You have chosen to spend your life working as a laborer, mercenary, or driver of a traveling merchant caravan. Perhaps your home was destroyed, you were no longer welcome, or there was simply nothing left for you there; regardless, you’ve chosen a life on the road. You mostly interact with common people, and as such you tend to be more charismatic than most. Work with your DM as to the details of your caravan and why you left it; was it destroyed? Did you have a torrid affair with the caravan masters daughter? Or was your wanderlust simply too great even for the roving life of a trading merchant?
- Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Perception
- Tool Proficiencies: One gaming set (your choice), vehicles (land)
- Languages: The language of the people you most traded with, such as elves, dwarves, or gnomes.
- Equipment: A gaming set (one of your choice), a shovel, an iron pot, a set of travelers clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
Wanderlust
For whatever reason, you have decided to leave your home and join a traveling caravan. Perhaps your home was destroyed, perhaps you are no longer welcome there, or perhaps you simply wish to see the wider world. As a person of common means, you don’t have the capability to simply travel wherever you like. You must work to earn your place, so you joined a caravan as a laborer, mercenary, or driver.
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Wanderlust |
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1
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I stood up to a tyrant’s agents.
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2
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I saved people during a natural disaster.
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3
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I stood alone against a terrible monster.
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4
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I stole from a corrupt merchant to help the poor.
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5
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I led a militia to fight off an invading army.
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6
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I broke into a tyrant’s castle and stole weapons to arm the people.
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7
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I trained the peasantry to use farm implements as weapons against a tyrant’s soldiers.
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8
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A lord rescinded an unpopular decree after I led a symbolic act of protest against it.
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9
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A celestial, fey, or similar creature gave me a blessing or revealed my secret origin.
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10
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Recruited into a lord’s army, I rose to leadership and was commended for my heroism.
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Feature: Welcome trader
Since you come from the ranks of the common folk, you fit in among them with ease. They will treat you with respect, if not hospitality, and they will sometimes go out of their way to help you unless you have proven yourself to be a danger or a nuisance to them. As a traveling trader, common merchants may sometimes waive the price of basic goods or services, such as a night in a cheap inn, few days of rations, or basic caravan supplies. Further, you can secure free passage with another caravan provided you pull your weight.
Suggested Characteristics
As a common person with no roots, you tend to make friends easily amongst those of similar social status. Whether you truly think of these people as friends, or merely as resources or targets for pickpocketing, you make an outward show of amicability towards them.
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Personality Trait |
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1
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I judge people by their actions, not their words.
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2
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If someone is in trouble, I’m always ready to lend help.
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3
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When I set my mind to something, I follow through no matter what gets in my way.
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4
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I have a strong sense of fair play and always try to find the most equitable solution to arguments.
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5
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I’m confident in my own abilities and do what I can to instill confidence in others.
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6
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Thinking is for other people. I prefer action.
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7
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I misuse long words in an attempt to sound smarter.
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8
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I get bored easily. When am I going to get on with my destiny?
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Ideal |
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1
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Respect. People deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. (Good)
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2
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Fairness. No one should get preferential treatment before the law, and no one is above the law. (Lawful)
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3
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Freedom. Tyrants must not be allowed to oppress the people. (Chaotic)
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4
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Might. If I become strong, I can take what I want—what I deserve. (Evil)
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5
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Sincerity. There’s no good in pretending to be something I’m not. (Neutral)
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6
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Destiny. Nothing and no one can steer me away from my higher calling. (Any)
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Bond |
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1
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I have a family, but I have no idea where they are. One day, I hope to see them again.
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2
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I worked the land, I love the land, and I will protect the land.
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3
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A proud noble once gave me a horrible beating, and I will take my revenge on any bully I encounter.
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4
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My tools are symbols of my past life, and I carry them so that I will never forget my roots.
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5
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I protect those who cannot protect themselves.
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6
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I wish my childhood sweetheart had come with me to pursue my destiny.
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Flaw |
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1
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The tyrant who rules my land will stop at nothing to see me killed.
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2
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I’m convinced of the significance of my destiny, and blind to my shortcomings and the risk of failure.
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3
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The people who knew me when I was young know my shameful secret, so I can never go home again.
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4
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I have a weakness for the vices of the city, especially hard drink.
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5
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Secretly, I believe that things would be better if I were a tyrant lording over the land.
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6
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I have trouble trusting in my allies.
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