Foreign Infiltrator

None of the other spies of the Last War had a task half as difficult as yours, for you were a true infiltrator. You spent years, perhaps even decades, living in an enemy nation, guild, mercenary company, or dragonmarked house. You masqueraded as one of its citizens, worked your way into a position of knowledge or influence, all the while secretly reporting back to your true masters. It was a life fraught with danger and temptation, and it has marked you in ways you have yet to discover.

Your endeavors served a dual purpose. You constantly strove to prove yourself loyal to your “adopted” nation, outwardly seeking to strengthen it, to uncover magic that could help it, to thwart its foes. At the same time, you had to learn enough of its activities, and sabotage enough of its efforts, to ensure that, in the end, your work did more good for your true nation than this one. You might still be doing just that, for although the war has officially ended, espionage is as prevalent as ever. It can become confusing, this constant set of double objectives, all overlaid with the constant risk of being discovered.

• Skill Proficiencies: Deception and your choice of either Persuasion, Sleight of Hand, or Stealth
• Tool Proficiencies: Disguise kit
• Languages: One of your choice
• Equipment: A set of fine clothes, a set of high quality fake identification papers with a portrait, a costume, a disguise kit, and a belt pouch containing 15 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Deception is as natural to you as breathing. Not only your goals, but your very life, rely on your ability to mislead everyone you encounter. You no longer decide whether to lie, but simply what lies to tell, and you expect no less from others. You are all but incapable of believing anything you are told, trusting anyone you meet, or accepting anything you see at face value.

Act friendly and loyal to your companions and your adopted nation, no matter what your ulterior motives. You lie constantly and consistently, never letting anyone near the truth of who you are and how you feel. You are not careless with your deceptions, since you cannot afford to be caught in a lie, but you have buried the truth so deep that it never even occurs to you to speak it.

d12	I became a foreign infiltrator because...
1	There is a deep and long tradition in my family of going into covert operations, so it was fitting for me to follow their example.
2	I always avoided the spotlight, but I wanted to make a difference for my country or house during the last war.
3	As a child I found myself on missions that I didn't even know about. Success brought on recruitment.
4	I am lone wolf by nature and this was the best way to serve my country or house.
5	My family's reputation was destroyed or slandered by lies and misinformation. I wanted to make sure that did not happen again.
6	My family was disgraced, and I intend to clear our name. This was clearly the best way to combat the lies.
7	After my village was destroyed working to hunt down war criminals was an obvious course of action.
8	Growing up on the streets, I was able to learn skills of the trade. My mentor saw my talent and I can see now, subtly directed me.
9	I loved plays and acting as I grew up. But acting for real with higher stakes is clearly much better than being on a fake stage.
10	I was unknowingly a witness to an assassination (attempt). I knew I wanted to work to stop operatives like that from striking.
11	Fighting in the Last War, I was recognized for my abilities within the shadows and was recruited for more specialized service.
12	I grew up in the shadows and learned my specialty from a skilled mentor.

BACKGROUNDS | FOREIGN INFILTRATOR