backstory (d280)

d280 Result

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doesn't believe in magic, ever

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hates wearing their glasses

3

finds it impossible to speak to girls

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has always wanted to open their own tavern

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has a huge debt to pay back

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was raised by ghosts

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suffers from claustrophobia

8

is really (I MEAN REALLY) afraid of the dark

9

makes inappropriate jokes at the worst times

10

is afraid of heights

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doesn't understand the concept of politeness

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always alliterates their anecdotes

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has a bad gambling problem

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was told they'll never be good enough

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wants everyone to like them

16

never takes their armour off, just in case

17

always wanted to learn magic but struggled with it

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always needs to be the centre of attention

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has no other family but the party

20

was left out of their father's will

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studied interior dungeon design

22

is downright racist towards living skeletons

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believes they're a demi god, but hasn't figured out who their father is yet

24

is writing an autobiography

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has serious daddy issues

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has a drinking problem

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is completely colour blind

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failed out of every guild going

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saw their whole family consumed by a gelatinous cube

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gets nervous speaking in front of crowds

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is afraid of sharp edges

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doesn't have a reflection

33

suffers from nosebleeds

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is uncomfortable around old people (they smell like death)

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can't swim

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was brought up to be a librarian

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grew up in a graveyard

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is afraid of fire

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hates music

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grew up fat

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distrusts all authority

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mistrusts anyone smaller than them

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hates the monarchy

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is afraid of dogs

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was once rescued by wolves

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has anger problems

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always romanticised adventure

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can't read

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deserted the army

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is responsible for their sister's death

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is certain their days are numbered

52

always takes first watch

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can't silence the voices

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meditates before dawn

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constantly watches their back

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always refers to inanimate objects as 'she'

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always wakes up on the right side of the bed

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always keeps their promises

59

is a recovering cannibal

60

wants to be famous, no matter what

61

believes trees can speak to them and them alone

62

is trying to get out of the adventuring business to settle down

63

takes great delight in identifying new beetle species

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has serious body image problems

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is a recovering gambling addict

66

can't stand the sight of blood

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secretly became an adventurer to impress a love interest

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is afraid the rest of the party will kill them if they try to leave

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searches endlessly for their kidnapped child

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would rather kill you than make eye contact

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was kidnapped by cultists

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has twenty-seven siblings to provide for

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ran afoul of the goblin mob

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is searching for the perfect culinary dish

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has nothing left to lose

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doesn't know their own strength

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has had it up to here with everyone's crap

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is red-green colorblind

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carries the skull of their best friend

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has a serious weapons fetish

81

has taken a vow of silence

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is just trying to get by

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is trying to avoid a prophecy

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has really bad hay fever

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wants to clear their name

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doesn't believe in hygiene

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is being hunted by a terrible monster

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is dying of a plague and searching for a cure

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lost their family in a dragon attack

90

fights for undead rights

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once survived a boiling cauldron

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forever picking fights to 'win back honour'

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can't stand silence

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lost minor appendages due to their gambling addiction

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is absolutely astonished by jugglers

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can't sleep indoors

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only sleeps with the lights on

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hates to be clean

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drunkenly swore a blood oath and forgot what for

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doesn't perceive gender

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realised the importance of literacy far too late in life

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bangs on about their genealogy to everyone

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keeps a blacklist

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lost their shadow in a bet

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gets easily attached to people

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has cheated death more times than they deserved

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finds armour too restricting

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has no sense of smell

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insists they are the reincarnation of a legendary warrior

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refuses to bathe

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loved, lost and never loved again

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is lactose intolerant

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adds a notch to their sword every night

114

prefers to fight drunk

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thinks they can read the future, but consistently gets it wrong

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killed their brother in a duel over their inheritance

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is cursed to speak in sentences of exactly ten words

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was raised as a hostage by their father's enemies

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moonlights as a private investigator

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has an irrational fear of cats

121

is completely and utterly tone-deaf

122

is running from a marriage arranged by their parents

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wants to prove they're no longer that goofy kid

124

has gotten away with murder

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knows seven dangerous secrets

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has a debilitating fear of wide open spaces

127

always speaks in the third person

128

is manically obsessed with etiquette

129

wants to smash the capitalist system

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is secretly fond of embroidery

131

is searching for a rare fertility herb

132

is a compulsive liar

133

hates the written word

134

wants to one day own their own ship

135

likes to settle arguments with headbutting contests

136

has an outstanding warrant for their arrest

137

is the last of an ancient bloodline

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is the twin of the local monarch

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is pretty tight fisted with their gold

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is the only surviving member of their previous adventure party

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was disowned by their family

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names every piece of their gear

143

is a complete exhibitionist

144

always thinks outside the box

145

accidentally torched the local temple and is now cursed by its god

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carries a cryptic treasure map they won in a tavern bet

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has been exiled twice under different names

148

believes they have a claim to the throne

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constantly places themselves in danger, just to prove a point

150

seeks to end a family feud

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has a pretty selective memory

152

has accepted death as an inevitability

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sold everything they own to attend an adventurer academy

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has been on the run for over three years

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is terrified of rats

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believes the undead should be given a second chance

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was forced to watch their families execution

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can't stand children

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worries some of their memories have been tampered with

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hates to be touched

161

lost their sense of smell in a bar fight

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likes to speak in rhyme

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can't seem to hold their liquor

164

fights for species equality

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was petrified for over two hundred years

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is trying to dodge the draft

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unwittingly misuses words all the bloody time

168

has some pretty shady connections

169

was beaten and imprisoned for their religious beliefs

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started a rebellion in the northern mountains

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acts shallow but only to hide their insecurities

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makes all minor decisions by flipping a coin

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wants to become a famous singer

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was, until recently, employed to run a dungeon

175

had their lost legs replaced with enchanted wood

176

always looks their best

177

is haunted by the ghost of their father

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was exiled by their brother the king

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always gives the good news first

180

used to work as a tavern bouncer

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tries to be a friend to everyone

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hates riding horses

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left their home in disgrace

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doesn't understand sarcasm

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suffers from night terrors

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never passes up a chance to say, 'I told you so.'

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was framed for the murder of a famous and well-loved innkeeper

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believes in racial purity

189

is a former bare knuckle boxer

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always cuts to the chase

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always gives the bad news first

192

was a weapons instructor for the city militia

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is on the run after having an affair with a noble's daughter

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has a twin that constantly impersonates them

195

hasn't been quite right since the accident

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hasn't accomplished anything in their short life yet

197

is trapped in a Faustian bargain

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lost their marbles a long time ago

199

has a burning hatred for pirates

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aims to learn every language in the land

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owes money to the wrong people

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believes in an eye for an eye

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never turns the other cheek

204

once served as a court jester

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in hindsight shouldn't have had the treasure map tattooed on themselves

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already made and lost a fortune

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has a poem for all occasions

208

was drafted into the army at fourteen

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has a regular sleepwalking issue

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was cut from their dead mother's womb

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was apprenticed to a failed alchemist

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was jailed for a crime they didn't commit

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is posing as someone else

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was expelled from the royal guards

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is the last of the king's bastard children

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has never been kissed

217

suffers from crippling stage-fright

218

is writing an epic poem about the party's adventure

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really knows how to party

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loves to haggle

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suffers from a recurring nightmare

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needs to earn the trust of a hated duke

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came out of retirement for this adventure

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loots every kill but leaves enough to pay for their burial

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woke up in a bar with no memory and a sealed letter

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was once a dungeon trap designer

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is haunted by the ghosts of their forefathers

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doesn't have time for all this prophecy bullshit

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is dealing with a midlife crisis

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has delusions of grandeur

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just wants their money back

232

always wanted to be an artist

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believes plate armour is just a sign of being posh and over privileged

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failed to protect the royal family

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likes to settle arguments with an arm wrestle

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never returned anything they borrowed

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had their nose cut off in a duel

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believes dungeon crawling is just breaking and entering

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bribed a nobleman to help them smuggle slaves out of a tyrannical kingdom

240

was born in a different body

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suffers from vertigo

242

lost two fingers in a training accident

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is tracking down the treasure their father died trying to find

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carries a charmed locket that they can't open

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is getting too old for all this

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no longer dreams

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rejected a foreign prince's marriage proposal

248

has a bad habit of making 'funny' quips after every kill

249

ran away at the age of eleven

250

has wooden teeth after the incident with the mace

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carries the scars of an attempted suicide

252

won a duel they were supposed to lose out of sheer luck

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hates being made to wait

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seems to know everyone

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keeps getting mistaken for a famous knight

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is searching for the knowledge of true immortality

257

lost their best friend in an ambush

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is currently on probation for drunk and disorderly behaviour

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is haunted by the ghosts of those they kill

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was badly burnt by a sorcerer

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was written out of their family will

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is planning to retire next year

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is in way too deep with the wrong sort of people

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exaggerates everything they talk about

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has no concept of personal space

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never got the proper training

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is in so far over their head that they can't help but laugh

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can only whisper after an attempted hanging

269

is really good at bribing officials

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is quick to take credit and assign blame

271

refuses to admit they're past their prime

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has never had their hair cut

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only has two more years before a demon comes back to claim their soul

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only became an adventurer after losing a bet

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is wanted for a reward

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wears a mysterious necklace that constantly brings them out in a rash

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parties hard, way too hard.

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isn't technically alive anymore

279

is convinced they're always being left out

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doesn't speak a word of common