5e D&D Character Idea

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Marigold Whirlsinger is a female human bard

Background - outlander
Family - Your grandparent, Kai "Fair" Rylan was a great hero. You will try to found a shrine in their name

Trait - I can't pay attention to anything for long
Ideal - Faith. If I do the right thing then my faith will be rewarded in kind
Bond - There is a great evil I am destined to destroy
Flaw - I'll do anything for a chance of glory

Trinket - an embalmed kobold eye decorated with a hag
Possible Pet - Druid is a scarred shrub. They have a coat or other item that mostly covers them and wear a collar or other item with their name on


"Bison" Huresk is a halfling cleric

Background - sailor
Family - Your father is a renowned sorcerer and your mother is a famed warlock. You are the youngest child and ignored by the family

Trait - I am always talking about death
Ideal - Live and Let Live. In a world of dragons and ghosts ideas aren't worth killing for
Bond - I am the last of my family and I must keep their stories alive
Flaw - I spend money as fast as it comes to me

Trinket - a plain shard of coloured glass with a long poem depicting a chasm
Possible Pet - Sloth is a scarred donkey. They have unexplained scales or hair


Issol Hillbane is a gnome cleric

Background - knight
Family - You were raised by your parents. . You had to contend with a bastard birth

Trait - I am always there for my friends
Ideal - Freedom. Everyone should be able to walk their own path
Bond - I want to be famous, whatever it takes
Flaw - I'll do anything for a chance of glory

Trinket - a piece of wood with a prayer to a power of fate
Possible Pet - Mordenkainen is a smart rat. They are always getting lost but turn up in the strangest of places.


Olfin is a female rock gnome fighter

Background - hermit
Family - You were raised by your grandmother. . You had to contend with an enslaved family

Trait - I frequently fall in love
Ideal - Glory. I must perform great deeds for my name to resonate through the centuries
Bond - I will face any challenge to win the approval of my family
Flaw - Pride will be my downfall

Trinket - a glass orb that is associated with the Feywild
Possible Pet - Parrot is a snake. They can play or make a tune.


Nodens the Merrow is a lightfoot halfling warlock

Background - acolyte
Family - You were raised by your parents. . You had to contend with being left to die

Trait - I am tolerant of other people, cultures and beliefs
Ideal - Live and Let Live. In a world of dragons and ghosts ideas aren't worth killing for
Bond - I care not for material goods. Faith and friendship are all that matter
Flaw - I am too often wrapped up in my own world

Trinket - a shard of jet
Possible Pet - Owlbear is a perfect alpaca. They sometimes glow with a dim light and are resistant to fire damage.