### Restless Wanderer
The world is a big place, and you have no desire to settle down until you've seen it all. You move from place to place as freely as the wind—blowing through the boring spots, lingering for a while in more interesting locations, and sometimes kicking up a storm. You might have a particular interest that gives a focus to your wandering. Perhaps you are particularly drawn to spectacular natural wonders such as the Goradra Gap or the Guardian Trees. Or maybe you're fascinated with ancient ruins, great monuments, or exotic cultures.

Adventures are what happens to you while you travel. If you seek out adventure, it's because a place sounds interesting, not because there's anything in particular you want to accomplish there. You are eager to visit new places, try new modes of transportation, see creatures you've never seen before, and (at least to some extent) do things you've never done. If you can also learn new abilities, acquire more treasure, and otherwise improve yourself along the way, that's even better.

You stay on the move. Whenever you feel that a dungeon room, a site, a nation, or even a continent has shown you all it has to reveal, it's time to move on. You can spend all the time you want searching the rooms of a dungeon—as long as there are interesting things to find. But you should be the first member of your party to call a halt to tedium whenever it arises and get things moving again.


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### Credits & Changelog
**Last updated on Mar 24th, 2017**

The basics of this background appear in *Player's Guide to Eberron*. I fleshed this out in to a 5E background inflating the tables since in my party these are some of the most enjoyable things about backgrounds so I wanted to provide these, and in an expanded format.

This was put together by Freewolf [(/u/Freewolf)](https://www.reddit.com/user/Freewolf). and posted to my Homebrew site for my [D&D 5E campaign set in Eberron](http://www.eberron5e.com).

Praise be [the master](https://www.patreon.com/stolksdorf) for creating [The Homebrewery](https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/).

#### Version 1.1
- Added changelog.
- Spelling corrections.
- Changed Wanderer to Wide Traveler.

#### Version 1.0
- Original Version.
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* **Skill Proficiencies:** Survival, plus one from among History, Nature, or Religion
* **Tool Proficiencies:** Cartographer's tools, cook's utensils, or herbalism kit
* **Languages:** One of your choice
* **Equipment:** A staff, a trinket from somewhere you have been, a set of traveler's clothes, traveling papers, and a belt pouch containing 15gp

#### Feature: Wide Traveler
You have an excellent memory for maps and geography, and you can always recall the general layout of terrain, settlements, and other features around you. If you know maps, you have a knack for drawing particularly good maps. In addition, you collect rumors of places to go in the back of your mind. There is often a chance that you have some rumor(s) about a place or location that you have yet to travel to that you can draw upon.

#### Suggested Characteristics
You've always had trouble sitting still. Perhaps you grew up in a tiny village where there was nothing to do, and yearned for a taste of the wider world. Some experience of the world beyond your village might have sparked your wanderlust: Perhaps a traveling troupe of actors or musicians came through, or a party of adventurers stayed in the village for a couple of weeks while exploring nearby ruins. That experience gave substance to your dreams of a different life&mdash;you might even have followed the travelers out of town, launching your life of wandering in a dramatic way. You still retain some of that youthful, wide-eyed dreaminess and a sense that the world is full of wonders just waiting to be explored. You are not necessarily naive about life's harsh realities, but you retain a sense of wonder that no amount of bitter experience has yet been able to quash.


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| 2d8 | Personality Trait |
|:-:|:-|
| 2 | All of my maps are works of art, lovingly crafted after a great deal of work. |
| 3 | Ever since one bad trip, I make sure to bring extra food. |
| 4 | I are prone to telling stories of my past travels, even to people who have heard the same stories many times before. |
| 5 | I can't help letting people know where I've been. |
| 6 | I find it calming to live a simple lifestyle with few possessions. |
| 7 | I hate to stay in one place for more than a few days. |
| 8 | Whittling is how I spend much of my time. |
| 9 | Treasure gives me the thrill I need to feel alive. |
| 10 | Since I can remember, I have wanted to see the world. There are so many sites to see. |
| 11 | I'm a charming, cheerful fellow, very optimistic about the world. |
| 12 | I studied history academically, apprenticed to a famous scholar. |
| 13 | I spend money freely and live life to the fullest, knowing that tomorrow I might die. |
| 14 | I like to make paintings of places I've seen. |
| 15 | I have a trusty weapon/trinket/item I can't live without. |
| 16 | There's nothing I like more than a good mystery. |

| d12 | Ideal |
|:-:|:-|
| 1 | **Curiosity.**	What comes over the next hill is worth seeing.	(Any) |
| 2 | **Freedom.**	Life is freedom&mdash;the freedom to go anywhere and do anything.	(Chaotic) |
| 3 | **Initiative.**	Being first to do something secures my legacy.	(Evil) |
| 4 | **Life**	Everyone deserves to live.	(Neutral)	 |
| 5 | **Exploration.**	To see a new vista is the opportunity of traveling.	(Good) |
| 6 | **Faith.**	I trust that my deity will guide my actions. I have faith that if I work hard, things will go well.	(Lawful) |
| 7 | **Balance.**	I've seen the extremes, and know the best road is away from both of them.	(Neutral) |
| 8 | **Wonderment.**	The world is full of inspiring sites and moments of incredible beauty. Find them.	(Any) |
| 9 | **Greed.**	Treasure is its own reward.	(Evil) |
| 10 | **Friendship.**	Material goods come and go. Bonds of friendship last forever.	(Good) |
| 11 | **Camaraderie.**	I treasure the friendship and fraternity of my fellow travelers above all else.	(Lawful) |
| 12 | **Independence.**	I am a free spirit&mdash;no one tells me what to do.	(Chaotic) |

| d12 | Bond |
|:-:|:-|
| 1 | I've been searching my whole life for that place from the dreams of my childhood. |
| 2 | Whenever I find a new place, I'll leave a marker or map a route so that others may come this way more easily. |
| 3 | I have a family, but I have no idea where they are. One day, I hope to see them again. |
| 4 | I would die to recover an ancient artifact from a long lost age. |
| 5 | History must be chronicled and preserved at all costs. |
| 6 | I came into the possession of a map to a legendary treasure, but I don't know what country it displays. If I keep traveling maybe some day I will find it. |
| 7 | I shall never stop discovering new places or things. |
| 8 | I've kept a copy of every map I've ever done for someone. It is fairly extensive. |
| 9 | My freedom is my most precious possession. I'll never let anyone take it from me again. |
| 10 | On one mission I discovered a lost tribe of people. I decided to not reveal their presence for fear of what would happen to them if I did. |
| 11 | One of my companions is my sibling or relative who thinks they are looking out for me. I am actually keeping an eye on them. |
| 12 | Though I had no choice, I lament having to leave my loved one(s) behind. I hope to see them again one day. |

| d12 | Flaws |
|:-:|:-|
| 1 | There's no room for caution in a life lived to the fullest. |
| 2 | I am easily distracted by the promise of information or the rumor of a forgotten place. |
| 3 | I speak without really thinking through my words, invariably insulting others. |
| 4 | I'd risk too much to uncover a lost bit of knowledge. |
| 5 | Once I pick a new place to go, I become obsessed with it to the detriment of everything else in my life. |
| 6 | Freedom is not a stick of wood to be presented as a bone to obedient dog. It is a thing all men deserve. I will not tolerate slavery. |
| 7 | I "go native" whenever I encounter a new people, adopting their ways. |
| 8 | I am attached to a precious possession with immense sentimental value and significance. Without it, I can be prone to suffer from depression, moodiness, or aggressive behavior. (Roll on any of the **trinkets** table.) |
| 9 | I am frightened/sickened by human suffering. |
| 10 | I borrow money with no intention of paying it back. |
| 11 | I long for the world to return to a past age. I've adopted the manners and style of this age, and are fascinated by its customs, relics, and artifacts, and by the historical figures of that time.  |
| 12 | My job landed me a prize on my head back home and the bounty hunters could come knocking any day. |


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