Noble Scoundrel

Once you were part of the creme de la creme -- or close enough. You rubbed shoulders with them as a courtier and some of the glitz and dignity rubbed off on you. Maybe  you were someone's plus one, or perhaps you were one of the many functionaries or attendants in a lord's court. Maybe you had a slightly less illustrious position that brought you in contact with the elite.

And then you either fell from grace due to an indiscretion, or sauntered vaguely downwards from the laps of the great and the good due to boredom.

It might've been wanderlust or a desire to return to your realk roots, a thirst for adventure. But you're on the road now, making friends with all kinds of unsavory people and the working folk alike. You're plying your trade (whatever that is) and bring a little bit of the panache of the high courts to their lives. You're being positively bad, cozying up to the wrong crown and poking into places you're not supposed to be... but you make it look good.

You may retain a few contacts from your time in court, which can be an advantage for you and your companions... or not. You know how to navigate the intricacies of court life just as well as you now know how to deal with the rough and ready life of the adventurer. You know how to listen and glean unspoken truths between the lines of idle talk. You bring a sense of class and panache to your party, whether they want it or not.

Skill Proficiencies: Your time in court and your time in the field has given you a unique perspective on people of all walks of life and you know how to talk to them like one of their own. You know how to read people, rooms and situations like books. You have proficiency in Insight and Persuasion.

Tool Proficiencies: You've learned that sometimes you need to pick a few locks and make a few quick escapes in order to make your way through the rough and ready underworld. You have proficiency with Thieves' Tools.

Languages: You spend your time around people and traveling, picking up their languages and manner of speech. Choose two languages.

Equipment: Your traveling kit would be lacking without a set of traveler clothes, a set of thieves tools and a trinket of your past association with the court.

Suggested Characteristics

Those who've tasted the life at court and then lost it can be spiteful, bitter and resentful, desperate to claw their way back into the exclusive company of the nobles and their ilk. Or they might find it a strangely liberating feeling, experiencing new and fresh things in their life outside court. They may retain their courtly wit and finesse, or find themselves slowly easing into a more rough and ready lifestyle.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I miss the luxuries of high society and rough living is always a struggle.
2	I find flattery to be a useful tool in my dealings -- whether I mean it or not.
3	Despite my past position, I do not place myself above other folk. We all face the same day's struggles in our own ways.
4	I am bitter about my fall from grace and react badly to the smallest slight regarding it.
5	I prefer to use my scathing wit and sarcasm as my weapons.
6	My time in court has shown me people always have other motives, therefore they cannot be trusted easily.
7	I'm always proud to show that I'm a cut above the unwashed masses with my sense of class.
8	I'm always eager to prove that I deserve all the respect I think I should have.

d6	Ideal
1	Greed; I will do anything to claw my way back in the halls of court -- and then some. (Evil)
2	Restoration; I will restore mine or my family's good name in the eyes of the world. (Good)
3	Freedom; I refuse to cow to stiff social expectations or a master's whims and allow them to stifle my voice and opinions. (Chaotic)
4	Optimism; I cannot undo that which brought me low, but I can rise again. (Neutral)
5	Order; I must reclaim my rightfut status and right the wrong that deprived me of it. (Lawful)
6	Ambition; The world is my oyster and I wish to make something of myself.

d6	Bond
1	I value my remaining bonds with my family above all.
2	Wealth and power are all that matters to me.
3	Holding onto my happy past is all that drives me.
4	I must regain my lost position no matter the cost.
5	I have come to cherish and care for the peole I've met during my time on the road.
6	I am driven by the lessons taught to me by my time among the nobles.

d6	Flaw
1	Regaining my wealth or authority is my highest priority.
2	Some people who knew me when I was young know my shameful secret, so I can never go home again.
3	Though no longer living a life of luxury, I still have a strong craving for carnal pleasures.
4	I believe that anyone who isn't a high noble is beneath me.
5	I often speak callously and bluntly, unintentionally insulting others.
6	I have known betrayal that has shaken my ability to trust in others.