Folk Hero
You were born to a commoner family, but some event earned you fame. You're admired locally, and tales of your deeds have reached the far corners of the world.
Did you win your fame by battling an oppressive tyrant? Saving your village from a monster? Or by something more prosaic like winning a wrestling bout or a pie-eating contest?
- Skill Proficiencies
- Survival, and either Animal Handling or Nature.
- Equipment
- Any artisan's tools except alchemist's supplies, common clothes.
Local Fame
Suggested Characteristics
Folk Hero Mementos
- The mask you used to conceal your identity while fighting oppression (you are only recognized as a folk hero while wearing the mask).
- A necklace bearing a horn, tooth, or claw from the monster you defeated.
- A ring given to you by the dead relative whose death you avenged.
- The weapon you wrestled from the leader of the raid on your village.
- The trophy, wrestling belt, silver pie plate, or other prize marking you as the county champion.
- The famous scar you earned in your struggle against your foe.
- The signature weapon which provides you with your nickname.
- The injury or physical difference by which your admirers and foes recognize you.
- The signal whistle or instrument which you used to summon allies and spook enemies.
- Copies of the ballads and poems written in your honor.