You are the surviving child of a sufferer of Serpent Blight. That you are old enough to become an adventurer means your mother is more than likely dead, as sufferers do not typically live longer than 4-10 years at the best of times. Your father may have been infected as well or may be widowed and even remarried. You grew up under constant surveillance in one of the government funded shelters for the Blight infected.

You might have been born near Mt Leyhathe, and subsequently used for your innate connection with the serpents to detect burrows for the soldiers that regularly sweep the area around the mountain for Serpent incursions. The constant whispering of the Worms and Critters under your feet are a constant companion, and you'll find if you listen long enough you can learn their deep, ancient language.

Skill Proficiencies: Intimidation, Stealth

Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools

Languages: You know Primordial

Equipment: A Scholar's Pack or a Dungeoneer's Pack, a set of fine clothes, and one keepsake from your parents

Suggested Characteristics

You have lived a life of both privilege and hardship. With seemingly the world against you and your only friends all dying young, how has that shaped your worldview?

d8	Personality Trait
1	I'm not comfortable out in the open, and prefer to hide myself in the shadows when possible.
2	I prefer to be self sufficient, rather than relying on the charity of others.
3	I carry one or two of my favorite books with me to read if I get bored or nervous.
4	I never knew my mother or father, and become guarded when the topic of family comes up.
5	I'm very frugal with money, and I'm always on the lookout for a good bargain.
6	I like exploring caves, and know the nearby landscape like the back of my hand.
7	I'm not ashamed to play the weak and innocent card for sympathy or donations.
8	I have a devil-may-care attitude that's made me popular with the local urchins, who love to watch me pull daring stunts.

d6	Ideal
1	Community. My friends are my family, and I would do anything to protect them. (Good)
2	Order. Organisation is efficiency, and efficiency is survival. (Lawful)
3	Freedom. I will not allow myself or anyone to be held unjustly. (Chaotic)
4	Power. I'll do anything to claw my way to the top and stay there. (Evil)
5	Honesty. Lying is theft of the truth, and can kill as surely as a knife. (Neutral)
6	Drive. I will become stronger and show the world what I'm made of. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	One of my family is still alive, and I visit them every chance I get.
2	I've made friends with skilled and influental merchants, and we do each other favours from time to time.
3	The blight shelter took me in and cared for me. Without them I would not have survived.
4	I protect those who have it worse than I do.
5	The town I live in needs people like me to protect it.
6	The Worm attacks took someone close to me, and I'll never forgive them for that.

d6	Flaw
1	I can't resist swindling those who are more powerful than me.
2	I hear the voices of the Serpents in my head, and some nights I have trouble sleeping.
3	I don't trust freely. It takes time for me to open up.
4	My very presence is unsettling to people, and makes social contact awkward.
5	I'm too stubborn for my own good sometimes.
6	I can’t keep a secret to save my life, or anyone else’s.