You are an outcast from your village / city.  Your family has abandoned you long ago, and you were forced to live on the streets and on the extreme fringe of society. 

Shunned either by your families disgrace or your own, you can't escape the prison of being who you are. Perhaps that is why you eventually struck out into the world, on your own. To escape the stain left on you by all who knew you.  Perhaps it was simply the lack of resources and opportunity.  But soon enough you found yourself in the big city where your skills of surviving on the fringes, was not only useful to yourself, but an asset to your new infrequent employers who seem to be as slow to trust you as you are to trust them.

Your scavenging skills and petty theft are some of the skills you needed to survive.  Comfortable alone, and highly suspicious of the motivations of others, you have few friends. Loyalty is more precious to you than life blood, and blood itself is not necessarily thicker than water.  Your struggle has been harder than most, as you had to survive first in the forests around your village, and utterly without friend or ally.

You have learned to con, hide and even harm others without debate if the need presents itself.  Yet you internally long for peace that never seems to come.

You struggle with confidence, and yet have certitude about your ability to survive, whatever the conditions or costs.

Your quiet demeanor is a fragile cap on a well of rage.  Yet, there is one whom you have trust in besides yourself, but that person is far off in a distant past, and not withing reach, if even alive at all.

Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Stealth

Tool Proficiencies: thieves’ tools

Languages: common, any local trade languages, and some of the local thieves guild symbols and signs

Equipment: A crowbar, a [Tooltip Not Found], and a pouch containing 5 gp

Spell List

Spell Level	Spells
Cantrip	[Tooltip Not Found], [Tooltip Not Found]

Suggested Characteristics

Criminals might seem like villains on the surface, and many of them are villainous to the core. But some have an abundance of endearing, if not redeeming, characteristics. There might be honor among thieves, but criminals rarely show any respect for law or authority.

d9	Personality Trait
1	I always have a plan for what to do when things go wrong.
2	I am always calm, no matter what the situation. I never raise my voice or let my emotions control me.
3	The first thing I do in a new place is note the locations of everything valuable—or where such things could be hidden.
4	I would rather make a new friend than a new enemy.
5	I am incredibly slow to trust. Those who seem the fairest often have the most to hide.
6	I don’t pay attention to the risks in a situation. Never tell me the odds.
7	The best way to get me to do something is to tell me I can’t do it.
8	I blow up at the slightest insult.
9	Pensive, Brooding, Sarcastic, Passive Aggressive, Anti-Social

d6	Ideal
1	Honor. I don’t steal from others in the trade. (Lawful)
2	Freedom. Chains are meant to be broken, as are those who would forge them. (Chaotic)
3	Charity. I steal from the wealthy so that I can help people in need. (Good)
4	Greed. I will do whatever it takes to become wealthy. (Evil)
5	People. I’m loyal to my friends, not to any ideals, and everyone else can take a trip down the Styx for all I care. (Neutral)
6	Redemption. There’s a spark of good in everyone. (Good)

d6	Bond
1	I’m trying to pay off an old debt I owe to a generous benefactor.
2	My ill-gotten gains go to support my family.
3	Something important was taken from me, and I aim to steal it back.
4	I will become the greatest thief that ever lived.
5	I’m guilty of a terrible crime. I hope I can redeem myself for it.
6	Someone I loved died because of a mistake I made. That will never happen again.

d6	Flaw
1	When I see something valuable, I can’t think about anything but how to steal it.
2	When faced with a choice between money and my friends, I usually choose the money.
3	If there’s a plan, I’ll forget it. If I don’t forget it, I’ll ignore it.
4	I have a “tell” that reveals when I’m lying.
5	I turn tail and run when things look bad.
6	An innocent person is in prison for a crime that I committed. I’m okay with that.