You spent part of your life working beneath the earth, extracting stone, ore, precious metals, or other materials from mines and tunnels. The work taught you to endure exhausting conditions, navigate confined spaces, and recognize the sounds and signs of shifting stone.
At some point, disaster struck. Perhaps a tunnel collapsed, an explosion tore through the mine, a creature broke into the workings, or something far stranger occurred. Whatever happened, you were caught in the middle of it and survived.
The experience left you with a practical understanding of underground environments and the dangers that come with them. You know the value of sturdy supports, a reliable light, and keeping your head when the walls begin to shake.
- Feat: Tough. Your years of dangerous physical labor and surviving harsh conditions have made you exceptionally resilient. You gain the Tough Origin Feat.
- Skill Proficiencies: Athletics and Perception. Life underground taught you to rely on physical strength while remaining alert to shifting stone, unstable tunnels, and other dangers.
- Tool Proficiencies: Mason's Tools. Your experience working with stone, supports, tunnels, and underground structures has taught you how to work with masonry.
Something happened beneath the earth that changed the course of your life. Choose an incident from the table below or roll a d8.
| d8 | Defining Incident |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cave-In. Part of the mine collapsed, leaving you trapped or cutting you off from the exit. |
| 2 | Explosion. Blasting powder, volatile gas, unstable magic, or another force tore through the tunnels. |
| 3 | Flooding. Water suddenly entered the mine, forcing everyone to escape before the tunnels filled. |
| 4 | Something Below. The miners broke into a cavern that was already occupied. |
| 5 | Sabotage. Someone deliberately damaged the mine, its supports, or its equipment. |
| 6 | Ignored Warnings. Signs of danger were present, but somebody insisted the work continue. |
| 7 | Unnatural Discovery. Something ancient, magical, or inexplicable was uncovered beneath the earth. |
| 8 | Your Mistake. Something you did contributed to the disaster, whether or not you were truly responsible. |
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