Redeemed Temptress (5e Background)
Redeemed Temptress[edit]
You were born of sin, forged in desire, and shaped by shadow. Once an agent of seduction, manipulation, or vice, your powers were honed to sway others toward darkness. But something, a divine revelation, a transformative love, a moment of piercing clarity shifted your course. Whether by grace or grit, you now walk a path of redemption. You carry the weight of your past, but use its echoes to uplift, not to corrupt.
Skill Proficiencies: Insight and Persuasion
Tool Proficiencies: One musical instrument or one artisan’s tool of your choice, representing your creative expression or humanity rediscovered.
Languages: Celestial or one Exotic language
Equipment: A token of your past life (e.g., broken manacle, infernal trinket, burned contract) A symbol of your redemption (e.g., holy symbol, white feather, journal) A set of traveler's clothes One musical instrument or artisan's tool of your choice A belt pouch containing 10 gp
Feature: Dual Aura[edit]
People feel drawn to you without knowing why. Some feel comforted, others unsettled. You gain advantage on Charisma (Persuasion) checks when dealing with conflicted individuals, and those who sense the divine or the infernal react to you as if they recognize something familiar though not always friendly.
DM’s Note: The recognition from divine/fiendish beings should be used for narrative flavor and potential roleplay advantages or complications — not automatic hostility or reverence.
Suggested Characteristics[edit]
Your life is a journey from darkness to light, and that journey has left you deeply introspective. You walk with both regret and hope, wielding grace where once there was guile.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I strive to embody grace and humility, even when I feel unworthy. |
| 2 | I use my beauty and presence not to manipulate, but to elevate and inspire. |
| 3 | I see the good in everyone — even monsters, even myself. |
| 4 | I speak with passion, but act with restraint. |
| 5 | I smile in the face of scorn; redemption taught me patience. |
| 6 | I hold myself to impossible standards, fearful of slipping back into old ways. |
| 7 | I love art and music — they remind me of what purity can look like. |
| 8 | I seek connection, but I often fear intimacy. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Redemption. No soul is beyond salvation — not even mine. (Good) |
| 2 | Balance. Light and dark are both part of me. I am living proof they can coexist.. (Neutral) |
| 3 | Service. My second chance is a gift I must repay by helping others rise.. (Good) |
| 4 | Truth. Honesty, especially with oneself, is the only real freedom.. (Neutral) |
| 5 | Hope. If I can change, then anyone can. . (Good) |
| 6 | Beauty. True beauty lies in kindness, not perfection.. (Chaostic) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I owe my new path to someone who believed in me when I couldn’t. |
| 2 | I wear a token from my past — a chain, a ring, a name — to remind me how far I’ve come. |
| 3 | I protect the innocent with fierce devotion, for I once fed on their pain. |
| 4 | I seek to redeem another who still walks the dark path I left behind. |
| 5 | I’ve seen visions of what I might become — angelic, whole — and I strive to earn that future. |
| 6 | I carry secret knowledge of a fiendish plot — and I know too well how seductive it is. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | A part of me misses the power and pleasure I once held. |
| 2 | I fear I haven’t truly changed, and someday I’ll fall again. |
| 3 | I struggle to forgive myself, no matter how much good I do. |
| 4 | I sometimes use charm when honesty would suffice — out of habit. |
| 5 | I crave validation from those who see me as good. |
| 6 | I secretly believe I don’t deserve happiness — only penance. |
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