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1-5	Military veteran
6	Reformed criminal
7	Comes from a long line of tanners
8	Once owned an inn that was burnt down by bandits
9	Former alchemy lab assistant
10	Disgraced noble
11	Fought on losing side of civil war/revolution
12	Former prostitute
13	Refugee from land overrun by evil
14	Pious member of a notorious family
15	Ran away from a duel
16	Left at the altar
17	Criminal who retired after betraying rest of gang
18-24	Orphaned
25	Recovering addict
26	Childhood playmate of somebody important
27	Killed someone in self-defense
28	Escaped slave
29	Falsely convicted and then escaped from jail
30	Former indentured servant
31	Ran away as a youth and joined the circus
32	Abandoned spouse and children
33	Former sickly child who overcompensates as an adult
34	Failed priest
35	Failed merchant
36	Passed a guild test but too disillusioned to practice
37	Outwitted powerful monster
38	Practiced magic before a traumatizing accident
39	Died but came back through magic
40	Lost a magic item with potent abilities
41	Ran for office and suffered a humiliating defeat
42	Inadvertently saved the life of a future villain
43-45	Lost a spouse or child
46	Used to have to beg for food
47	Former artist suffering from a creative block
48-49	Raised by members of a different race
50	Former witch hunter
51	Pledged to keep a fantastic secret
52	Wanted for serious crime
53	Oppressed for race, sexuality, religion, etc
54	Monster reincarnated as a human
55	True heir to the throne of some distant kingdom, wants to reclaim his throne someday.
56	Lifelong slave, looking for a new master.
57	Escaped a cult
58	Retired adventurer
59	Fallen angel trying to atone
60	Amnesiac
61-70	Ordinary peasant
71	Former mage
72	Lost noble, unaware of their heritage
73	Survivor of a terrible war
74	Sole survivor of a massacre
75	Last remaining heir to fallen noble family
76	Unremarkable 4th child of peasants
77	Moved away from a distant nation due to political unrest
78	Moved away from a distant nation for trade
79	Grew up in a small town
80	Was kicked out of school for being too stupid
81	Bullied someone important, paid dearly
82	Was raised in a nunnery/monastery
83	Fled the country after being accused of terrible crime
84	Has never left their family's farm
85	Dishonourably discharged soldier
86	Lived as an apprentice most of their life
87	Sold their soul and regrets it.
88	Was tricked into a devil's contract.
89	Was tricked into a fey bargain.
90	Lost all of their riches in a tragedy.
91	Former soldier with regrets about their actions in war.
92	Once resorted to degrading acts to stay alive.
93	Angered someone powerful by mistake.
94	Was kicked out of family for their contrary beliefs or actions.
95	Left home after reaching age of majority and never returned.
96	Was a successful business-owner until natural disaster hit.
97	Former sufferer of a deadly illness.
98	Was disabled for most of their life until a miracle struck.
99	Was never allowed outside as a child.
100	Survivor of an assassination attempt.
101	Was branded as slave.
102	Victim of a monster's attack.
103	Victim of love-based magic; still wants to return to their former partner.
104	Victim of love-based magic; in hiding.
105	Was the town bully
106	Grew up in a large city
107	Grew up in a rural area without much social interaction
108	Was never permitted to speak to the opposite gender
109	Was wrongfully accused of suffering a mental illness.
110	Inhabited an asylum for some part of their life.
111	Was born in a prison.
112	Believed they were someone other than who they actually were.
113	Was raised by only one of their parents for reasons other than death.
114	Was raised by only one of their parents because of the other's passing.
115	Grew up in freezing climates with little experience of the other extreme.
116	Grew up in boiling climates with little experience of the other extreme.
117	Was raised in an environment where there was little-to-no natural light.
118	Received a deadly wound in battle and suffers its effects to this day.
119	Falsely accused of cheating in an important situation.
120	Cheated their way through something important and was never caught.
121	Graduated an institution of learning with accolades.
122	Saved someone's life.
123	Escaped from wrongful imprisonment in a mental asylum.
124	Was a champion whittler.
125	Retired from adventuring after discovering love for baking tiny cakes.
126	Lost an ear to a rabid ferret
127	Seeking revenge for a tragedy
128	Looking for a mage to fulfil a parent's dying wish.
129	Trying to fulfil a dying wish.
130	Looking for the cause of an odd occurrence at home.

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