Retired Hero (5e Background)

Retired Hero

Ever met a retired Hero?, by Changha Lee

You were a hero, a good one, Were you fed up and dissolutioned? Did you fail? or did you simply decide it was time? Whatever your reasons you're retired now.

Skill Proficiencies: Perception, Survival

Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisans tools you used when you were a hero.

Languages: One language of your choice based on what you did and who you were around when you were a hero.

Equipment: Commoners Clothes, an item from your hero days, a pouch with 5 gp

Feature: Inconspicuous

You were one of the lucky ones and managed to rejoin society as if nothing happened, nobody would peg you as someone special unless you gave them a clear reason to. You seamlessly meld with the crowd.

Alternate Feature: Old Habits

Try as you might you can't seem to shake the habits you gained as a hero, you've fortified your home preparing for anything and everything that might happen, you've mapped and studied all the surrounding landscape, and every time you step out of the house you keep constant attention on all of your valuables, patting your coin purse and the like every once and a while to make sure it's all still there.

Suggested Characteristics

d8	Personality Trait
1	I always have an aloof smile plastered on my face, no matter the situation.
2	Normal things like random sounds in a tavern can make my heart skip a beat.
3	I always check the escape routes of every building I enter.
4	I despise the word hero, and refuse to allow it to define me.
5	I like to talk a lot about "Back in my day..."
6	Life is precious, I only kill when needs be.
7	I don't like conflict, and try to diffuse arguments as fast as possible.
8	So long and thanks for all the fish.

d6	Ideal
1	Happiness. Life is short, happiness is all we can strive for. (Good)
2	Moving on. Time to put a close on that chapter of my life (Neutral)
3	Spite. They tried to force me to be a 'hero', I refuse to let them (Chaotic)
4	Karma. They wanted to use me, how does it feel now? (Chaotic)
5	Regret. I couldn't do what I needed to, this is my punishment (Lawful)
6	Pain. I wish I could continue my work but my wounds won't let me (Neutral)

d6	Bond
1	My family might still be out there somewhere, how I long to see them again.
2	I'm indebted to an individual who saved me long ago.
3	My memories guide my hand, and I keep my mementos safe and close if possible.
4	I have secrets that I've uncovered that should never see the light of day.
5	I feel a sense of loyalty to the people of my village
6	I lost a love once, and am proud to see when it still blooms.

d6	Flaw
1	I never give my trust to anybody anymore.
2	The remnants of my past hunt me down.
3	I'm convinced any family I have will never forgive my failure.
4	It's easy for me to lose myself in things that make me happy, even at the cost of others.
5	I have a massive well of anger, that often overflows.
6	I have a tendency to reach for a pint whenever the weight of my past feels too great.

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