Background: Wanderer

As others were looking for a job, you were looking for a caravan to take you to another city. As others were building their homes, you were moving from place to place, never settling. You are always on the road, chased by a dark secret or lured by adventure and curiousity.

Skill proficiencies: History, Perception

Other proficiencies: Cartographer's or navigator's tools, one vehicle (land or sea)

Languages: Common and another two of your choice

Equipment: A set of traveler's clothes, a two-person tent, a souvenir from another city and the map of the country you're currently residing in

Always on the move

You never stay in the same place for more than a few weeks, always moving forward. A question you always ask yourself is why do you reject the conveniences of settled-down life in favour of wandering. Choose from the table below or roll on the table to determine the reason for your constant traveling. Some options have additional implications. Discuss with your DM to determine what these are and how they will play into the campaign.

d8 Cause of Wandering 1 I am relentlessly pursued by a great enemy who I cannot face at the moment. 2 I'm chasing after a great enemy who won't face me. 3 I'm looking for something or someone, but haven't found it yet. 4 I have a dark secret that gets found out eventually every time I spend a lot of time in one place. 5 I want to see more of the world. 6 I want to collect souvenirs and stories from as many places as possible. 7 My job requires me to visit many places. 8 I'm looking for the perfect place to settle down.

Feature: Traveler Instincts

You traveled so much, when others are still trying to unfold the map while packing their belongings, you are long ago ready to move, bartering with the leader of caravan. You can pack and get ready for traveling way quicker than others and in a new city, you spot sights to see and inns to stay in accurately and quickly. However, staying in one place isn't your style. After spending more than two weeks in the same place, you get the urge to move forward, the itch to ride a caravan again or rumours of your secret spread around.

Suggested Characteristics

With a new place awaiting every so often, it's hard not to let traveling shape your personality. Choose from the table below or roll on the table to determine the characteristics you developed from your wandering lifestyle.

d6 Personality Trait 1 I try to gain friends everywhere and keep in touch via letters. 2 Sometimes I get terribly homesick. 3 I never visit the same city twice. 4 I introduce myself by a different name every time I move. 5 I never unpack. Why, when tomorrow I could be on the road again? 6 I try every local delicacy and meal. Sometimes it works out, sometimes not.

d6 Ideals 1 Collecting (Any) I must obtain a story, souvenir or a new experience every city. 2 Fame (Any) My name must be known everywhere! 3 Keeping order (Lawful) My duty is to enforce the law wherever I go. 4 Helping (Good) I cannot lock myself to one place when so many places and people are suffering. 5 Havoc (Chaotic or Evil) I'm here to party! I hope total destruction is covered in your inn-sewer-ants. 6 Vigilance (Chaotic) So many cities with so much crime. I must do what I can.

d6 Bonds 1 My hometown always holds a special place in my heart. 2 A generous person's money allows me to travel so I must pay them back with money or tales/objects. 3 I'm on the road to perform tasks for someone and I must complete my duty. 4 I would die to find the person or object I'm looking for. 5 Someday, when I've been to everywhere, I will return home to my love. 6 My village was destroyed and I'm looking for a place I could call 'home'.

d6 Flaws 1 I'm living for the novelty of places, and once I get to know them, the excitement fades. 2 I subconsciously take on the dialect and habits of the local people by the end of my stay. 3 I even perform shady jobs to afford living and traveling. 4 Others' traditions mean nothing to me, so by accident or purpose, I often plow through them. 5 Whenever I cause trouble, my first instinct is to flee the place and move elsewhere. 6 I'm too immature or indecisive to settle down or take a regular job.

(By Vievin)