Family Ties
Category 2 on the 1d10 Bond Category table.
You and your bonded partner are siblings, cousins or more distant kin, and you've stayed close over the years.
| 1d4 | Positive (1d8: odd) | Negative (1d8: even) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. Raised Together Read Each Other, Bonded Mind, Never Really Apart | 2. Inherited Feud United Front, We've Seen This Before, Swap Places |
| 2 | 3. Family Business Lend a Hand, Iron Sharpens Iron, Blind Trust | 4. Divided Loyalty Rally, Blind Trust, United Front |
| 3 | 5. Keepers of the Heirloom Keepers of the Secret, United Front, Danger Sense | 6. Betrayal Within the Family Second Chances, Unshaken, Keepers of the Secret |
| 4 | 7. Black Sheep Welcomed Home Second Chances, Rally, Guardian's Intercept | 8. Family Curse We've Seen This Before, Shared Resolve, Just Us Now |
Under each Bond: its Suggested Talents.
1. Raised Together (Positive)
The same grandparent raised you both, under one roof and one set of rules. You know each other's moods, habits and tells better than anyone alive.
2. Inherited Feud (Negative)
Your family has a long-running feud with another powerful family. You keep getting dragged in (threats, sabotage, attempts on your lives) and it tests your loyalty to each other.
3. Family Business (Positive)
You grew up working the family business together, whether a ranch, a longship or a store. You learned to split the load, cover each other's mistakes and argue a problem through until it's solved.
4. Divided Loyalty (Negative)
A quarrel between your parents or other close kin forced you to take sides, and that conflict now sits between the two of you.
5. Keepers of the Heirloom (Positive)
The family trusted the two of you with its most precious heirloom and the story behind it. Keeping it safe, and worthy of the name, is a duty you share gladly.
6. Betrayal Within the Family (Negative)
One of you found out a close relative had betrayed you for their own gain. The distrust it bred has spilled into your relationship with each other.
7. Black Sheep Welcomed Home (Positive)
One of you was cast out of the family, and the other refused to let it stand. You fought to bring them home, and won. The family is whole again, and the one who came back hasn't forgotten who opened the door.
8. Family Curse (Negative)
Your family carries a curse that brings misfortune down the generations. Breaking it will take both of you, and real sacrifice.