I’ve found exile to be a highly useful character backstory tool

For explaining why you’re a violencehobo

You were part of some order of badasses and then either you fucked up or someone else framed you for fucking up

Or you actually turned against your own people

And they kicked you out

Congratulations 🎉

You now have a valuable skill set and no home

Time to become a PC

See: Bai Lin

And SEVERAL of the Lancer character concepts I assembled in my head while woolgathering at work