Many commonfolk across the land know of the dreaded Mind Flayers only through folk tales and bedtime stories as something to fear mention of, but not something that will ever truly be a threat to them. Mind Flayers don't live under the bed, or in the closet, but in far off lands, distant planes, or deep within the Underdark. You know better. Through some twist of fate, you were the subject of Mind Flayer experimentation. Perhaps you were captured at a young age, or perhaps you were simply unlucky enough to stumble into their midsts, but regardless of how you came to be a thrall and how you escaped their clutches, the marks of your time as a slave to the will these otherworldly beings are unmistakable in your appearance and manner.
- Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, Intimidation
- Languages: Deep Speech
- Equipment: A scrap of fine parchment covered in indecipherable text, a strange gem worth 20 gold, a set of common clothes
d6 Physical Marks
1) Your skin is pale, rubbery, webbed with visible veins, and seems to be in a constant state of perspiration.
2) Your body is covered in perfect circular scars that glow faintly in the dark.
3) Your eyes are clouded and milky white.
4) You have metallic protrusions on your body that are difficult to cover or hide.
5) One or more of your limbs are obviously transplanted from a different humanoid race.
6) You have developed vestigial tentacles that have sprouted around your mouth and hang limply from your face.
d6 Social Marks
1) When not engaged in conversation, you constantly mutter to yourself in a language unknown to you.
2) You find yourself entirely unable to speak to any member of the opposite sex.
3) You react violently when touched without given consent.
4) Seeing someone smile makes you visibly upset or angry.
5) You sometimes find yourself wanting to devour the brains of those around you.
6) You want nothing more than to serve.
You have some feature that marks you out as a victim of some experimentation. This abnormality results in those around you, especially less worldly individuals, being put in a state of immediate unease, and makes you a figure of either pity or fear. You can often use this to your advantage to get your way in many situations through intimidation or or deception, playing to an individual's fear of you or pity for you. Though they will not risk their lives for you, those that fear or pity you will do what they can to help you and shield you from harm.
In addition, you are familiar with the layout of mind flayer settlements and laboratories, and can effectively navigate them, and understand the purpose of many tools within them.
Spell List
The experimentation by your former masters left you with strange psionic abilities that have come in handy during your escape or your servitude.
| Spell Level | Spells |
|---|---|
| Cantrip | mage hand, [Tooltip Not Found], minor illusion |
You can choose one from the available cantrips.
Suggested Characteristics
d8 Personality Traits
1) I hate nothing more than to think about what I am, and how I was made this way. Any mention of it is greatly irritating.
2) No matter how poor the conditions, or how bad the situation, it does not phase me. I've had worse.
3) I am haunted by dreams of my captivity, and the memories of my fellow thralls.
4) I habitually clean and do basic chores with no purpose.
5) I secretly love to watch people squirm when I make them uncomfortable.
6) Nobody understands me, and they never will.
7) I often find myself angry or upset for no reason, and when people ask why, I have no answer.
8) I sometimes like to ignore those around me, and pretend to be elsewhere.
d6 Ideal
1) Freedom. The worst evil is taking away someone's freedom. I cannot allow it. (Good)
2) Survival. I will take any action necessary to ensure my survival, no matter the cost. (Chaotic)
3) Power. I saw the joy that my masters felt when I served them. I want that for myself. (Evil)
4) Compassion. I have felt suffering, and I feel the suffering of those around me. I take pity on them, and will help where I can. (Good)
5) Shame. I want to hide my appearance from any who might see. (Neutral)
6) Perspective. Any deed I could commit will never be anywhere near what I went through. Through comparison, atrocities may be justified. (Evil)
d6 Bond
1) I will kill every mind flayer I come across without fail.
2) I will never forget the debt I owe the band of adventurers that freed me.
3) I have no memory of the life I had before being a thrall.
4) My survival is only because of a higher power that I must make proud.
5) I only need myself to survive, nobody has ever helped me more than myself.
6) I still have this trinket from my time as a thrall. Somehow, it brings me comfort.
d6 Flaws
1) I miss being a slave to another's will. It was easier than making decisions for myself.
2) I have been taken with a desire to experiment on others. Fresh corpses, the long dead, the living... I take what I can get.
3) The smell of blood and the rattle of chains makes me weep.
4) As a thrall, I never had a thing. Now, material goods are what I find most precious.
5) Anyone could be a thrall, or an intellect devourer. How can I trust anyone?
6) When I am told to do something... I just might do it, regardless of who asks.
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