You are unfortunate enough to have been born or otherwise brought at a young age into the Shadowfell. You spent the greater portion of your childhood wandering the bleak, desolate landscape, scraping out what little of a life you could amongst the ever-shifting dimness. Encounters with nameless horrors and the undead which stalk the wastelands of your home taught you quickly how to survive unseen in dark and hostile environments. Some of these horrors may still haunt your dreams.

Skill Proficiencies: Choose any two; Intimidation, Deception, Stealth, Survival, Perception.

Tool Proficiencies: Choose one; Herbalism Kit, Healer's Kit, Poisoner's Kit.

Languages: Undercommon

Equipment: A set of travelers clothes; a dagger; one herbalist's, healer's, or poisoner's kit; a transparent cylinder of shadow that has no opening(or another unique trinket); and a small pouch containing 10 gp.

Suggested Characteristics

Whether through luck good or ill - a matter of individual perspective - or some other method you have found your way out of the Shadowfell. Your time spent in the Shadowfell, however brief, left an irreparable impression onto your personality. These changes may manifest themselves any number of ways, but you will always carry them with you.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I’m oblivious to etiquette and social expectations.
2	I prefer not to talk unless it's necessary.
3	I am always the outsider looking in.
4	I have trouble trusting people, except for those I consider family.
5	I am uncomfortable in open spaces, where I'm too exposed.
6	I tend to get bored easily.
7	I refuse to sit still, I will never reveal why.
8	I tell anyone and everyone about the things that torment me.

d8	Ideal
1	I'm loyal to my friends, not to ideals, and everyone else can fade away for all I care. (Neutral)
2	I try to help those in need, no matter what the personal cost. (Lawful)
3	The voices speak to me and usually they forget to tell me about the rules. (Chaotic)
4	I help people who help me; that's what keeps us alive. (Good)
5	Most people deserve to die. I hunt them like animals. (Evil)
6	Everything is new, but I have a thirst to learn. (Neutral)
7	Desolate as it was, I strive to return to the Shadowfell. It is my home. (Neutral)
8	My gifts are meant to be shared with all, not used for my own benefit. (Good)

d8	Bond
1	No one else should have to endure the hardships I’ve been through.
2	I left behind good people when I escaped the Shadowfell, some day I'll go back and save them all.
3	There’s evil in me, I can feel it. It must never be set free.
4	I protect those who cannot protect themselves.
5	I met a traveler lost in the Shadowfell and helped them home safe and mostly sound, and I just sort of came with.
6	Those who fight beside me are those worth dying for.
7	It is difficult to get anyone to take me seriously.
8	I want nothing more than to return to the Shadowfell.

d8	Flaw
1	Violence is my answer to almost any situation.
2	Once someone has challenged my ability I will not back down no matter how dangerous the situation.
3	I talk to spirits that no one else can see.
4	I say whatever comes to my mind. I can't keep a secret to save my life, or anyone else's.
5	I have no concept of the value of money and place little importance on it.
6	I judge others harshly, and myself more severely.
7	I get a thrill when I kill another creature.
8	Don't expect me to save those who can't save themselves. The strong thrive and the weak perish.