These soldiers are a cut above the rest brought upon to break the deadlock of trench warfare, they are are a cut above the rest noted for physical stamina, personal bravery, and up close personal fighting with the enemy using sharpened shovels, knives that were more glorified spikes then blade, pistols, explosives, and clubs. Regardless of the time period they may exist in the style of warfare they practice is downright medieval and macabre in nature where only those who are brave, cunning, and durable would survive.  

Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Intimidation

Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set, vehicles (land)

Equipment: An insignia of rank, a trophy taken from a fallen enemy (a dagger, broken blade, or piece of a banner), a set of bone dice or deck of cards, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Most soldiers experience the horrors of war, but none of there's can compare to that of a trench raider. While most soldiers will go there entire career without using their weapon or having to cave in their enemies skull with a spiked club that's just another day on the job with you, chucking dozens of grenades into an enemy trench under the cover of darkness and finishing off the survivors by stabbing them in the throats was likely what you did on a boring day, maybe on Sundays you snuck into enemy trenches into the officers quarters you kidnapped a seasoned officer in their sleep only to watch him shit his pants in fear as soon as he laid eyes of you.  Needless to say the brutal nature of the profession lends itself to naturally cold, detached, and borderline psychopathic people, but those people might lack the natural sense of fear and danger that keeps you alive in this line of work but it is bound to shellshock the average man to hell. Either way your not leaving this job without trauma mental or physical. Perhaps you can use your skills to teach others to defend themselves as pence or maybe you have become cynical and don't give a damn about anything anymore.

d8	Personality Trait
1	My experiences have given me a morbid sense of humor as a way to stay sane
2	I’m haunted by memories of war. I can’t get the images of violence out of my mind.
3	I’ve lost too many friends, and I’m slow to make new ones.
4	I know the more you brag about your accomplishments in combat the less combat you have actually experiences
5	The difference between me and everyone else is that I can carry on and thrive when I am scared shitless
6	I believe Strength is nothing without cunning
7	My position as an elite soldier made me undisciplined but I compensate for it with my skills
8	If its stupid but it works, its not stupid.

d6	Ideal
1	Greater Good. Our lot is to lay down our lives in defense of others. (Good)
2	I must follow those more skilled and experienced then me. (Lawful)
3	Independence. Those most skilled need more freedom to operate in order to be effective. (Chaotic)
4	I was a god amongst men in the trenches, I deserve to take what is mine. (Evil)
5	It is easy to leave it to the doughboy bleeding in the mud begging for his mother to decide whether or not policy is worth dying over, I however the easy way is almost never the right way (Neutral)
6	Those who have fought with me I shall lay down my life to protect in a heartbeat. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	I would still lay down my life for the people I served with.
2	A fellow soldier saved my life, from then fourth we became brothers and I knew come hell or high water I would do everything to bring my comrades home even in pieces if I have to.
3	One of my comrades gave me a letter to give to a loved one before he died, the receipts name and address are caked in blood so I have been trying to track them down the old fashioned way to give them closure.
4	My unit was surrounded and enveloped during an assault, I fought like a cornered animal but had to play dead to survive covering my self in the blood and entrails of my comrades. An enemy soldier discovered my while checking the bodies and spared my life.
5	Guns jam and explosives fail, but 6 inches of steel and a knuckle duster will never fail you.
6	I fight for those who cannot fight for themselves.

d6	Flaw
1	Although it looks as though I am without fear or worry in my life, I have vivid nightmares and often cry myself to sleep crippled with guilt.
2	I have little respect for anyone who is not a proven warrior.
3	After a failed attack me and a few comrades hit in a ditch, one of them started to scream in agony from wounds. I killed him in order to save the others. For these actions I recieved a commendation & his family do not know the truth.
4	My experience fighting in such a brutal fashion has left me emotionally numb, so I do drastic things to try and feel something.
5	I only let those who have served in the military close to me, and because of that my social circle is somewhat restrictive
6	I believe it is my duty to help everyone I can to the point where I neglect myself and sometimes my loved ones.