Eternal One

You are a creature that has lived for a very long time. How did you become this eternal being? Were you cursed to freeze in time? Perhaps a vampire took the life from your body and now you live eternally undead. Maybe a deity granted you eternal life? Many seek the power of immortality. Whether you sought it out or it was placed upon you unwillingly you have it now. How recently did you receive your immortality? And what are you going to do with your now unlimited time? Due to your immortal nature, you require less sleep than normal. Instead, you enter a deep trance, remaining semiconscious, for 4 hours a day. While in a trance, you can dream after a fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that have become reflective through years of practice. After resting in this way, you gain the same benefit that a human does from 8 hours of sleep.

Being an eternal one does not actually prevent you from dying in game. Most forms of immortality actually end upon death. In certain circumstances your body might move to a different plane to regenerate over many millennia.

Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from: Arcana, Deception, History, Religion, Survival, Nature, Persuasion or Perception.

 

Tool Proficiencies: Choose one tool to be proficient with out of artisan's tools or thieves' tools or gaming set or musical instrument.

Languages: Any two language of your choice

Equipment: A small trinket that reminds you of something from long ago, a set of fine clothes, one tool you are proficient with, and a pouch containing 15 gp

Suggested Characteristics

There is no one right way to be immortal and not everyone receives immortality the same way and therefore there is no real suggested way to play an eternal one other than to mold it around how you gained your immortality.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I am convinced that people are always trying to steal my secrets.
2	I watch over my friends like they are a newborn.
3	I often disregard time because it has no meaning to me.
4	I have trouble finding people to care about, they all die so fast.
5	I tend to get bored easily.
6	I enjoy the bustling of cities because they make me feel alive.
7	I look down on people because they haven't lived as long as I have.
8	I will do everything I can to help people when I can.

d6	Ideal
1	Selfless. My immortality was given so I can help those who need it. (Good)
2	Greed. I have immortality but it's not enough. (Evil)
3	No Limits. Nothing should better the infinite possibility inherent in all existence. (Chaotic)
4	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)
5	Aspiration. I seek to prove myself worthy of my god's favor by matching my actions against his or her teachings. (Any)
6	Community. It is the duty of all civilized people to strengthen the bonds of community and the security of civilization. (Lawful)

d6	Bond
1	Family is everything to me.
2	I must abide by my god's teachings.
3	I am ashamed of how I gained my immortality and no one must find out how it happened.
4	I have trouble trusting people.
5	Common folk must see me as a hero among the people.
6	I must keep my immortality a secret to the best of my ability.

d6	Flaw
1	I tend to overlook emotions as I have lived so long, emotions are just distracting.
2	I am overconfident.
3	I'm hedonistic, I've been practicing for centuries.
4	I will abide by my god's teaching even if it means people suffer.
5	I have a tendency to steal, what are they going to do lock me up? I have eternity.
6	I will sooner eat my sword than admit when I am wrong.