Raised by Witches
Sometimes, a wanderer may notice strange marks carved
on their interlocutor's skin, or an unusual tattoo that makes
them think of something obscure. This can happen when
you meet someone who has been raised by witches,
whose mark is indelibly imprinted on their body and
soul. Witches usually kidnap children to perform evil
rituals, devour them, or sacrifice them to evil entities.
In other cases, they try to impart to the unfortunate children
a form of esoteric education, experimenting and trying to understand
if they can draw their fragile minds towards dark
impulses, fostering perverted beliefs in them. Some children
manage to escape or kill their captors once grown. They become
adventurers, forever damaged by a childhood spent in
the forgotten corners of the wildest places in Iùrmen.
Skill Proficiencies Deception or Intimidation; Arcana or Nature
Tool Proficiencies apotropaic items (such as salt, oil, wine, iron, etc...), witch’s pack
Equipment a witch's pack, a knobby stick (counts as a quarterstaff
and as a spellcasting focus), worn tunic, animal fur, a
purse with 2 gp, a poisonous toad (use the statistics of a Frog;
in addition, if it is eaten or licked, it deals 1d6 poison damage
and induces harmless visions and hallucinations for a minute)
Features
FEATURE: VOICE OF THE FOREST
Those who have been raised by witches are able to interpret
the behavior of animals, changes in vegetation, and variations
in the wind to predict weather over the next 12 hours.
Suggested Characteristics
Those who have been raised by witches can have remarkably
diverse personalities. Some experience their condition as
trauma and crave vengeance against all the crones and hags
of the wilderness, while others exploit the acquired knowledge
to pursue devious ends or develop those same powers
that have horrified them since childhood. Nonetheless, all
psychological traits of these illegitimate children of the
ancient witches are influenced by an unconscious
link to the occult and to naturalistic or esoteric
forces. Whether they like it or not, the education
they received from the
witches has turned into
an indelible mark.
Traits
| d8 | Personality Traits |
|---|
| 1 | Those who harm me will suffer terrible consequences! |
| 2 | I know nothing about manners or etiquette. |
| 3 | I can learn a lesson from any situation, comparing it to the workings of the natural world. |
| 4 | I always hide small portions of food in the folds of my clothes. |
| 5 | I like darkness and humidity: bogs are my favorite place. |
| 6 | I always speak bluntly. |
| 7 | I like animals that would disgust other, such as frogs, spiders, or snakes. |
| 8 | I'm not comfortable sleeping in real beds! |
Ideal
| d6 | Ideals |
|---|
| 1 | Traditions (lawful): The ancient traditions of blood and woods must be preserved. |
| 2 | Independence (chaotic): I am a free spirit; I do not recognize any authority. |
| 3 | Nature (neutral): Nature must remain uncontaminated. |
| 4 | Respect (neutral): Every living being is worthy of being treated with respect, even in death. |
| 5 | Sharing (good): My knowledge is meant to be shared with everyone, not to be hidden. |
| 6 | Power (evil): The more power I get, the less I am subject to the will of others. |
Bond
| d6 | Bonds |
|---|
| 1 | I am willing to do anything to recover a rare witches’ artifact. |
| 2 | I am obsessed with tracking down my real family and meeting them. |
| 3 | Preserving nature is my first thought when I wake up in the morning. |
| 4 | A prophecy (may it be true or false) has declared me as a bringer of change, and many persecute me for fear of this prediction. |
| 5 | I have committed an abominable crime and I live in terror of being discovered. |
| 6 | I will always remember the forest that for many years has been my home. |
Flaw
| d6 | Flaws |
|---|
| 1 | My personal hygiene is more similar to that of an animal than a civilised person. |
| 2 | I speak mainly in monosyllables. |
| 3 | My face is perpetually distorted into a particular grimace. |
| 4 | I am very jealous of my belongings. |
| 5 | I assault food as if it could be the last meal I will see in a week. |
| 6 | I enjoy scaring kids and superstitious people. |
