Fallen Hero

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Fallen Hero

After years of heroic deeds, risking life and limb for all that is good in the world... something has changed you. Be it a tragic event, great betrayal, corruption by the darker powers, or abandonment in a time of great need. You now have seen the light in the darkness and even if you still hold your old virtues they are now warped and perverted from their once pure intentions; that is if you haven't abandoned them altogether. You are zealous and unmoving in the path you now walk, be it for the sake of vengeance, duty, or appeasing a new master; so if you hesitated to strike down that which is good in the world before, you do so no longer. Maybe you pity those who cannot comprehend your change of heart; after all, the truth is always hard to accept. So what caused this change of heart? Who
Skill Proficiencies: Intimidation, Survival
Tool Proficiencies: Disguise Kit
Languages: Any one of your choice that is related to your revelation
Equipment: A set of traveler's clothes including a hood, a trinket from your Tragic Fate, and a pouch containing 25 gp.

Feature: A Tragic Fate

What happened to you? What tragedies or choices have paved this path for you? Was it inevitable?

Suggested Characteristics

Personality Traits (d8)

1I fear no evil, for I have become it.
2The truth has been bestowed upon me, I will bestow it upon others.
3I am the dark whisper that drives kings mad, I am rightfully feared.
4My past speaks for itself, so I do not speak of it.
5There is no joy in what I have become, though I press on.
6I will never falter in my duty, no matter what I must do.
7My fate is grim, thus I am inclined to save others from theirs.
8Given my past, no one can blame me for my lack of faith.

Ideals (d6)

1Honor. I may fall, but my Honor is eternal. (Lawful)
2Loyalty. Even if it meant walking through hell or laying siege to the heavens, my loyalty once given will never be rescinded. (Lawful)
3Freedom. Let the truth set you free, I have. (Chaotic)
4Redemption. The sins of my past haunt me, and in turn I will haunt the sinners. (Good)
5Faith. Only in darkness can you see the light. (Evil)
6Order. Through knowledge, I find power. Through power, I gain strength. Through strength, I create order. Through order, there is finally peace. (Lawful)

Bonds (d6)

1I am heartless and I am cold. Yet, it does not mean I do not care.
2There is no sacrifice I will not make to uphold my honor.
3Even if I must become a monster, I am doing it for those I seek to protect.
4My loyalty to my master is without question, so I will never question my master.
5I will find redemption, even if it costs me everything.
6It was by the dark powers that I found salvation. I will never forget this.

Flaws (d6)

1I was once hero, yet how far I've fallen. I can trust no one, not even myself.
2I serve the darkness with all it entails despite knowing the risks.
3I serve my master without question, even if it means committing evil.
4I take pride in my honor, even if it leads me to an early grave I will not falter.
5Absolute loyalty is the only true virtue, anything less deserves death.
6I fail to comprehend why others cannot understand that my actions no matter how vile are in the end the only way to save them.


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Source: D&D Wiki - Fallen Hero (5e Background)

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