In stolen silence and borrowed shadows, you carry a curse you never sought. Turned against your will, your mortality was taken from you in a single night—but the years that followed carved the deeper wounds. As a spawn, you were bound body and soul to a sire whose whims were law and whose hunger eclipsed mercy. Decades slipped past in a haze of servitude and pain, your existence reduced to an instrument of another’s will.
Yet even the most broken creature can crave freedom. Somewhere between one command and the next, you learned to hide your thoughts, temper your hunger, and wait. Pain sharpened patience into instinct, and obedience taught you every contour of your prison. Then, one night—whether through cunning, outside assistance, or a crack in your sire’s vigilance—you ran.
Now the world beyond your chains feels impossibly vast. Society fears and shuns you, forcing you to navigate the world in secrecy. You’re neither fully free nor fully monster, shaped in equal measure by hunger, fear, and the stubborn ember of self-determination that refused to die.
The curse still binds your veins, the past still stalks your steps, and your sire may yet hunt for what was lost. But for the first time in decades, your path is your own—and every night you walk it, you choose what kind of creature you will become.
- Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from among Perception, Investigation, History, or Survival
- Tool Proficiencies: In your time spent on this earth you've become skilled with one tool set of your choice to aid your discreet survival. Choose one tool set from among Cartographer's Tools, Disguise Kit, Forgery Kit, or Thief's Tools.
- Languages: In your time spent on this earth you've had time to learn an exotic language. Choose one among Abyssal, Celestial, Draconic, Elvish, Infernal, or Primordial.
Prior to your current life, you were at one point introduced to the blood-curse of Vampirism. Be it by your own volition or otherwise, an elder vampire took your by the shoulders, tilted your head and placed the kiss of eternal life on your neck leaving two puncture scars and their virus to course towards your heart.
| d7 | The Bite |
|---|---|
| 1 | Turned back from the brink of death, your creator took mercy on your crumpled form and passed to you the curse of immortality. |
| 2 | Your past is foggy to you, now having lived countless centuries as a blood-starved beast of the night. |
| 3 | Accepted within the company of an ancient organization, your initiation involved the contraction of the curse that has laid waste to your veins for as long as you can remember. |
| 4 | You were chosen at random by a vile beast, who crept into your room by cover of night and drained you almost entirely of your blood. Since, without master or mentor you have been forced to learn through trial and error, and forge your own path. |
| 5 | You were transformed by the curse at an unfortunately young age, bearing the visage and often the mindset of a child to this very day. |
| 6 | Your desire for unbridled power has lead you into less than savory circumstances before, though none quite so permanent as this. You sought out, turned by and trained under a master of this wretched curse. |
| 7 | You were chosen among others to become a slave to your lord vampire. To obey his every whim and want until you break. |
Those who lay eyes upon your unearthly beauty find themselves in an odd position between frightened and charmed. People will have a difficult time trusting you, though once on your side will have an even more difficult time disobeying.
Suggested Characteristics
You have learned to live with the blood of the vampire. You are a survivor, fighting an eternal blood-lust and its effects on your own personal desires.
| d6 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I don’t run from evil. Evil runs from me. |
| 2 | I live for the thrill of the hunt. |
| 3 | I refuse to become a victim, and I will not allow others to be victimized. |
| 4 | I refuse to let my blood-lust control me. Unlike some savage beasts, I retained my dignity. |
| 5 | No one knows of my curse, for I fear being found by vampire hunters or worse, by my old master. |
| 6 | This curse is a gift to me, I revel in my newfound power and seek to understand it further every day. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Inspite of my urges, I will not drink without the consent and knowledge of the individual at hand. (Good) |
| 2 | The curse is new to me, without guidance it is my responsibility to learn my abilities and control them. (Any) |
| 3 | I kill monsters to make the world a safer place, and to exorcise my own demons. (Good) |
| 4 | I am far too old, and far too powerful to be governed by the law of mortals. (Chaotic) |
| 5 | For my own sake, and the sake of others I must allow myself to be hindered by the morals and rules of mortals. (Lawful) |
| 6 | I’m a monster that destroys other monsters, and anything else that gets in my way. (Evil) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | Since discovering the foul nature of the curse in my blood, I have searched and will continue to search for a cure. |
| 2 | I would sacrifice my life and my soul to protect the innocent. |
| 3 | My torment drove away the person I love. I strive to win back the love I’ve lost. |
| 4 | A terrible guilt consumes me. I hope that I can find redemption through my actions. |
| 5 | My evil nature must be contained. I cannot succumb to the beast inside, whatever the cost. |
| 6 | A very long time ago, I had a family. In my absence it remains my responsibility to support them, and hope that someday they may understand my affliction. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | The desire to drink is not one that I attempt to control. I bite when and where I deem necessary. |
| 2 | I crave blood and struggle to resist feeding impulses. |
| 3 | I fear my master’s wrath more than death itself. |
| 4 | In addition to my addicition to blood, I have become incredibly reliant on the vices of mortal life to cope. |
| 5 | I envy the living and may act recklessly to feel alive. |
| 6 | I despise people who try to control others they deem inferior, and react badly to authority. |
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