Governess

You have lived to an old age, caring for the children of others was your calling. Growing bored of the mundane and daily routine you start out on your own adventure. With dentures in mouth and walking stick at your side you have started out on your last ditch attempt to do something with what is left of your life. You tend to be wiser in your old age and have seen some shit. Having a kind spirit and warm smile keeps others going and you encourage others to be the best they can be.

Skill Proficiencies: Insight

Tool Proficiencies: Choose one from Weaver's Tools or Potter's Tools.

Languages: You learned a language that helps in your line of work both in caring for and for teaching the children of the well-to-do families.

Equipment: A holy symbol (representative of the deity or pantheon the family you served worships), a subscription to Knitting Weekly, 5 sticks of incense, vestments, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp.

Suggested Characteristics

These are just some ideas to think over when creating a grandma character, feel free to use other traits if you have them!

d8	Personality Trait
1	I see good in every creature, looking for the best in everything.
2	I don't take shit form anyone. I have a strong mindset and am strong in my believes.
3	I try to nurture everyone, looking at those I am with with kindness and a grandmothers love.
4	I am tiresomely cheerful all the time, looking even at the hardest situations with optimism.
5	I am always tired, sometimes needing a nap in the middle of the day.
6	I need everything to be clean, almost in an obsessive way.
7	My family is my everything, I talk about them constantly.
8	I remember bits and details, but not everything.

d6	Ideal
1	Logic. The things that I know are more trusted than the things I feel. (Lawful)
2	Respect. I am respected wherever I go due to my age and wisdom. (Good)
3	Freedom. I look to forge my own path, not thinking about my age. (Chaotic)
4	Power. I don't want to die and will do anything to prevent that. (Evil)
5	Knowledge. I seek to understand what is around me, to hell with anything else. (Neutral)
6	Family. I try and protect those around me as if they were my blood. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	I must protect my family.
2	I strive to experience everything I can in whatever time I have left.
3	Everything I do I do to protect those around me.
4	I do not take kindly to those who abuse their power and will do what I can to take them down a peg.
5	I have a long dead partner that I am still faithful to.
6	I care for those who have no one to care for them.

d6	Flaw
1	I curse without thought to those around me.
2	I forget important details easily.
3	I tend to baby those who are younger than me.
4	I tend to baby those who are younger than me.
5	I mutter things under my breath a little to loudly.
6	I make old fashioned comments that might not be the nicest to others.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I idolize a particular hero of my faith, and constantly refer to that person’s deeds and example.
2	I can find common ground between the fiercest enemies, empathizing with them and always working toward peace.
3	I see omens in every event and action. The gods try to speak to us, we just need to listen.
4	Nothing can shake my optimistic attitude.
5	I quote (or misquote) sacred texts and proverbs in almost every situation.
6	I am tolerant (or intolerant) of other faiths and respect (or condemn) the worship of other gods.
7	I’ve enjoyed fine food, drink, and high society among my temple’s elite. Rough living grates on me.
8	I’ve spent so long in the temple that I have little practical experience dealing with people in the outside world.

d6	Ideal
1	Tradition. The ancient traditions of worship and sacrifice must be preserved and upheld. (Lawful)
2	Charity. I always try to help those in need, no matter what the personal cost. (Good)
3	Change. We must help bring about the changes the gods are constantly working in the world. (Chaotic)
4	Power. I hope to one day rise to the top of my faith’s religious hierarchy. (Lawful)
5	Faith. I trust that my deity will guide my actions. I have faith that if I work hard, things will go well. (Lawful)
6	Aspiration. I seek to prove myself worthy of my god’s favor by matching my actions against his or her teachings. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	I would die to recover an ancient relic of my faith that was lost long ago.
2	I will someday get revenge on the corrupt temple hierarchy who branded me a heretic.
3	I owe my life to the priest who took me in when my parents died.
4	Everything I do is for the common people.
5	I will do anything to protect the temple where I served.
6	I seek to preserve a sacred text that my enemies consider heretical and seek to destroy.

d6	Flaw
1	I judge others harshly, and myself even more severely.
2	I put too much trust in those who wield power within my temple’s hierarchy.
3	My piety sometimes leads me to blindly trust those that profess faith in my god.
4	I am inflexible in my thinking.
5	I am suspicious of strangers and expect the worst of them.
6	Once I pick a goal, I become obsessed with it to the detriment of everything else in my life.