You are a trained guard and member of the guardsmans' guild,  contracted in the long or short term to do personal guard work or as part of a group of guards guarding property or travelling with a caravan or other group as guard and security.   As such you have travelled and had contact with many different individuals and cultures.

Skill Proficiencies: Choose two:

Tool Proficiencies: Choose one:

Languages: Choose two

Equipment: Light or Medium armor, one trinket or souvenir, a guardsman guild badge or medallion, a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 5 gp

Suggested Characteristics

The Guardsmans Guild is large and tries to be non-political.  As they wish to be reliable, they lean slightly towards a lawful alignment, but are very broad in terms of membership.  Humans, Dwarves, Elves and Half-Elves make up a majority of the membership, but -- at least in theory -- there are no restrictions on membership except for one's record of work and (successfully) keeping contracts.  Likewise, while the vast majority of members are physical combatants of one sort or another, the guild does maintain a strong contingent of spell-users as well, as ignoring the presence and capabilities of magic would (and in some cases, has) caused great holes in their ability to meet and honor contracts.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I approach every task with the same high degree of military precision.
2	I am always the first into the fray.
3	I bear any injury or indignity with stoic discipline.
4	I try to learn something new on every job.
5	I come from a military family that is disappointed that I chose to be a guard rather than the military.
6	Dangerous work is best accomplished by an orderly group working with common purpose.
7	I treat my weapons and armor with care, for they have saved my life more than once.
8	I pace when standing and fidget incessantly when forced to sit.

d6	Ideal
1	Guild. My guild is all that really matters. (Any)
2	Order. Society functions only if people do their duty and respect the chain of command. (Lawful)
3	Protection. I am the shield that stands between the innocent and the greedy, the lazy, and the criminal. (Good)
4	Convenience. I get paid to travel and see the world, and most of the time all I have to do is stand there and look threatening. It's not a bad way to make a living. (Neutral)
5	Power. People suck. The best way to keep what you have, and the only way to get more, is to be the biggest, baddest, strongest one around. (Evil)
6	Chance. Hey, I don't force anyone to attack. If they leave us alone, I leave them alone; but, if they start something, I finish it. (Chaotic)

d6	Bond
1	My word is my bond. Once I take a contract, I am 100% loyal, regardless of my personal feelings.
2	I owe my life to the guild and the guardsman who took me in when I was living on the streets.
3	I am always seeking the best guardsmen and warriors to learn from and test myself against.
4	This is just a job. I'm good at it, and I'm no coward, but my first priority is myself and my life.
5	I made some mistakes in the past, and now I’m striving to atone for my past misdeeds.
6	I do what I can to help out the spouse of a comrade who died in battle.

d6	Flaw
1	I act bravely when I’m in a group, but I’m a coward when I’m alone.
2	I see everything in clear-cut black and white.
3	I don't want my employers to find out that I have connections in the underworld.
4	My first job as I guard, I worked for someone who cheated people, and I was forced to kill an innocent.
5	I'm not a bully. Pushing people around and scaring them is my just my job. And I'm really good at it.
6	I’ve been known to turn a blind eye to injustice, with the help of a modest bribe.

Contacts

 

Your history with the guardsmans guild has meant that you have met many people both within the guard, and in terms of those you have worked with or met while traveling for work.

d8	Contact
1	A former comrade in arms is now the Sargeant-at-Arms in the Northport city watch.
2	One of my parents is a ranking master in the Guards Guild.
3	A close friend serves aboard the Kestrel, a flying scoutcraft.
4	I had a tangled affair with a Corusczan customs agent.
5	I have maintained a relationship with one of my early clients, a trader in herbs and spices.
6	I have built and maintained a close relationship with Azar Tightfist, one of the masters of the Traders' Guild.
7	The person who recruited me into the legion changed the course of my life.
8	An Arahaeli Desert Dao (earth genie) Lord knows my name.

d10	Non-contact
1	One of my siblings is a regional overlord in the Thieves Guild.
2	My brother is a Commander in the Royal Legion.
3	I once caught another guardsman violating the terms of our guild contract, and turned him in. He was disbarred from the guild.
4	I suspect someone I know is an assassin, but I can’t prove it.
5	An adolescent relative ran off with a group of travelling tinkers in an act of rebellion, and has not yet returned.
6	I once befriended an academy scholar, and we’re still cordial though the relationship ended messily.
7	I owe a monetary debt (or a blood debt) to a member of the Myriad (or the Harpers).
8	I seem to constantly run afoul of members of the Darsos demon cult.
9	When I was much younger I had a romance with a shifter, but I panicked and rejected them when I found out what they were.
10	I keep running into a particular Drow Blood Hunter, and I enjoy the arguments that inevitably result.