You crept into the carnival as a child or youth and never looked back, earning a place among those who work behind the scenes to keep the carnival in business. As a hand, you work hard and party hard. The carnival has borne you to many fantastic places, circling back around to your home once every year, but you know almost nothing about these places because you spend all your time in the carnival. You know the other hands well, but the carnival’s owners remain mysterious to you even after all these years.

Maybe you joined the carnival to escape a dismal life at home, or maybe you were enchanted by the idea of visiting new places or the dream of becoming one of the carnival’s star attractions. Now that you’re older, carnival life has lost some of its appeal. The daily routine has grown tedious, the cyclical nature of the carnival’s journey monotonous. The carnival no longer fills your heart with a sense of wonder. Perhaps greater adventures await you beyond the carnival’s gates.

Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from among Acrobatics, Animal Handling, Arcana, Athletics, Deception, Perception, Performance, Persuasion, Sleight of Hand

Tool Proficiencies: Disguise kit or one type of musical instrument

Languages: One of your choice

Equipment: A disguise kit, tinker's tools, or a musical instrument of your choice, a deck of cards, a carnival uniform or costume, and a pouch containing 8 gp

Suggested Characteristics

When developing your character's personality consider the traits of carnival hands you have seen or encountered before: boisterous, pushy, arrogant, persuasive, deceptive, etc. Consider whether you were a performer, a vendor, or perhaps even a member of the maintenance or security crew.