Run for the Woods (Bullied Child)

As a child, you were left out when the other children played. You were always different, though it took you some time to understand why. It may have been your lineage, your social status, your species, or something else. You stopped trying to join in, but they never stopped teasing you. You would always be an outsider.

Eventually you left the playing grounds and turned elsewhere: to the woods. The animals became your new friends. You found acceptance among the beasts.

Skill Proficiencies: Survival and Animal Handling plus your choice of one from among Insight, Investigation and Nature.

Tool Proficiencies: Choose any tool.

Equipment: A set of common clothes, a waterskin, a small knife, and a pouch containing 10 gp. 

Additionally choose a Small or Tiny Beast of CR 1/4 or lower to be your animal companion.

Suggested Characteristics

A child with this background should be extremely resilient. Being cast out, while painful, will motivate them to do great things in the future.

d10	Personality Trait
1	I often get lost in my own world when surrounded by nature.
2	I can't go a day without interacting with animals.
3	I don't care much for etiquette and social expectations.
4	Nature and I must be one. For a start, I don't talk that much. Not to people, anyways.
5	I judge people by their actions, not their words.
6	When I set my mind to something, I follow through no matter who gets hurt.
7	I am distrustful of others.
8	I blow up at the slightest insult.
9	If you do me an injury, I will crush you, ruin your name, and salt your fields.
10	I like to squeeze into small places where no one else can get to me.

d8	Ideal
1	Sincerity. There's no good pretending to be something I'm not. (Neutral)
2	Respect. People deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. (Good)
3	Responsibility. It is my duty to respect the authority of those above me, just as those below me must respect mine. (Lawful)
4	Independence. I am my own person--no one tells me what to do. (Chaotic)
5	Might. If I become strong, I can take what I want--what I deserve. (Evil)
6	Aspiration. I'm determined to make something of myself. (Any)
7	Creativity. The world is in need of new ideas and bold action. (Chaotic)
8	Might. In life as in war, the stronger force wins. (Evil)

d6	Bond
1	I idolize a hero of the old tales and measure my deeds against that person's.
2	I protect those who cannot protect themselves.
3	A wicked child once gave me a horrible beating, and I will take my revenge on any bully I encounter.
4	No one else is going to have to endure the hardships I've been through.
5	I fight for those who cannot fight for themselves.
6	My animals are the most important thing in my life. Each one holds a special place in my heart.

d6	Flaw
1	I hate anyone who doesn't appreciate nature. I can't help it, I just do.
2	I judge others harshly, and myself even more severely.
3	I have a 'tell' that reveals when I'm lying.
4	I too often hear veiled insults and threats in every word addressed to me, and I'm quick to anger.
5	I speak without really thinking through my words, invariably insulting others.
6	I'd rather eat my armor than admit when I'm wrong.