Background: Isolated

You grew up in a situation where you had very little contact with the outside world—or with anyone, for that matter. You can count on one hand the number of people you interacted with regularly during a large portion of your early life. While you are not totally uncivilized, having so few points of contact with the outside world has left odd marks on your behavior.



Skill Proficiencies: Perception, Stealth

Tool Proficiencies: Choose two from gaming sets, musical instruments and artisan tools

Equipment: A set of common clothes, a set of bone dice or playing cards, a comfort item to fidget with (a very smooth stone, a useless metal contraption, a worn piece of cloth, or something similar), 5 candles, and a pouch of 10 gp.

A Lonely Life

Something that happened in your childhood or early life resulted in an extended period of isolation from society and confinement in a small area. Choose one of the following options or roll on the table to determine the situation you developed in. Also consider what changed in your life that motivated you to leave the place you were so accustom to and set out on adventures.

d8 Reason For Isolation 1 I was taken by a dragon or other intelligent creature and kept in their lair as a trophy or pet. 2 I am an illegitimate child of an important family, and my parents hid me away to protect their reputation. 3 A kidnapper, mad magical scientist, or abusive family kept me locked away and did horrible things to me. 4 A disease kept me bedridden for a long time. 5 I was raised in an isolated monastery or cult with very few members. 6 I suffer from extreme agoraphobia and refused to leave my home for a good part of my life. 7 I was a social outcast, and decided I was better off keeping to myself and not leaving home. 8 My family lived in the middle of nowhere, and I was never one for exploring the surrounding area.

Feature: Boredom Resistance

Having grown accustom to an environment where excitement is hard to find, you handle boredom and tedium far better than most. You are able to perform exceptionally boring or infuriatingly repetative tasks an ordinary person would not have the patience for, as long as you are otherwise comfortable and not in danger. For example, you can wait in the same place for a week without feeling the need to wander as long as you have enough supplies, or you can listen to a stranger ramble on for hours about a topic you have no interest in while pretending to be engaged the whole time.

Suggested Characteristics

Isolated characters are often naive to the outside world and find many parts of it alien or confusing. They may approach it with enthusiasm, wishing to become a part of society, or they may be resistant and regard the world with fear and suspicion.