1 | I would die to recover an ancient artifact of my faith that was lost long ago. |
2 | I will someday get revenge on the corrupt temple hierarchy who branded me a heretic. |
3 | I owe me life to the priest who took me in when my parents died. |
4 | Everything I do is for the common people. |
5 | I will do anything to protect the temple where I served. |
6 | I seek to preserve a sacred text that my enemies consider heretical and seek to destroy. |
7 | I fleeced the wrong person and must work to ensure that this individual never crosses paths with me or those I care about. |
8 | I owe everything to my mentor--a horrible person who's probably rotting in jail somewhere. |
9 | Somewhere out there I have a child who doesn't know me. I'm making the world better for him or her. |
10 | I come from a noble family, and one day I'll reclaim my lands and title from those who stole them from me. |
11 | A powerful person killed someone I love. Some day soon, I'll have my revenge. |
12 | I swindled and ruined a person who didn't deserve it. I seek to atone for my misdeeds but might never be able to forgive myself. |
13 | I'm trying to pay off an old debt I owe to a generous benefactor. |
14 | My ill-gotten gains go to support my family. |
15 | Something important was taken from me, and I aim to steal it back. |
16 | I will become the greatest thief that ever lived. |
17 | I'm guilty of a terrible crime. I hope I can redeem myself for it. |
18 | Someone I loved died because of a mistake I made. That will never happen again. |
19 | My instrument is my most treasured possession, and it reminds me of someone I love. |
20 | Someone stole my precious instrument, and someday I'll get it back. |
21 | I want to be famous, whatever it takes. |
22 | I idolize a hero of the old tales and measure my deeds against that person's. |
23 | I will do anything to prove myself superior to me hated rival. |
24 | I would do anything for the other members of my old troupe. |
25 | I have a family, but I have no idea where they are. One day, I hope to see them again. |
26 | I worked the land, I love the land, and I will protect the land. |
27 | A proud noble once gave me a horrible beating, and I will take my revenge on any bully I encounter. |
28 | My tools are symbols of my past life, and I carry them so that I will never forget my roots. |
29 | I protect those who cannot protect themselves. |
30 | I wish my childhood sweetheart had come with me to pursue my destiny. |
31 | The workshop where I learned my trade is the most important place in the world to me. |
32 | I created a great work for someone, and then found them unworthy to receive it. I'm still looking for someone worthy. |
33 | I owe my guild a great debt for forging me into the person I am today. |
34 | I pursue wealth to secure someone's love. |
35 | One day I will return to my guild and prove that I am the greatest artisan of them all. |
36 | I will get revenge on the evil forces that destroyed my place of business and ruined my livelihood. |
37 | Nothing is more important than the other members of my hermitage, order, or association. |
38 | I entered seclusion to hide from the ones who might still be hunting me. I must someday confront them. |
39 | I'm still seeking the enlightenment I pursued in my seclusion, and it still eludes me. |
40 | I entered seclusion because I loved someone I could not have. |
41 | Should my discovery come to light, it could bring ruin to the world. |
42 | My isolation gave me great insight into a great evil that only I can destroy. |
43 | I will face any challenge to win the approval of my family. |
44 | My house's alliance with another noble family must be sustained at all costs. |
45 | Nothing is more important that the other members of my family. |
46 | I am in love with the heir of a family that my family despises. |
47 | My loyalty to my sovereign is unwavering. |
48 | The common folk must see me as a hero of the people. |
49 | My family, clan, or tribe is the most important thing in my life, even when they are far from me. |
50 | An injury to the unspoiled wilderness of my home is an injury to me. |
51 | I will bring terrible wrath down on the evildoers who destroyed my homeland. |
52 | I am the last of my tribe, and it is up to me to ensure their names enter legend. |
53 | I suffer awful visions of a coming disaster and will do anything to prevent it. |
54 | It is my duty to provide children to sustain my tribe. |
55 | It is my duty to protect my students. |
56 | I have an ancient text that holds terrible secrets that must not fall into the wrong hands. |
57 | I work to preserve a library, university, scriptorium, or monastery. |
58 | My life's work is a series of tomes related to a specific field of lore. |
59 | I've been searching my whole life for the answer to a certain question. |
60 | I sold my soul for knowledge. I hope to do great deeds and win it back. |
61 | I'm loyal to my captain first, everything else second. |
62 | The ship is most important--crewmates and captains come and go. |
63 | I'll always remember my first ship. |
64 | In a harbor town, I have a paramour whose eyes nearly stole me from the sea. |
65 | I was cheated of my fair share of the profits, and I want to get my due. |
66 | Ruthless pirates murdered my captain and crewmates, plundered our ship, and left me to die. Vengeance will be mine. |
67 | I would lay down my life for the people I served with. |
68 | Someone saved my life on the battlefield. To this day, I will never leave a friend behind. |
69 | My honor is my life. |
70 | I'll never forget the crushing defeat my company suffered or the enemies who dealt it. |
71 | Those who fight beside me are those worth dying for. |
72 | I fight for those who cannot fight for themselves. |
73 | My town or city is my home, and I'll fight to defend it. |
74 | I sponsor an orphanage to keep others from enduring what I was forced to endure. |
75 | I owe my survival to another urchin who taught me to live on the streets. |
76 | I owe a debt I can never repay to the person who took pity on me. |
77 | I escaped my life of poverty by robbing an important person, and I'm wanted for it. |
78 | No one else is going to have to endure the hardships I've been through. |