You have grown up a slave to those richer than you, paid to fight and kill, you are unpopular in society, though that does not faze you, you simply work for money and enjoyment. It is not unusual for mercenaries to become adventurers, you may have been drafted to join your adventure or you previously had and decided to take it up instead.
- Skill Proficiencies: Intimidation, Athletics
- Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set
- Languages: One of your choice
- Equipment: A set of common clothes, a [Tooltip Not Found], a broken dagger, and a pouch with a gilded pattern containing 10 gp
Feature: Reputation
You are renowned for your talents and combat ability, common criminals will not approach you or your party, and most people will dare not speak against you and are generally afraid of you. This will stop if you do not uphold your reputation by taking out large criminals and taking grand adventures.
Suggested Characteristics
Mercenaries vary, but their traits are common, their lust for power and fame as well as their loyalty to friends and hatred of their enemies.
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Personality Trait |
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1
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My words are sharper than my blade
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2
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I could win a staring contest with Tiamet
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3
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I enjoy fighting even with my life on the line
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4
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An honorable death is better than living
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5
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I treat all equally unless they prove themselves unworthy of even that
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6
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I am slow to trust anyone I meet, especially if they are just as much of a skilled warrior
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7
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If you betray me, i’ll ruin your life and bring ruin to your allies
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8
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I trust in no gods, one day i’ll be among them
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Ideal |
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1
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Equality. Everyone deserves a fair chance, it’s up to them to use it right (chaotic)
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2
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Responsibility. It is my duty to defeat those no one else will (any)
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3
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Power. Only the strong stay alive (evil)
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4
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Power. If I can attain more power, no one will tell me what to do. (Evil)
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5
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Freedom. No one should come to harm they didn’t bring on themselves (good)
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6
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Friends. All I care about are my friends, the rest can be friends with my blade (Any)
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Bond |
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1
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A noble ruined my life, so I will end his
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2
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I owe my skill to an adventurer that took pity on me.
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3
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I seek to restore balance to the world
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4
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My friends are the most important people in all the planes
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5
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I am a man/woman of my word
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6
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I try to present myself as a hero rather than an antihero
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Flaw |
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1
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I secretly believe that everyone is beneath me.
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2
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I have an insatiable greed for money
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3
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Bad things always happen when i’m around
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4
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I have an insatiable desire for blood and killing
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5
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In fact, the world does revolve around me.
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6
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I never give up, especially in situations where giving up is a good idea
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