Abyssdweller

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Abyssdweller

You were spawned in the layers of the Abyss. You might be a demon, or a lost soul.
Skill Proficiencies: Intimidation, Deception
Tool Proficiencies: Disguise Kit
Languages: Choose one from the following list: Abyssal, Infernal, Celestial or Deep Speech
Equipment: A Disguise kit, a set of dark common clothes, a small belt pouch containing 5 gp, and a trinket from the lower planes

Feature: Secrets of the Abyss

As a dweller of the abyss, you know passages and routes through the abyss that others would miss. When you are not in combat, you (and companions you lead) can travel between any two locations in the Abyss twice as fast as your speed would normally allow.

Suggested Characteristics

Personality Traits (d8)

1Friendship is new and strange to me.
2I'm not a man of many words.
3The stage is mine; I'm the center of everything.
4I like to express emotions and feelings in wild gestures.
5Staying at one place for too long is not in my interest.
6For some reason, I enjoy nature and it's beauty.
7It's hard/easy to adapt to this world.
8It's easier to kill someone than to be nice to someone.

Ideals (d6)

1Order. Following orders is sometimes a good option, that might lead in less pain. (Lawful)
2Pain. Feeling pain reminds people of the fact that they are still alive, so it’s good to give them that feeling. [A fact that they forget too easy] (Evil)
3Freedom. If you have the possibility to do everything you want, what could stop you from doing that? (Chaotic)
4Hate. Everyone not from the Abyss does not deserve to live. (Evil)
5Integrity. Reducing the pain of someone means less pain in the entire world. (Good)
6Destruction. Chaos is more likely than order. Let's help with this process. (Chaotic)

Bonds (d6)

1There is this one special place in the abyss where I always came back to.
2I took part in the blood war against the devils.
3I was/am under the command of a demon lord/prince.
4I had some friends/comrades in the abyss. I wonder what happened to them.
5I once fought in a huge battle between two demon lords/princes.
6I have connections to a cult from the Material Plane.

Flaws (d6)

1There is no way I'll go back to the abyss. If there is a way to survive, I will take it, even when that means I have to leave others behind.
2Thinking about the abyss always makes me angry.
3Everyone is hateable.
4I have an explosive nature. It's pretty easy to trigger me.
5Sometimes I talk to myself. The time in the abyss was long and lonely...
6I usually keep stuff I find or get for me.


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Source: D&D Wiki - Abyssdweller (5e Background)

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