Combat Professional

As a combat professional you have been everything from a soldier to mercenary, and a bodyguard to an assassin, a bounty hunter, and even gladiator anything that involved fighting and getting paid. These days war and money are your games, and the two were never far from each other. this lifestyle as made you a formidable foe be it land or sea, on beast or foot, corridor or open field, guerrilla tactics or rank and file, sword and shield or barehanded you are a force to be reckoned with. 

If you found steady employment in one location life was tolerable, but more often then not, you and your companions found yourselves in strange lands and dangerous wildernesses. As you made your way through battles and conflict and those around you have helped train you in many forms of combat. 

When you choose this background, work with your DM to determine which military organization('s) you were a part of, how far through its ranks you progressed, and what kind of experiences you had during your military career. As well as what line of work you are currently in at the start of the campaign.

Skill Proficiencies: choose two Investigation, Intimidation, Athletics, Animal Handling, Insight, Medicine, Perception, Survival

Tool Proficiencies: one of your choice, vehicles (land)

Equipment: A set of travelers clothes, you final pay, mess kit, a game set of your choice, mercenary company armor, a knife, and an unopened letter from your mercenary company or a set of discharge papers

Suggested Characteristics

Life in the service of money for violence can do many things to a man. Some break and become bloodthirsty warmongers or money-hungry cowards, some fall to the lowest forms of self-hate for the acts they have done, and yet others throw away all inhibitions and become champions of the righteous.

d12	Personality Trait
1	My friends know they can rely on me, no matter what.
2	I work hard so that I can play hard when the work is done.
3	I enjoy travelling to new cities and making new friends over a flagon of ale.
4	I stretch the truth for the sake of a good story.
5	To me, a Tavern brawl is a nice way to get to know a new city.
6	The things I've experienced in my service as a mercenary will never cease to haunt me.
7	My language is as foul as an otyugh nest.
8	I will gladly take any job as long as it pays well.
9	I’ve lost too many friends, and I’m slow to make new ones.
10	I can stare down a hell hound without flinching.
11	I have a crude sense of humor.
12	I face problems head-on. A simple, direct solution is the best path to success.

d6	Ideal
1	Respect. the thing that keeps a company together is a mutual respect between captain and those he leads. (good)
2	Fairness. We all do the work, so we all share in the rewards. (lawful)
3	Independence. When people follow orders blindly, they embrace a kind of tyranny. (Chaotic)
4	Power. I can take anything from anyone, even if it means harming the innocent. (evil)
5	People. I'm committed to my company, not to ideals. (neutral)
6	Aspiration. Someday I'll raise my own company and control my own destiny. (any)

d6	Bond
1	I'm loyal to my commander first, everything else second.
2	The money is most important -soldiers and commanders come and go.
3	I'll always remember my first military campaign.
4	In a town I've worked for, I have a paramour whose eye nearly stole me from my work.
5	I was cheated out of my fair share of the profits, and I want to get my due.
6	Ruthless bandits murdered my captain and company, and left me for dead. Vengeance will be mine.

d6	Flaw
1	I follow orders, even if I think they're wrong.
2	I'll say anything to avoid having to do extra work.
3	Once someone questions my courage, I never back down no matter how dangerous the situation.
4	Once I start drinking, it's best to just leave me be.
5	I cant't help but pocket loose coins and other trinkets I come across.
6	My pride will probably lead to my destruction.