You lived in seclusion – either in a sheltered community such as an isolated village or entirely alone –
for a formative part of your life. In your time apart from the clamor of society, you found quiet, solitude, and learned more about your surroundings than the greater world.
- Skill Proficiencies: Nature and Medicine
- Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism kit
- Languages: one language of your choice.
- Equipment: A scroll case stuffed full of notes from your studies or research, a winter blanket, a set of common clothes, an herbalism kit, and 5 GP
Feature: Life of seclusion
What was the reason for your isolation, and what changed to allow you to end your solitude? You can work with your DM to determine the exact nature of your seclusion.
Suggested Characteristics
Some hermits are well suited to a life of seclusion, whereas others chafe against it and long for company. Whether they embrace solitude or long to escape it, solitary life shapes their attitudes and ideals. A few are driven slightly mad by their years apart from society.
| 1 | I've been isolated for so long that I rarely speak, preferring gestures and the occasional grunt. |
| 2 | I am utterly serene, even in the face of disaster. |
| 3 | The leader of my community had something wise to say on every topic, and I am eager to share that wisdom. |
| 4 | I feel tremendous empathy for all who suffer. |
| 5 | I'm oblivious to etiquette and social expectations. |
| 6 | I connect everything that happens to me to a grand, cosmic plan. |
| 7 | I often get lost in my own thoughts and contemplation, becoming oblivious to my surroundings. |
| 8 | I am working on a grand philosophical theory and love sharing my ideas. |
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