Awakened
Upon death, one's spirit departs to the ethereal plane and home of Bedoma. It is here Bedoma helps guide spirits to their final resting place, but on rare occasions, the deity may decide a spirit's time is not yet finished on Erenel. The chosen spirit is sent back to the mortal plane and inhabits someone else's recently deceased and soulless body. Awakening with their previous life’s memories and the knowledge a second chance has been granted, the spirit, now inhabiting a new body is alive again and touched by the mercy of Bedoma.
Before inhabiting a new body, you were once a different race who experienced a different daily life. Choose a previous race from Erenel's available races. This is your original race before you died and reborn in a new body.
Skill Proficiencies Insight, Religion
Languages Your previous races starting languages.
Equipment A set of travelers clothes, belt pouch containing 10 gold, one trinket of significance to your new bodies previous life.
Features
Mercy of Bedoma
Bedoma believes you have something to fulfill on Erenel. Her mercy shifts certain events in your favor. You gain 1 luck point, as per the Lucky feat within the Players Handbook. This luck point is used in the same way as the fear, and you regain your luck point when you finish a long rest. If you already have the Lucky feat, you add this luck point to your total for the feat.
Suggested Characteristics
You are defined by the second chance granted by the deity Bedoma. This struggle with returning to the mortal plane after death and being granted a new body exemplifies your characteristics. Feel free to use your own traits, ideals, flaws and bonds in place of the options below.
Traits
| Personality | |
|---|
| 1 | I am solemn and quiet due to the weight of guilt I carry from my previous life. |
| 2 | I am a survivor. Nothing life throws at me now can be worse than what I've endured. |
| 3 | I would gladly die for my comrades, for I live on borrowed time. |
| 4 | I am the first person to forgive anyone that asks for forgiveness. |
| 5 | My second chance pushes me to never pass on an opportunity to experience local customs. |
| 6 | I am chosen; I will not let anyone forget that. |
| 7 | I don't trust people I don't know well. They could be my vessel's past life coming back to haunt me. |
| 8 | I will not be a pawn in any gods games. |
Ideal
| Ideal | |
|---|
| 1 | People deserve the opportunity to choose the course of their lives. |
| 2 | In my past life I preyed on the weak, now I will be their defender. |
| 3 | I will have my revenge. The end justifies the means. |
| 4 | I work tirelessly to elevate others who are worthy. |
| 5 | I have found the truth after death and want to share it with everyone. |
| 6 | I follow a higher calling and nothing can sway me from the path. |
Bond
| Bond | |
|---|
| 1 | I'll return to free the people of my previous life from tyranny. |
| 2 | For the glory of Bedoma, I will grow in power. |
| 3 | I need to find my lost family and let them know I have returned. |
| 4 | I'll make sure no one from my previous life escapes what they did to me. |
| 5 | I live to serve my new vessels homeland. |
| 6 | This cursed life must be revoked by any means necessary. |
Flaw
| Flaw | |
|---|
| 1 | I secretly yearn to die without having to see Bedoma again. |
| 2 | I cant forgive myself for my previous sins. |
| 3 | My hatred for not being in my proper body makes me reckless. |
| 4 | I drink heavily to cope with my new situation. |
| 5 | I always leave some common detail behind, a calling card, so anyone else Awakened knows they are not alone. |
| 6 | My dreams are sometimes so terrifying I wake up screaming. |
