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| Labyrinth Worldbook |
The lives of stygian heritage characters are defined by absence. Their memory is fragmented or completely lost. Their earliest recollection is the gaunt face of Charun, Ferryman of the river Styx, telling them they needed to earn the dark coin clutched in their hand. So they were returned, with no memory of what came before apart from the knowledge that when they perform deeds worthy enough, their coin will restore their past and deliver them to what comes next. Characters of this heritage are often a “culture” of one person.
Perhaps you had a community, a family, and a full range of life experiences. You remember none of it. It might have only been a matter of days, weeks, or months since you awoke in the mortal world. You know how to do things, speak languages, even perform specialized tasks, but don’t remember how you learned such skills. Those who say they wish they couldn’t remember haven’t walked in your boots. To one degree or another, stygian characters’ lives revolve around their coin. Always returning to them magically, the dark coins hold their past and the hope for their futures. Most stygian characters actively search for answers, performing tasks and quests to become worthy of the coin. Others hope to avoid their destiny, deliberately seeking to establish new lives in defiance of Charun and the coin they view as a curse.
Styx Coin
You have a magical coin that always reappears on your person if you give it away or it leaves your possession for more than 1 minute. While the coin is in your possession, when you would spend 3 Luck to reroll a d20 check, you only have to spend 2 Luck.
Undauntable
The memory of Charun shields you somewhat from fear. When you make a save to resist becoming frightened, you can treat any d20 die roll of 9 or lower as though you rolled a 10.
Languages
You speak Common and one other language, but you don’t know how you learned it.