Gelid Roots

You’re from a place with exceedingly frigid conditions. This has led you to become adept at survival in harsh environments.

This could be for any number of reasons, that you may decide to better flesh out your character.

Examples:
Maybe your character is from a tribe that hails from said environment.

Maybe your character was exiled to a frozen wasteland.

Maybe your character was on a journey and got lost in said conditions.

Whatever the reason, your character gains the following:

Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Survival 

Languages: You learn one language of your choice.

Equipment: A staff, a hunting trap, a trophy from an animal you killed, a set of traveler's clothes, and a pouch containing 10gp.

Spell List

You learn the Armor of Agathys spell. You can cast this spell without expending a spell slot, and you must finish a long rest before you can cast it in this way again. You can also cast this spell using any spell slots you have.

Spell Level	Spells

Suggested Characteristics

If you’re needing help deciding on some Characteristics, other background tables can be useful.
Example:

Outlander Table:

Personality Traits

d8	Personality Trait
1	I'm driven by a wanderlust that led me away from home.
2	I watch over my friends as if they were a litter of newborn pups.
3	I once ran twenty-five miles without stopping to warn my clan of an approaching orc horde. I'd do it again if I had to.
4	I have a lesson for every situation, drawn from observing nature.
5	I place no stock in wealthy or well-mannered folk. Money and manners won't save you from a hungry owlbear.
6	I'm always picking things up, absently fiddling with them, and sometimes accidentally breaking them.
7	I feel far more comfortable around animals than people.
8	I was, in fact, raised by wolves.

 

Flaws

d6	Flaw
1	I am too enamored of ale, wine, and other intoxicants.
2	There's no room for caution in a life lived to the fullest.
3	I remember every insult I've received and nurse a silent resentment toward anyone who's ever wronged me.
4	I am slow to trust members of other races, tribes, and societies.
5	Violence is my answer to almost any challenge.
6	Don't expect me to save those who can't save themselves. It is nature's way that the strong thrive and the weak perish.