, wielding powers you never asked for, bound to a patron you cannot name, seeking the truth of a bargain you never meant to make. You fear the storm that walks with you, but you will not bow until you learn the truth of the bargain the clouds ripped from you as a child.

Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from among Stealth, Arcana, Nature, Animal Handling, Insight, Medicine, Perception, Survival, Deception, orIntimidation

Tool Proficiencies: Choose one from among Cook's Utensils, Leatherworker's Tools, Tinker's Tools, Weaver's Tools, Woodcarver's Tools, Herbalism Kit, or Navigator's Tools

Suggested Characteristics

d6	Personality Trait
1	I am calm, reserved, and deliberate in all things. I keep my emotions tightly bound, for fear of calling down the storm and hurting those around me.
2	I rarely speak unless I have measured my words. Silence carries its own weight.
3	I observe the world carefully, watching for omens in the wind and sky
4	I am slow to anger, but once provoked, my wrath is like a storm unleashed and I do not necessarily have control of that storm.
5	I prefer to act decisively and deliberately. Impulsiveness feels dangerous.
6	I find solace in ritual and routine, as it steadies the storm within me.

d8	Ideal
1	Control - Power without restraint destroys all it touches.
2	Balance - All power must be measured, or it will destroy its wielder.
3	Freedom - The storm cannot be bound, and neither can I fully submit.
4	Knowledge - Understanding my patron is the key to mastering the storm.
5	Endurance - Strength is nothing without perseverance.
6	Destiny - My path is written in the clouds and I must follow it, however uncertain.
7	Self-Mastery - True power lies in controlling oneself before controlling the world.
8	Protection - I will shield others from the forces I cannot yet fully command.

d6	Bond
1	The clouds gave me their mark, and I must learn to whom, or what, I am bound.
2	The clouds are a constant companion. I feel their presence in all things.
3	I seek the truth of my patron, for only then can I hope to control my fate.
4	I feel a connection to cloud giants, though I have never met one.
5	I have made a vow to never allow my emotions to harm those around me.
6	My magic is a gift, and a burden, that I had no choice in receiving.

d8	Flaw
1	My fear of the consequences of losing control make me hold myself apart from others.
2	I hold others at arm’s length, even though I long for connection, because if I falter I fear for not just myself but for those around me.
3	Fear of losing control sometimes makes me hesitate when action is needed.
4	I have difficulty trusting others with power that cannot be fully explained.
5	I punish myself silently for every slip of anger, grief, or joy.
6	I can be obsessively focused on discovering my patron, ignoring everything else.
7	I sometimes underestimate others, thinking they could never understand the storm within me.
8	My constant vigilance against my own emotions leaves me emotionally exhausted and wary.