Haunted One

D&D 2024 background: Haunted One. Source: Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft. skills choose 2 from Arcana, Investigation, Religion, Survival Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from among Arcana, Investigation, Religion, or Survival Languages: Choose two, one of which must be Abyssal, Celestial, Deep Speech, Draconic, Infernal, Primordial, Sylvan, or Undercommon Equipment: Monster hunter's pack (containing a chest, a crowbar, a hammer, three wooden stakes, a holy symbol, a Holy Water (flask), a Manacles, a steel mirror, a Oil (flask), a tinderbox, and 3 Torch), a set of common clothes, one trinket of special significance (choose one or roll on the Horror Trinket table), and 1 sp Feature: Heart of Darkness Those who look into your eyes can see that you have faced unimaginable horror and that you are no stranger to darkness. Though they might fear you, commoners will extend you every courtesy and do their utmost to help you. Unless you have shown yourself to be a danger to them, they will even take up arms to fight alongside you, should you find yourself facing an enemy alone. Harrowing Event Prior to becoming an adventurer, your path in life was defined by one dark moment, one fateful decision, or one tragedy. Now you feel a darkness threatening to consume you, and you fear there may be no hope of escape. Choose a harrowing event that haunts you, or roll one on the Harrowing Events table. 1 A monster that slaughtered dozens of innocent people spared your life, and you don't know why. 2 You were born under a dark star. You can feel it watching you, coldly and distantly. Sometimes it beckons you in the dead of night. 3 An apparition that has haunted your family for generations now haunts you. You don't know what it wants, and it won't leave you alone. 4 Your family has a history of practicing the dark arts. You dabbled once and felt something horrible clutch at your soul, whereupon you fled in terror. 5 An oni took your sibling one cold, dark night, and you were unable to...