Prisoner
There is a saying that crime doesn't pay, and perhaps that is true for you. You were a prisoner for a lengthy duration in some keep, dungeon, or tucked away place in the world. This confinement has shaped you to the point that it defines part of who you are. It is not easy being inside a cell, nor is it easy to rejoin the free world once your time has been served.
Questions remain as to what kind of prisoner were you: Did you serve your time and were released? Did you undergo a daring escape from where your were imprisoned? Were your jailers kind and fair in their treatment of you, or were you subject to what felt like endless torture? Regardless of whether you were truly guilty or not, you served time in some form of jail or dungeon.
Nature of Your Crime:
1d6
- You were convicted of murder.
- You were convicted for theft of something valuable.
- You were convicted of arson.
- You were convicted for trespassing/breaking and entering.
- You were convicted for treason.
- You were convicted for a mundane activity, such as washing your hands (outlawed in the region of your arrest for some reason)
Skill Proficiencies Choose two: Slight of Hand Deception or Stealth
Tool Proficiencies Thieves Tools
Languages Any one of your choice
Equipment Shackles, a file, a sharpened shard of metal (Dagger), common cloths, a belt pouch containing 5gp.
Features
Contacts on the Inside
Your time in confinement allowed you to gain various insight and connections into the shadowy world of crime, whether you wanted to or not. No matter where you are in the world, if you find those who have served time in a dungeon or prison, the immediately recognise you as a former inmate. They will be more willing to speak to you and often offer information that could not be gained otherwise. Some may even be something that your party will be excited to hear about!
Traits
| 1d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|
| 1 | I have an intense fear of small places and being restrained/confined. |
| 2 | I feel an intense distrust of people with authority. |
| 3 | I am often paranoid that someone is going to betray me or rat me out. |
| 4 | I follow strict routine whenever possible, living life outside of prison feels like too much freedom sometimes. |
| 5 | I seek out any 'distractions' I can from the memories of my imprisonment. |
| 6 | And situation I'm put in, I will have an escape plan for it. |
| 7 | I am obsessed with tracking time. Counting the days, the hours, the minuets... Once you start counting it's hard to stop. |
| 8 | I tend to hoard and collect various objects that seem useless to others. I think they just don't know all the things you can make from a broken link of chainmail and a twig. |
Ideal
| 1d6 | Ideal |
|---|
| 1 | Appreciate The Little Things:I recognise the value in even the simplest things after being deprived of so many basics of life while imprisoned. (Neutral) |
| 2 | Bad Habits: I learned a lot from the other inmates. Oh... I'm not sure you want me to show you what I learned! (Evil) |
| 3 | Introspection: My time inside gave me time to reflect. Now that I know who I am, I will never betray myself. (Lawful) |
| 4 | Every Man For Himself: I will do what it takes to survive. When you're all alone inside, all you've got is yourself they might be! (Neutral) |
| 5 | Enjoy Freedom While It Lasts: Now that I'm out, I may as well experience all those things I missed out on, whatever they might be! (Chaotic) |
| 6 | Not Even The Worst Of It: What they put me away for... that's child's play compared to what I've done in the past! (Evil) |
Bond
| 1d6 | Bond |
|---|
| 1 | I want to make certain that no one I care about repeats the mistakes that I made that got me imprisoned. |
| 2 | I will always make memories and value the time that I have, for if I ever lose it again those memories are all I might have to keep me going. |
| 3 | I feel the need to payback society for the crime I committed. It's the only way to truly clear my conscience. |
| 4 | One of my jailers looked out for me over the other prisoners. I want to repay them for that kindness. |
| 5 | I seek to feel others from the shackles of imprisonment. |
| 6 | The people I met inside helped me make it through that time. I will always look out for them, whether they're truly good people or not. |
Flaw
| 1d6 | Flaw |
|---|
| 1 | I feel compelled to repeat the crime for which I was convicted. It is obsession. |
| 2 | I want to find those responsible for putting me away and get even. |
| 3 | In a new situation, I will find the biggest guy in charge and knock him flat on his back to show who is really in charge. |
| 4 | The plans of escape that I engineer are... shall we call them, unorthodox? I think teaching a cockroach to file iron bars can't be that difficult, but hey, who's to say? |
| 5 | Secretly, I miss my imprisonment. The world out here feels too big. And I hate myself for feeling this way. |
| 6 | I constantly seek permission from those I regard as in charge for even the simplest of tasks. |
