Almost all of the common people and other folk that one might encounter along the back roads and away from the major cities have one thing in common: they live out their lives without ever traveling more than a few miles from where they were born.

You come from one of those places.  A small holding, village or farmstead where people live, marry someone local and never see the other side of the mountain.

You are from a small village, one so small that few have even heard of it.  Chances are good that even if some people you meet have heard of your village, they only know the name and perhaps even stayed at what passes for an inn. You saw a chance to escape the confines of the village and leapt, becoming an adventurer.

Although you are unfamiliar with some of the ways people act, you can also be sure that some things its people take for granted will be new to you.  Things you have only heard about or even wonders that you’ve never dared dream of. You are always very keen and observant to catch sight of something unknown.  By the same token, you’re a person of interest, for good or ill, to those around you almost anywhere you go.

Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Perception

Tool Proficiencies: Any one musical instrument or gaming set, or choose one tool set proficiency:  brewer's, carpenter's, cobbler's, cook's, potter's, leatherworker's, mason's, smith's, tinker's, weaver's, or woodcarver's tools, (all the common skills necessary to make a small village life bearable)

Languages: Work with your DM to determine a Language of people of your village would have traded/ had relations with.

Equipment: One set of traveler’s clothes, any one musical instrument, or gaming set or tool set you are proficient with, a simple weapon, and a pouch containing  10 gp

 

Suggested Characteristics

These are the suggested characteristics for villager.

d6	Personality Trait
1	I have different assumptions from those around me concerning personal space, blithely invading others’ space in innocence, or reacting to ignorant invasion of my own.
2	I have my own ideas about what is and is not food, and I find the eating habits of those around me fascinating, confusing, or revolting.
3	I have a strong code of honor or sense of propriety that others don’t comprehend.
4	I express affection or contempt in ways that are unfamiliar to others.
5	I begin or end my day with small traditional rituals that are unfamiliar to those around me.
6	Sarcasm and insults are my weapons of choice.

d6	Ideal
1	Open. I have much to learn from the kindly folk I meet along my way. (Good)
2	Reserved. As someone new to these strange lands, I am cautious and respectful in my dealings. (Lawful)
3	Adventure. I’m far from home, and everything is strange and wonderful! (Chaotic)
4	Cunning. Though I may not know their ways, neither do they know mine, which can be to my advantage. (Evil)
5	Inquisitive. Everything is new, but I have a thirst to learn. (Neutral)
6	Suspicious. I must be careful, for I have no way of telling friend from foe here. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	So long as I have this token from my village, I can face any adversity in this strange land.
2	The gods of my people are a comfort to me so far from home.
3	I hold no greater cause than my service to my people.
4	My freedom is my most precious possession. I’ll never let anyone take it from me again.
5	I’m fascinated by the beauty and wonder of this new land.
6	Though I had no choice, I lament having to leave my loved one(s) behind. I hope to see them again one day.

d6	Flaw
1	I am secretly (or not so secretly) convinced of the superiority of my own culture over that of this foreign land.
2	I pretend not to understand the local language in order to avoid interactions I would rather not have.
3	I have a weakness for the new intoxicants and other pleasures of this land.
4	I don’t take kindly to some of the actions and motivations of the people of this land, because these folk are different from me.
5	I consider the adherents of other gods to be deluded innocents at best, or ignorant fools at worst.
6	I have a weakness for the exotic beauty of the people of these lands.