(From Setting Document)
You were born near an active or dormant Veil Engine, and the dimensional energies left their mark on you. You hear whispers, see things others don't, and possess an intuitive connection to the thin places in reality. Some see you as cursed, others as blessed, but you've learned to survive with this strange gift.
Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, Intimidation
Tool Proficiencies: Navigator's tools
Languages: Deep Speech
Equipment: A shard of metal from a Veil Engine (warm to the touch), a set of traveler's clothes, a journal filled with incomprehensible writings you made during visions, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp
Feature: Veil Sense
You have an instinctive awareness of Veil phenomena. You can sense the presence of active Veil Engines, dimensional tears, or strong concentrations of planar energy within 1 mile (the DM determines specifics). Additionally, when you're near such phenomena, you sometimes receive visions or whispers that hint at danger, opportunity, or secrets (DM's discretion). These sensations are often unsettling but rarely wrong.
Suggested Characteristics
Engine-Blessed individuals walk the line between the normal world and the incomprehensible void beyond. Most struggle with isolation and the weight of their unwanted gift. Some embrace it, others fight it, but none can escape it.
Personality Traits (d8):
1. I sometimes reply to voices only I can hear.
2. I become agitated near thin spots in reality.
3. I draw strange geometric patterns compulsively.
4. I speak in riddles or prophecies without meaning to.
5. I'm unnaturally calm in the face of cosmic horror.
6. I maintain meticulous routines to stay grounded in reality.
7. I'm fascinated by aberrations and Veil phenomena.
8. I apologize frequently to things others can't see or hear.
Ideals (d6):
1. Understanding: I'll learn to control my connection to the Veil. (Lawful)
2. Warning: I'll use my visions to save others from danger. (Good)
3. Acceptance: I am what I am; others must accept it. (Neutral)
4. Power: My connection gives me abilities others lack. (Evil)
5. Silence: I wish the whispers would stop. (Any)
6. Transcendence: Perhaps I can become something more. (Chaotic)
Bonds (d6):
1. Another Engine-Blessed showed me I wasn't alone.
2. My family rejected me when my gift manifested.
3. A scholar studies me, hoping to understand the Veil.
4. I'm searching for the Engine that marked me at birth.
5. The whispers warned me of a great catastrophe, and I must prevent it.
6. I protect others with my gift because no one protected me.
Flaws (d6):
1. I sometimes can't distinguish visions from reality.
2. I'm addicted to being near Veil phenomena despite the danger.
3. I've hurt people during episodes I can't remember.
4. I trust the whispers more than I trust people.
5. I'm terrified that I'm slowly going mad.
6. I believe I'm destined for something terrible.