You think of yourself as a creative, free-spirited, and passionate soul with a romantic zeal for the pleasures and pains of life. When the world offers you ambrosia, you loosen your belt. When the tides of melancholy and nostalgia (for an unlived past) come washing, you drink deeply. Your critics call you "subversive, elitist and possibly just a little bit immature"-- but they don't understand like you understand.

You live an iterant life-- moving from inn to tavern to lovers' redoubt and back again. Making ends meet through your art and just a little bit of help from Ol' Pa back home. While your family doesn't respect your choices or your lifestyle, they still love you ever-so-much and maybe have even helped you out of a jam or two; though you are loathe to admit it.

 

Skill Proficiencies: Persuasion, Performance

Tool Proficiencies: Choose one of the following tools or musical instruments as your passion: Calligrapher's Supplies, Cook's Utensils, Glassblower's Tools, Jeweler's Tools, Mason's Tools, Painter's Supplies, Potter's Tools, Weaver's Tools, Woodcarver's Tools, Disguise Kit, Drum, Flute, Lyre, Pan Flute, Viol, Bagpipes, Dulcimer, Lute, Horn, Shawm, or Dragonchess Set.

Languages: You once had a lover who left you with nothing but their language. Pick any language of your choice.

Equipment: The tool or musical instrument you chose as your passion, a signet ring bearing your family's seal, and a pouch containing 15 gp.

Suggested Characteristics

"[Bohemians] take the world as one finds it, the bad with the good, making the best of the present moment—to laugh at Fortune alike whether she be generous or unkind—to spend freely when one has money, and to hope gaily when one has none—to fleet the time carelessly, living for love and art—this is the temper and spirit of the modern Bohemian in his outward and visible aspect.

It is a light and graceful philosophy, but it is the Gospel of the Moment, this exoteric phase of the Bohemian religion; and if, in some noble natures, it rises to a bold simplicity and naturalness, it may also lend its butterfly precepts to some very pretty vices and lovable faults.

His faults are more commonly those of self-indulgence, thoughtlessness, vanity and procrastination, and these usually go hand-in-hand with generosity, love and charity; for it is not enough to be one’s self in Bohemia, one must allow others to be themselves, as well." 

-Gelett Burgess

d8	Personality Trait
1	I take great pains to always look my best and follow the latest fashions.
2	I’m a snob who looks down on those who can’t appreciate fine art.
3	I’m a hopeless romantic, always searching for that “special someone.”
4	I’m used to helping out those who aren’t as smart as I am, and I patiently explain anything and everything to others.
5	I love a good insult, even one directed at me.
6	I get bitter if I’m not the center of attention.
7	I’ll settle for nothing less than perfection.
8	I change my mood or my mind as quickly as I change key in a song.

d6	Ideal
1	Beauty. What is beautiful points us beyond itself toward what is true. (Good)
2	Logic. Emotions must not cloud our sense of what is right and true, or our logical thinking. (Lawful)
3	Hedonism. If it feels good do it. (Chaotic)
4	Greed. I’m only in it for the money and fame. (Evil)
5	Live and Let Live. Meddling in the affairs of others only causes trouble. (Neutral)
6	Honesty. Art should reflect the soul; it should come from within and reveal who we really are. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	I owe it to myself, to live for myself.
2	My font of inspiration is a lost love from a past life.
3	I emphatically reject the traditions and customs of mainstream society.
4	I idolize a hero of the old tales and measure my deeds against that person’s.
5	I will do anything to prove myself superior to my hated rival.
6	I fear that if I stay in one place for too long that I'll become stagnant and irrelevant.

d6	Flaw
1	I secretly believe that everyone is beneath me.
2	I’m a sucker for a pretty face.
3	A scandal prevents me from ever going home again. That kind of trouble seems to follow me around.
4	I’m horribly jealous of anyone who can outshine my work. Everywhere I go, I’m surrounded by rivals.
5	I have trouble keeping my true feelings hidden. My sharp tongue lands me in trouble.
6	Despite my best efforts, I am unreliable to my friends.