Foster Child

Foster Child

You grew up in the care of various families and households, moving from one or more foster homes to throughout your formative years. Whether due to tragedy, abandonment, or other circumstances, your homelife situation shifted from what it once was. You learned to adapt and survive in a changing environment. This upbringing has shaped you into a resilient and resourceful individual.
Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Survival
Tool Proficiencies: One musical instrument or one type of artisan's tools
Languages: One language of your choice
Equipment: A set of common clothes, a memento from one of your foster homes (a trinket or keepsake), a pouch containing 10 gp, and the musical instrument or artisan's tools you are proficient with.
Feature: Adaptive Resilience
Years of navigating the complexities of foster care have taught you to be adaptable and resourceful. You have a keen insight into people's emotions and motivations, allowing you to read situations and individuals effectively. You gain the following benefits:

• You have advantage on Insight checks when trying to discern someone's true intentions or emotions.

• You have advantage on Survival checks when foraging for food, finding shelter, or navigating through unfamiliar terrain.

Suggested Characteristics
Foster children are often shaped by their diverse and challenging upbringing. Use the following tables to help develop your character's personality traits, ideals, bonds, and flaws.
Personality Traits

• Adaptive: You easily adapt to new environments and situations.

• Resilient: You never give up, no matter how dire the circumstances.

• Independent: You prefer to rely on yourself rather than others.

• Empathetic: Your experiences have made you highly empathetic towards the struggles of others.

• Cautious: You approach new relationships and situations with caution.

• Resourceful: You have a knack for finding creative solutions to problems.

Ideals

• Family: You long to find a place where you truly belong and will do whatever it takes to create a sense of family.

• Independence: You value your freedom and independence above all else.

• Empathy: You believe in helping others, especially those who are less fortunate.

• Survival: You prioritize your own survival and well-being above all else.

• Adaptability: The ability to adapt and thrive in any environment is paramount.

• Justice: You are determined to right the wrongs of your past and seek justice for yourself and others.

Bonds

• A Foster Sibling: You have a deep bond with one of your foster siblings who stuck by you through thick and thin.

• A Guardian: One of your foster parents or guardians left a lasting impact on your life.

• An Unresolved Mystery: Your past is filled with mysteries and unanswered questions that you are determined to uncover.

• A Lost Love: You had a brief, intense romance with someone from your past, and you hope to find them again someday.

• A Mentor: A wise individual from one of your foster homes taught you valuable skills and life lessons.

• A Place of Comfort: You have a special place that you consider your sanctuary from the world.

Flaws

• Trust Issues: You find it difficult to trust others due to past betrayals.

• Fear of Abandonment: You constantly worry that the people you care about will leave you.

• Hot-Tempered: You have a short fuse and are quick to anger.

• Impulsiveness: You often act without thinking, sometimes to your detriment.

• Secretive: You keep your past and your true feelings hidden from others.

• Addiction: You have a vice or addiction that you turn to in times of stress.