Ash‑Marked Survivor

Your first encounter with a folkloric monster didn’t make you a hunter it made you a survivor. You carry the scars, literal or otherwise, and a burning need to understand what stalks the night.

Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Stealth

Tool Proficiencies: Poisoner’s Kit

Languages: One of your choice

Equipment:  

• A scorched keepsake from the attack

• A hooded cloak

• A vial of basic poison

• 5 gp

 

Suggested Characteristics

d6	Personality Trait
1	Hard‑Edged Realist — I expect the worst because I’ve lived through it. Nothing surprises me anymore.
2	Nervous Watcher — Sudden noises make me flinch, but I recover quickly. I always check my surroundings twice.
3	Grim Humorist — I joke about danger because it keeps the fear away. Laughter is my armor.
4	Quiet Survivor — I rarely talk about what happened to me. Silence feels safer than honesty.
5	Driven Hunter — I push myself harder than anyone else ever could. Stopping feels like dying.
6	Soft‑Spoken Protector — I’m gentle with others because I know what real pain feels like.

d6	Ideal
1	Endurance — Surviving is its own kind of victory. I refuse to fall again.
2	Vigilance — Danger hides in plain sight, and I will always be ready for it.
3	Justice — Monsters should pay for what they’ve done. I won’t rest until they do.
4	Compassion — I help others because I know how it feels to be helpless.
5	Strength — Pain forged me into something stronger. I won’t waste that gift.
6	Hope — If I can survive, others can too. I want to prove that.

d6	Bond
1	The One Who Saved Me — Someone pulled me from the jaws of death, and I owe them everything.
2	The Monster That Marked Me — I remember its eyes, its breath, its hunger. I will find it again.
3	Family I Failed — Someone I loved was hurt because of me, and I can’t let it happen again.
4	Ash‑Marked Token — I keep a scorched keepsake as a reminder of what I survived.
5	Promise to the Fallen — I swore to honor someone who didn’t make it out.
6	Lanternbound Sanctuary — Elderhollow gave me shelter when I had nowhere else to go.

d6	Flaw
1	Paranoia — I assume danger is everywhere, even when it isn’t.
2	Sleepless — Nightmares keep me awake, and exhaustion clouds my judgment.
3	Reckless Rage — When I see the creature that hurt me, I lose control.
4	Self‑Blame — I take responsibility for things that weren’t my fault.
5	Cold Demeanor — I push people away because closeness feels dangerous.
6	Fear of Fire — Flames remind me of the attack, and I freeze when they get too close.