You are a baker, either working in your own bakery or in someone else's. You wake up every morning before the sun does, and provide your little corner of the world with goods that go from the most basic of breads to the little confections that brighten anyone's day. you learned your trade, and gained some impressive muscles, by working tirelessly under the watchful eye of your master. Now you know everything they taught you--plus some of your own tricks you learned through hard work and dedication. you are one of the most important pillars of your community. A mainstay of any neighborhood, town, or city, beloved by every client, and possibly envied by that other baker down the street, who cant get their profiteroles quite as soft and sweet as yours.

Skill Proficiencies: Persuasion, Athletics

Tool Proficiencies: Cook's Utensils

Equipment: A set of Cook's Utensils, a white apron emblazoned with the logo of your bakery, an official certification as a baker signed by the master you trained under, 2 days' rations, and a belt pouch containing 15 gp.

Suggested Characteristics

Bakers are highly skilled artisans defined by their love of their work and their sense of community. All bakers generally fulfill the same role in a community, but they go about it in many different ways. You can use the different tables below to get a feel for what your baker is like, or use it as a jumping-off-point to start building your character.

d6	Personality Trait
1	I never made much money at my bakery, so I love to haggle and see what I can get away with.
2	Seeing people go hungry breaks my heart: I will always share my food with anyone who asks.
3	I am a total gossip, and I love to learn who's doing what with whom in any community I visit.
4	I have an enterprising soul and will always look for a way to network with people in my field.
5	I bake for the artistry inherent in the process. Feeding people is not my priority.
6	Decorating is my favorite part of the process, and that extends to pretty much everything I do in my life. I’ll always take an opportunity to make something prettier.

d6	Ideal
1	Charity. Helping those in need is my first priority.
2	Community. It’s the job of any merchant to provide a service and strengthen the bonds of the community they trade in.
3	Aspiration. I want to become the best baker I can be.
4	Artistry. Baking is my art. As long as I’m growing as an artist, I’m happy
5	Wealth. The bottom line is how much money I make and how much more I could be making.
6	Experimentation. I want to taste and try to bake all the baked goods I come across, no matter how weird or foreign to me they are.

d6	Bond
1	The master I trained under is the most important person in my life. I’d do anything to win their approval.
2	The bakery I trained in is the most important place in the world to me. I’ll defend it and ensure its success, no matter the cost.
3	Baking runs in the family. I want my parents to be proud of me and the baker I’ve become.
4	I trained alongside another apprentice. They are my rock and the most important person in my life. I just want to see them succeed and achieve their dreams.
5	I trained alongside another apprentice. Our rivalry is legendary. I want to be a better baker than they are.
6	My community is constantly ravaged by famine. I won’t stop until nobody has to go to sleep with an empty stomach.

d6	Flaw
1	I can’t see past the bottom line. Money is the most important part of the job, and I don’t see a reason to help out someone in need who can’t pay for my services.
2	My work is so important to me that I neglect my relationships with others.
3	If I can’t be amazing at what I do from the start, then I just won’t try at all.
4	If something I do isn’t absolutely perfect, then I’m not happy with it, which means I’m never quite happy with anything I do.
5	My sense of exploration leads me to try to eat less than savory things to see if they would make a nice baked good, no matter how dangerous or potentially poisonous they are.
6	My sense of duty to my community keeps me from taking care of my own needs.