You have known the pull of a substance stronger than steel or spell. Whether it was dream-lotus, distilled alchemical draughts, powdered spell reagents, or the blessings of a false god, you once relied on it to escape pain, fear, or memory. What began as relief became a chain.

Your life was shaped by back alleys, whispered deals, and long nights chasing oblivion. You learned who profits from desperation and how quickly trust erodes when need outweighs honor. You may be in recovery, struggling daily to resist temptation, or still walking the razor’s edge between control and collapse.

The road behind you is marked with broken promises and hard lessons, but it has also forged resilience. You understand weakness—your own and others’—and can spot it long before most. Whether you seek redemption, discipline, or simply your next escape, your past follows you like a shadow, and the choices you make now will determine whether it tightens its grip or finally loosens.

Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Sleight of Hand, Nature, Medicine, and Intimidation.

Tool Proficiencies: Alchemist's Supplies, Herbalism Kit, Thieves' Tools

Languages: Thieves’ Cant, Common Sign Language

Spell List

Spell Level	Spells
Cantrip	primal savagery
2nd	invisibility, see invisibility