Barbarian

Within every creature is a dark, hungering flame fed by the desire to hunt and slaughter. In the early days of the New World, this hunger would take root in certain people, changing them to become perfect predators and warping their minds until they could only see others as prey. Some believe this is the origin of Felgrim, while others think the Felgrim are what caused this phenomenon. Regardless of the source, every sapient creature has the potential to be born with this hunger, and when properly tempered, it can be used for great good as well as evil.

In the modern day, it is rare for someone to be completely overtaken by the hunger. Those who live easy lives may never even know that have the hunger laying dormant inside them, as it only really manifests itself in times of desperation or violence. Those that do show signs of being able to access this power have many paths to take to tame it, and with even the simplest of training can learn to cool their tempers to prevent changing into a monster. Those that wish to harness their hunger for power may choose to explore these paths further, undergoing vigorous training to allow them to tap into this violence and control it.

This hunger is what makes a barbarian a barbarian. Manifesting as their rage, it is regardless the only commonality all barbarians share. A phenomenon throughout Wormwood, different cultures from all across history have developed means of harnessing rage, though few understand the true source of their power. It is most likely your barbarian has know idea what makes them any different from another fighter beyond some stylistic differences. How your barbarian deals with and understands their abilities is entirely up to you. Some barbarians learn of their hunger at an early age and spend all their lives training to master it. Others see it as a gift or a curse, one they don't understand and which may scare them. Still others could have their rage unlocked through some kind of freak accident or magical experimentation. Below are a couple of tables you can use to help flesh out your barbarian character. They are entirely optional, and you may just want to use them as prompts to get you thinking about who you want your barbarian to be.