PC Motivation
plus some items
Roll 1d20:
Someone has murdered your beloved one(s).
A Weapon Poisoned by Hate.You’re pursued by cultists that want to sacrifice you to the Demons.
A Stolen Horned Effigy.Your descendant has gone missing.
An Amulet of Crystallized Blood.Some mysterious entity has saved you from certain doom. You want to find them.
A Small, Ornate Box.Somewhere there is a doppelganger of yours that must be dealt with.
A Featureless Mask.The ever-dimming radiance of a dying deity is guiding your path.
A Crumbling Prayer Book.You’re a fugitive from the Golden Spires, bounty hunters are on your track.
A Black Rope.You are in search of a powerful magic that will save your closes ones.
An Enchanted Lamp.You are in search of a powerful magic that will destroy your adversaries.
A Ring Made of Lead.You search for a way to clean your tarnished reputation.
A White Chalice.Your sibling was corrupted by the Demons.
A Claw of a Beast.You are in huge debt and its payback time is near.
A Cursed Deck of Cards.You want to retrieve a relic that belongs to your kin.
A Bloodsoaked Tablet.You are on a pilgrimage to the Six Great Lost Temples. You want to find and purify them.
A Sanctified Bell.You want to find the resting place of your ancestors to appease their spirits.
A Pale Candle.You look for a way to dispel a curse that befell the land you call home.
A Stone Key.An apostate priest has defiled the last temple of your deity. You want to find him and kill him.
An Empty Reliquary.A powerful spell has summoned you from the beyond. You want to find the one(s) who have cast it.
A Glowing Diamond.Your past vile deeds are haunting you. Now you search for an atonement.
An Ancient Crown.A terrible illness is slowly consuming your flesh (or your soul). You must find a cure before it’s too late.
The Crystal Herbs.
Use the items in whatever way you want. Give them to your character, use them as a basis for some side quests or ignore altogether. I’d just give them to the PC, entangling both their meanings and their stories.