The world and nature within it is a place of survival of the fittest. The best skills here are tested to their limit, and the strongest rise to the top, followed by the adaptable and the cunning. Savagery is to be expected, and words will earn few favors. You come from such a place. Unlike an outlander, who may dwell in more favorable circumstances, you come from a land so demanding that it would be folly to live alone, lest one has a death wish. Many people flock together to form clans of nomads or, if they were unscrupulous, bandits in order to survive. Within your clan, you have grown up in the harshest of locations and learned true survival.

Skill Proficiencies: Nature, Survival

Tool Proficiencies: One set of artisan’s tools and a musical instrument of your choice

Languages: None

Equipment: A small knife, a talisman or token of strength from your clan, a musical instrument, a tinderbox, a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp

Describe what special benefit this background provides...

Specialization (d6)

1	I came from a place of blustering winds that blew away all topsoil.
2	My homeland was one of frigid temperatures, year round.
3	Fires commonly ravaged my people's home.
4	I originate from a place of sand and scorching sunlight.
5	My childhood consisted of crags and barren stone.
6	Floods commonly devastated where I used to live.

Personality Traits (d8)

1	I do not seek death, but I do not flee its embrace.
2	I dislike spending time in civilization; it weakens me and dampens my instincts.
3	Possessions and wealth are temptations luring you to an unmarked grave.
4	Life tastes sweetest when something tries to kill me.

Ideals (d6)

1	Might. Only the strongest deserve to live. (Evil)
2	Wanderlust. I go where I want to, when I want to. (Chaotic)
3	The Land. The spirit of the land guides my actions, even as it tests me. (Neutral)
4	Hunter. When I see my prey, it’s as good as dead.(Neutral)

Bonds (d6)

1	My family, by choice or by blood, are all I have left. I will not fail them.
2	The thrill of danger is more addictive than any civilized vice.
3	My clan banished me, and now I must earn my way back.
4	I collect songs, stories, and folklore to bring back to my people.

Flaws (d6)

1	I live every day as if it were my last, and to hell with the consequences!
2	My kindness to strangers makes me an easy mark.
3	My entire village perished thanks to my cowardice.
4	I dislike trusting gods or their priests.