1

Runaway

You were taken as an apprentice by a powerful local merchant, but after years of going nowhere and learning little, you decided to leave. This did not sit well with the merchant who as it turns out paid good money for you, and sent his agents after you. You've looked over your shoulder ever since.

2

Gambling Addiction

Each time you have some money that you don't immediately need you run to the nearest tavern and bet it all, hoping for the big payoff. So far though it has never come, but it surely must be around the corner!

3

Known Criminal

Justifiably or not, you are known across the region as a wanted criminal, and people react quite negatively to your presence. Sometimes this means they'll avoid you, others that they'll try to bring you to justice.

4

Disturbing

For some reason or another (maybe you have an ugly scar across the face, have beast-like features or you simply look very unfriendly), people find you very repulsive and avoid any interaction with you, if possible. In the past, this has meant being chased off villages by angry mobs, and having prices increased just for you.

5

Bad Reputation

For some reason or another, you are disliked by a certain group; maybe you killed a member of the Dusk Blades (justifiably so or not), or you are part of a particularly violent Blackclay Tribe; whatever the cause, you are disliked or outright persecuted in certain circles.

6

Blackmailed

You've committed a crime, or maybe someone framed you and put you in a bad situation; whatever the reason is, someone is blackmailing you. What do they want? Is it something they need from you, an item or property you own? Or simply to smear your reputation?

7

Hunted

Someone placed a bounty on your head, or maybe you stole something from a powerful group and now its members are after you. Will you continue to run away, or seek favorable ground and face them once and for all?

8

Family ties

You are in charge of a loved one, someone you can't imagine leaving behind; maybe it's your elderly mother or your child. You must take care of them one way or another, be it by providing for them, or by being with them as much as possible.

9

Indebted

You owe a large sum to a powerful merchant, who will not let you escape that easily. If you try to avoid paying it he will send his goons after you. He is willing to allow you to repay him with work, though. There's plenty of dirty work available for the desperate in the peninsula...

10

Double

Somewhere out there, there's a person who looks identical to you trying to pass off as you. The problem is, they are trashing your reputation, leaving a trail of debt and crimes all over the region. Who is this person, and why are they doing this?

11

Drug Addiction

You are addicted to some sort of drug or alcohol; you are still mostly in control but you cannot spend a day without indulging in your vice. You may choose what substance you're addicted to.

12

Phobia

You are terribly afraid or feel a very strong aversion against something. When confronted with it you react either violently, by running away or by freezing in place. You will avoid the source of your phobia by all means necessary.

13

Photo-sensitivity

After generations of living in a part of the planet with barely any atmospheric light, your eyes have become used to it. The downside of it is that any strong light leaves you temporarily blind. You get used to it after a few minutes, but a strong, bright burst of light leaves you incapacitated for a minute or two.

14

Illiterate

As it's the case with most of the population, you never had any sort of education and never learned how to read. You must rely on the help of others whenever you're doing any type of research that involves books and scrolls.

15

Violent

Maybe you were beaten up as a child, or belong to a tribe that strongly believed in “might is right”; whatever the case, you always tend to solve all problems with violence, unless it is completely evident that you will not fare well. To be clear, you are not suicidal, you simply think that violence is the answer to all questions.

16

Coward

The prospect of dying is the worst thing you can think of. You've heard tales of souls being used in sinister rituals, and you've faced enough undead abominations to know that death generally does not equal rest. You avoid any type of physical danger as much as you can, and you take all sorts of precautions to make sure you'll be on the winning side of a fight.

17

Death-wish

You've seen enough of this ugly world and are just about done with it. You jump into things head-first, without assessing risks or taking any type of precautions. You'll rest when you're dead!

18

Superstitious

You hold the (generally unfounded) belief that a certain act, thing, or place holds control or influence over your actions, the actions of others, and the world. Maybe you need to flip your sword seven times before entering the fray, or you avoid women with white hair; whatever it is, you cannot avoid it and you believe the consequences of doing so would be catastrophic.

19

Debt of honor

Someone in your past helped you to get out of a tough situation; maybe you were rescued from a slave caravan, or were found almost dead and brought to life. You'll need to determine the exact circumstances and the nature of the benefactor; was it a woodwitch that saved you, one that has now been captured and needs rescue? Or perhaps a merchant that freed you and has now fallen from grace, having lost their fortune?

20

Too young

Despite displaying skill and commitment, your young age makes others not take you seriously, forcing you to work and prove yourself even harder in the eyes of most.