You were bought as a child. Nothing to your name no knowledge of who you are. Only one thought burned in your brain "FREEDOM" no matter the cost no matter the way one day is all you can repeat. at the age of thirteen you received your chance and you seized it. Left alone in the workshop of your master you have learned to use the tools given to make your break. you successfully break the chains that bind you. With no thought to anyone else in the slavery of your master you quickly gather what you can and take off. You trust no one and are quick on your feet and with your words. you have been on your own since the escape wandering and traveling to find where you believe to fit in.
- Skill Proficiencies: Stealth: you receive advantage on stealth checks due to you being on the run for so long you have become quite talented at disappearing when needing to.
Deception: you are proficient in deception. as you have had to use this tactic to stay free from your previous owner or any new ones.
Survival: You are very attuned to what it takes to survive the day to day life. You have had to learn to adapt and improvise to stay alive. Never knowing where your next meal will come from or where you will be staying.
- Tool Proficiencies: You may choose one tool set to be proficient with choose one of the following, Disguise kit, Thieves tools, Smith's tools, or a forgery kit. This is the trade that helped you escape and has helped you on many occasions.
- Languages: Being on the run and living in the wild you have picked up the languages a couple of the nomadic races.
you can read speak and write, Common, Orc, and Goblin.
- Equipment: Being as you are an escaped slave you do not have much to your name. you have very few possessions and even less money.
This background starts with: The tool kit that has been previously selected, Dagger, torn clothing, a water skin,
From your time on the run you have learned the telling signs of a good escape. You have also learned to be quick on your feet which aids you when your in a tight spot. you do not give an attack of opportunity when disengaging your foes.
Suggested Characteristics
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I still prefer to sleep on the floor, even when a soft bed is available. |
| 2 | I hoard everything I'm ever given, I'm not used to having possessions. |
| 3 | I am incredibly obedient (or disobedient) of authority figures, a legacy from when failure to comply would be met with the whip, or worse. |
| 4 | I have poor social skills from barely being allowed to talk for so long. |
| 5 | I still wear the broken shackles from my time as a slave. I feel strange without them. |
| 6 | I am always calm, no matter what the situation. I never raise my voice or let my emotions control me. |
| 7 | I take great pains to always look my best, regardless of my current situation. |
| 8 | I am incredibly slow to trust. Those who seem the fairest often have the most to hide. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Retribution. I will seek out and slay those that would enslave others. (Chaotic) |
| 2 | Freedom. My desire is to break the chains oppression in any form and destroy it. (Good) |
| 3 | Power. If I can attain more power, no one will tell me what to do. (Evil) |
| 4 | Pride. I will use what my master's gave me to make a better life for myself. (Any) |
| 5 | Community. It is the duty of all civilized people to strengthen the bonds of community and the security of civilization. (Lawful) |
| 6 | People. I’m committed to the people I care about, not to ideals. (Neutral) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | My freedom is worth more to me than any coin. |
| 2 | I escaped from slavery but others were left behind. I am destined to lead my people to freedom. |
| 3 | I owe my life to the person who helped me escape my cruel master(s). |
| 4 | I am the last of my tribe, and it is up to me to ensure their names enter legend. |
| 5 | I idolize a hero of the old tales and measure my deeds against that person’s. |
| 6 | I fight for those who cannot fight for themselves. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I'm distrustful of any kind of authority figure, it was authority that kept me in chains. |
| 2 | Gold is Power, and I’ll do just about anything for more of it. |
| 3 | I’m horribly jealous of anyone who can outshine my handiwork. |
| 4 | I’m always in debt. I was use to an expensive lifestyle and spend money on decadent luxuries faster than I bring them in... |
| 5 | I bear the scars of my bondage and they mark me as a slave. |
| 6 | Now that I’ve returned to the world, I enjoy its delights a little too much. |
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