Prerequisite: Darkvision
You are a native to the underdark, and while you may leave, it will always be a part of you. Of the myriad of creatures that dwell in the darkness the intelligent races are counted among the weaker ones, surviving through strength of numbers and intellectual cunning.
Whatever the reason, you have left your home to find yourself in a life of adventure.
- Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from Medicine, Nature, Perception, Survival, Stealth
- Tool Proficiencies: Any one kit or tool set of your choice.
- Languages: Undercommon
- Equipment: One set of traveler’s clothes, any one kit or tool set you are proficient with, a small knife, a pouch containing 5 gp, and a gem worth 10gp.
An underdark denizen may have left their home for any number of reasons. Choose our roll on the following table to determine why you have ventured away from home.
| d6 | Why did you leave? |
|---|---|
| 1 | Your home was overrun by Ithillids and you were the only one to escape their thralls |
| 2 | Your home was taken over by slavers and you narrowly escaped |
| 3 | Your home was overrun by an aboleth |
| 4 | Your home was conquered by Yuan-ti |
| 5 | Your home was slain by drow (if you are drow, then this is just politics) |
| 6 | You were sent out as a right of passage to adulthood |
You have darkvision but to survive in the underdark you need to know if something is lurking around the corner or tunneling through the walls.
While you are not moving, you have advantage on hearing based Wisdom (Perception) checks to detect creatures up to the range of your darkvision.
For example, you cannot gain this advantage in combat unless you did not move or take any actions in the previous round.
Suggested Characteristics
These are the suggested characteristics for Denizens of the Underdark.
| d6 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I have different assumptions from those around me concerning personal space, blithely invading others’ space in innocence, or reacting to ignorant invasion of my own. |
| 2 | I have my own ideas about what is and is not food, and I find the eating habits of those around me fascinating, confusing, or revolting. |
| 3 | I have a strong code of honor or sense of propriety that others don’t comprehend. |
| 4 | I express affection or contempt in ways that are unfamiliar to others. |
| 5 | I begin or end my day with small traditional rituals that are unfamiliar to those around me. |
| 6 | Sarcasm and insults are my weapons of choice. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Open. I have much to learn from the kindly folk I meet along my way. (Good) |
| 2 | Reserved. As someone new to these strange lands, I am cautious and respectful in my dealings. (Lawful) |
| 3 | Adventure. I’m far from home, and everything is strange and wonderful! (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Cunning. Though I may not know their ways, neither do they know mine, which can be to my advantage. (Evil) |
| 5 | Inquisitive. Everything is new, but I have a thirst to learn. (Neutral) |
| 6 | Suspicious. I must be careful, for I have no way of telling friend from foe here. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | So long as I have this token from my homeland, I can face any adversity in this strange land. |
| 2 | The gods of my people are a comfort to me so far from home. |
| 3 | I hold no greater cause than my service to my people. |
| 4 | My freedom is my most precious possession. I’ll never let anyone take it from me again. |
| 5 | I’m fascinated by the beauty and wonder of this new land. |
| 6 | Though I had no choice, I lament having to leave my loved one(s) behind. I hope to see them again one day. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I am secretly (or not so secretly) convinced of the superiority of my own culture over that of this foreign land. |
| 2 | I pretend not to understand the local language in order to avoid interactions I would rather not have. |
| 3 | I have a weakness for the new intoxicants and other pleasures of this land. |
| 4 | I don’t take kindly to some of the actions and motivations of the people of this land, because these folk are different from me. |
| 5 | I consider the adherents of other gods to be deluded innocents at best, or ignorant fools at worst. |
| 6 | I have a weakness for the exotic beauty of the people of these lands. |
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