The darker parts of a city have been your life for as long as you care to remember. You explored the narrow streets and back alleys as a youth, studied the men living there, learned basic survival techniques, including how to stay alive on the streets. You might have been part of a mercenary company, or perhaps a member of a police force in the city.

 

Skill Proficiencies: Investigation, Intimidation

Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set.

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

The back streets leave a mark on a person. You have seen the worst of people and what they do. This may have permanently scarred you.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I’m always polite and respectful to potential clients.
2	I’m haunted by memories of crimes. 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’m full of inspiring and cautionary tales from my hunting experience relevant to almost every urban situation.
5	I can stare down a revenant without flinching.
6	I enjoy tracking targets down.
7	I have a crude sense of humor.
8	I never take the simplest path. A simple, direct solution is the best way to die.

d6	Ideal
1	Vengeance. My lot is to lay down my life for the memory of the innocent. (Good)
2	Responsibility. I do what I must and aid just authority. (Lawful)
3	Independence. When people follow tyranny, they endanger those who remain free (Chaotic)
4	Might. In life as in war, the stronger force wins. (Evil)
5	Indifference. I just do it for the money. (Neutral)
6	Nation. My city, nation, or people are all that matter. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	I would give my life to have vengeance for the killing of my parents.
2	Someone saved my life on a mission. To this day, I will never leave a friend behind.
3	My honor is my life.
4	I’ll never forget seeing the crime that made me hunt down criminals.
5	Those who were unjustly killed or assaulted are those worth dying for.
6	I fight for those who cannot fight for themselves.

d6	Flaw
1	A crime I witnessed still leaves me quivering with fear.
2	I have little respect for anyone who was sheltered from my life.
3	I killed an innocent target —and I would do anything to keep that mistake secret.
4	My hatred of my targets is blind and unreasoning.
5	I have an addiction.
6	I assume the worst in people.