1

hunters captured you and subjected you to horrific abuse. You escaped after murdering one or more of your captors

2

you were a fool in an elf noble’s court and have known nothing but mockery and disdain your whole life

3

you spent several years as the prisoner of a wizard who believed your blood contained magical power

4

you fell in love with a human and had an affair that lasted for a few months before the tryst was exposed and you were chased off

5

zealots of the New God descended on your village and slew everyone but you. Your attackers thought the village was full of beastmen

6

you were the plaything of a nymph for many years

7

you spent many years living alone in the wilderness

8

you had a small family in a remote corner of the Empire, but you lost them to disease or a monster attack

9

poor treatment at faerie or human hands has left you scarred, mentally or physically, or both

10

you lived in a human settlement for many years and there learned your profession

11

a druid raised you from a baby, and you learned much of the Old Faith

12

you grew up in the house of your human parent, where you were loved

13

you are a second or third generation faun. You were raised in a remote part of the world, such as a deep forest or a high mountain vale

14

a troupe of performers took you in as a small child and raised you. You grew up facing the stares of the people who paid a few bits to see you

15

a Resolve: {wizard|witch} found you and cared for you until you came of age

16

you worked as a spy for an inquisitor, who recently died

17

a wizard raised you and gave you a formal education (you can read the Common Tongue)

18

you warned a human village of a monstrous threat and are always welcome there

19

you befriended a leshy long ago, but you haven’t seen it in years

20

you found or stole a bag of coins (add Roll 2d6 copper pennies to your starting equipment)