The world is an unfair place. As such, you have found yourself in the shoes of an adult, despite your young age. Be it by your cunning mind, physical strength, mental maturity or sheer luck, you have proven yourself capable of succeeding where others your age would fail. Despite being nothing but a child, yet to reach the necessary age to be considered an adult, you are no different than any other adventurer.
While it is true that children lack experience, that does not have to make them inferior to adults. What truly sets children apart is their ability to learn. Their creative minds and unparalleled ability to annoy, confound and surprise adults. The amount of determination children show when they have to fight for their wants is unparalleled, and when adults know not to go too far, children simply don't know any better.
- Skill Proficiencies: Two of your choice
- Tool Proficiencies: Two sets of gaming sets
- Equipment: A set of common clothes, a trinket (given to you by a family member), a gaming set of your choice and a pouch containing 5 gp.
Being a child, many doors remain closed to you. Adults will look down on you and it will less interested in listening to a child when discussing serious matters. There is however another side to this troublesome dilemma. While adults are harder to communicate with, the opposite becomes true with children. Uncorrupted by the adults and their views of the world, the young tend to come together and enjoy each other's presence, even against adult advisement. As a child you are not limited by the barriers and concepts that divide the adults and no matter the species, as long as you share a common tongue, communicating and making friends with other children is far easier than convincing an adult that you have something important to say. Besides, when parents don't want others to know something, their children tend to pick up on clues, and gossip spreads fast when no one pays attention to the eavesdropping brats one room over.
Regardless of family status and race, as long as they have children, you might be able to figure out a family's secret, for the low price of a single stolen cookie jar. Not to mention that good friends made young, are for life.
Suggested Characteristics
Children can be everything from Innocent, compassionate souls, to avid pranksters or even thieves depending on their environment and upbringing.
| d6 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I enjoy playing games with others whenever I find the oppertunity. If I could, I would spend all my time playing with my friends. |
| 2 | Who doesn't love a good prank? I know I do. Everything I do is either part of a prank, or the setup of one. No one is safe, and everyone is free to join in on the fun. |
| 3 | Everywhere I look, I see an adventure. Behind every corner is either a princess to save or a dragon to defeat. I cherish every moment of my adventures, be it a trip to the market, or a stroll through a dungeon. |
| 4 | I don't hurt. Adults look down on those who hurt, and in the worst cases, leave you behind if you get in their way. I never do, or at the very least, I never let it show. |
| 5 | If you just try, anyone can become your friend. I am always friendly and polite, I do not wish to make any enemies. |
| 6 | I believe that life only gets better. While there might be things to cry about on ocassion, the answer is just to do something about it, and eventually, it won't matter. I alkways look towards tomorrow and the bright future before me. |
| d2 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Equality. I detest inequality. Everything should be fair and equal, wether it concerns games, food or bedtimes, it should be the same for everyone, so that no one will complain. |
| 2 | Honesty. I hate when people think they need to lie. They should just tell the truth, beacause that's what I always do, that's what my parents taught me, and that's what I'm sticking to. |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I have, for as long as I can remember had a crush on one of my friends. I yearn for their affection and will do what I can to earn it in the end. |
| 2 | I am forever thankful to the ones who raised me, I will forever do what I can to return the favor, and it will never be enough. |
| 3 | I am thankful for all that I've been taught, and know that if I ever need answers to a problem, I have a teacher willing to help me. |
| 4 | I am not an only child. I share the feelings I have for my parents with another, even if we're not always together. I know, I will always have someone willing to lend me an ear, even if they do not always agree with me. |
| 5 | I do not know my real parents, but I know that somewhere, out there I will one day find answers of where I came from, and perhaps, why I'm not there right now. I always wonder what could have been. |
| 6 | I may not know my true heritage, but the orphanage is my home, and the other kids are my family. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | Whenever I hear something new, I can't help but believe it to be true. |
| 2 | Nothing holds my attention for long, I am always looking for something new to occupy my time. Even if I lack focus, I enjoy every new discovery, even before I'm done with the previous one. |
| 3 | I've been lied to far too much. Even if I might not understand, I demand the truth. Until you convince me, all I'll hear are lies. |
| 4 | I don't care for your feelings. I speak my mind, if you take offense to that, that's on you. |
| 5 | Sometimes, the world moves too fast, and I am left behind. Sometimes, I struggle to make connections between events and I remain oblivious to dangers around me. |
| 6 | I don't take orders from anyone. I do things my way, and if someone has the same idea, I'll come up with something better. |
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