Child of the Maw

Born under a fractured sky, you were taken in by a secretive order that feared what you were. They called you a divine mistake, a vessel of something ancient and wrong. They tried to contain you with rites, runes, and chains. You laughed through the pain, danced through the blood, and turned every torment into theater. You weren’t made to be contained — you were made to consume.

Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from Stealth, Survival, Intimidation, Deception, or Insight.

 

Tool Proficiencies:

Choose one from Alchemist’s Supplies, Poisoner’s Kit, Disguise Kit, Calligrapher’s Supplies, Forgery Kit, or Herbalism Kit.

 

Languages: Choose two, one of which must be Abyssal, Celestial, Deep Speech, Draconic, Infernal, Primordial, Sylvan, or Undercommon

Equipment:

• A bone token from your first “communion”
• A cracked ritual mask etched with inverted runes
• A blood‑stained cloak
• A small vial of cold ash from the cult’s sanctum

Suggested Characteristics

Members of the cult are shaped by paradox — joy and pain, hunger and restraint, worship and defiance. Your personality reflects the contradictions of your upbringing, whether you embrace them or rebel against them.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I smile when I’m afraid — it’s how I learned to survive.
2	I speak in riddles and half-truths; clarity feels like exposure.
3	I paint what I can’t say — faces, memories, hungers.
4	I laugh too loudly, especially when I shouldn’t.
5	I test people — their limits, their truths, their fears.
6	I crave attention, but flinch when I get it.
7	I collect secrets like others collect coins.
8	I believe joy is rebellion, and I live accordingly.

d6	Ideal
1	Freedom. No one will ever chain me again.
2	Transformation. I am not what they made — I am what I choose.
3	Power. I was forged for greatness, and I will claim it.
4	Joy. I will find beauty in the grotesque, and laugh in the dark.
5	Vengeance. They will remember what they did — and regret it.
6	Truth. I will expose the cult’s lies, even if it breaks me.

d6	Bond
1	I keep a token from my first rite — it reminds me who I was.
2	There’s someone still inside — a sibling, a rival, a lover. I can’t forget them.
3	I owe my escape to someone I betrayed.
4	I still hear the Maw’s voice in my dreams.
5	I paint the same face over and over — I don’t know who it is.
6	I fear I’ll return willingly one day.

d6	Flaw
1	I don’t trust kindness. It feels like bait.
2	I provoke people just to see what they’ll do.
3	I lie compulsively, even when it hurts me.
4	I crave control — over others, over myself, over fate.
5	I feel empty when I’m not performing.
6	I believe I’m still being watched.

Contacts

You may still have ties to the cult — allies, rivals, or enemies who know your true nature. Some may seek to drag you back into the fold, others to destroy you, and a rare few to aid you in your own designs.