Spiteful

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Spiteful

The spiteful are people, of any race, who have been enslaved or created by another against their will. In some way or another, they broke free of their master's will, and are determined to never follow the path their former owner had set for them. Most of their masters are evil and malevolent in nature, and they are determined to be a shining pillar of hope simply out of hate for them. You will be anything and everything you master told you not to be, and they will regret making you. However, you begrudgingly realize that your have picked up several skills while under their rule. You have learned how to disappear quietly when they are thrown into a rage, and how to calmly and casually lie. You've had to speak to all the decadent house guests they've invited, and have picked up a few langua
Skill Proficiencies: Two to choose from : Stealth, Persuasion, Deception
Tool Proficiencies: Mason's tools
Languages: Any two languages
Equipment: Clothes (Common), Mason's tools, Lantern (Hooded), Manacles, Mess kit, Tinderbox, Backpack, Bedroll, Card set.

Feature: Honest-to-Goodness Coins

You were a slave, and are fit to look like one. Pains you as it may, you can easily pretend to side with anyone or anything, and several times you've stolen a meal by pretending to be a servant. If you were more well-known and more malevolent, you could easily own a fortune as an assassin. Why of course heard the legends of Torm! No, you can't read, you're just a simple servant, right?

Suggested Characteristics

Specialization (d6)

1I can slip about anywhere, unseen.
2My rough face hides my cunning.
3I can trick even scholars and skeptics into believing something.
4I can easily adopt any faith that is right for the moment.
5I can pretend to know the topic being spoken and easily pretend I am a savant.
6My knowledge of poisons and illnesses are not fit for a servant.

Personality Traits (d8)

1I dislike games of luck and prefer games based on skill. Everyone should have a chance to succeed.
2I hate flimsy people who bend and break easily.
3I prefer wide open spaces.
4I work best with the lower class.
5I never rely on others for help, lest I be worse off then before.
6I respect the liars and thieves; they tell the most truth.
7I hate stories about good noblemen; The rich are always evil.
8Robin hood is a cheat and a liar.

Ideals (d6)

1Equality. There should be no class, no hierarchy. It only causes pain. (Good)
2Revolution. Tyrants and authorities should be dragged from their palaces and thrown to the abyss for their crimes. (Chaos)
3Unity under power. If I were in charge, I could rule with an iron fist and do better. (Evil)
4Fairness. We should value a person on their morals and circumstances, not their actions. (Lawful)
5Mercy Everything that breathes deserves a chance at a good life. (Good)
6Thrill. All should live a short life, but a merry one. (Chaotic)

Bonds (d6)

1I still seek my parents that were wrongfully taken from me.
2A dark lord took hospitality in my master's house. I mean to track him down and kill him.
3I met a fellow servant and became the best of friends. I hope to find them again.
4A dark secret I saw in my master's house haunts me to this day. It should be buried and never see the light of day.

Flaws (d6)

1I cannot control my rage, or my actions when furious.
2I am distrustful to a fault.
3I cannot handle losing and will die on any hill.
4I have hidden my emotions so long I have trouble seeming sympathetic or feeling.
5If I am wronged, I will hunt down the culprit to the ends of the earth to avenge myself.


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

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