Coachman

 You have a history of being employed as a coachman. You are the familiar with the business of transporting passengers and goods via coach, carriage or other horse-drawn vehicle. As such, you have a good grasp of the caring for horses during travel, maintaining the horse-drawn vehicles you have operated, the logistics of travel planning via carriage, and the economics involving travel fares and expenses of the coachman profession.

Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Perception

Tool Proficiencies: Vehicles (Land)

Languages: Common

Equipment: A draft horse, a carriage, a bit and bridle, feed for your driving animal (7 days worth)

Suggested Characteristics

Coachman are integral to the transportation industry, usually specialized to transport passengers. As experienced travelers that must deal with people of all walks of life every day and see them off to any variety of destinations, it is likely that many coachman have both witnessed and experienced much that would have a wide impact on their opinions and world views. Because of the nature of their employment, coachmen work hard to not only fulfill their duties to any passengers or their cargo, but also care for the finer logistics of the business.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I enjoy the easy going and simple life. A positive attitude, a good conversation or two, and every day comforts are good enough for me.
2	I go out of my way to care for my horse and my carriage. I see them as old friends and will prioritize their well-being even if it inconveniences others.
3	I am a shrewd business operator. I will haggle, barter, or otherwise take any opportunity I can to squeeze money out of my customers.
4	My true passion is racing. I participate in racing. I gamble on racing. I'm always looking for faster methods of travel. I have a need for speed.
5	I come from a long line of coachmen, but I have sky high dreams of somehow breaking out of the family business and becoming more.
6	I love to socialize and make friends during my travels. I love small talk so much that sometimes my customers will actually happily pay extra for silence.
7	I have come to resent the life of a coachman. I may be good at it, but the life has left me a bit bitter and disgruntled in some way.
8	I have seen some truly bizarre and hazardous situations during my travels that have left me a bit of a nervous wreck. I've become more than a bit superstitious.

d6	Ideal
1	Highway to Heaven. Fare or no fare, if someone is in desperate need of help. I will pull over and try to help. (Good)
2	Responsible Driver. It is important to follow local customs and laws when traveling anywhere. All paperwork must be in order. All traffic laws recognized. (Lawful)
3	Road Warrior. It's my way or the highway. If I follow the rules of the road, it's because it feel like it. (Chaotic)
4	Getaway Driver. If it pays, I'll transport anything anywhere. The fare goes up if I have to ignore screams or combustibles in the back seat though. (Evil)
5	Gilded Carriage. I am loyal to a network or organization that have used my services for a long time. (Any)
6	Road to Success. I focus on my building of a successful future and a work towards a golden retirement after my traveling days are over. (Neutral)

d6	Bond
1	I work hard to provide for a family.
2	I have an unusually loyal customer who not only seems to rely on my services, but genuinely likes me personally and sees me as a reliable friend.
3	My driving horse seems to be blessed by the gods. Unexpectedly, it is the most reliable living being I have ever crossed paths with. Sometimes, it's luck and intelligence seem almost supernatural.
4	I am in love with a mysterious passenger I once assisted. I hope to meet them again somewhere down the road, but I have no idea where they are now.
5	I have a rival in the coachman business who is somehow both my best friend and irritating business competitor.
6	I am a former prominent figure in a local transportation business and they still happily support me when they can.

d6	Flaw
1	I have an addiction. It hinders my ability to think clearly at the worst times.
2	I have a bad reputation based on cruel rumors about something embarrassing that occurred in my past. The stories grew out of control to the point where they follow me in negative ways, no matter what I do to attempt to correct the misunderstanding.
3	I believe I can talk to horses and believe they talk back to me, but without magical assistance I really can't speak to or understand them at all.
4	I like to spread nasty rumors about other people. I'm full of insecurities and seeing other people suffer public humiliation makes me feel more important.
5	I get incredibly sea sick. I am fine with any other moving vehicle, but put me on a boat and I get vertigo and vomit everywhere.
6	I have an unhealthy amount of history with road rage.