Courier

You are a package courier, a much needed service in a dangerous world where communication between settlements can be difficult. You've been far and wide, from the greatest cities to the smallest backwater towns. The road is your home, and while your travels have often been solitary, yours is a business of people. This simple fact has exposed you to many different cultures and has allowed you to see the world in a way few others can. When the journey is difficult, you can always find a path to your destination even if one doesn't already exist.

Skill Proficiencies: Persuasion, Survival

Tool Proficiencies: Cartographer's tools

Languages: One of your choice.

Equipment: A staff, a satchel, two waterproof scroll cases, a map of your country or area of origin, a bottle of black ink, a quill, a mysterious letter whose recipient could not be found, a set of traveler's cloths, and a pouch containing 10 GP.

Suggested Characteristics

All couriers carry messages, both in the literal parcels they deliver and the lessons they've learned in their travels. The road is often lonesome, its lessons are many, the people are good as often as bad, and the hardships along the way can change a person for the worse. What is your message? How has the road effected you as a person, your beliefs, and those around you. How has it harmed you?

d8	Personality Trait
1	Conflict just isn't in my nature. There is always another path.
2	I don't like to rely on others for support.
3	I'm not one to turn away a friendly conversation.
4	I always listen to (or contribute to) the gossip of any new town I enter.
5	Time on the road has left my social skills a little rusty.
6	I don't like to stay in one place for very long. The road is always calling me.
7	I like taking the quickest route even if it is the more dangerous one.
8	I enjoy talking, singing, or humming to myself. It keeps long days of travel from getting too dull.

d6	Ideal
1	Freedom. Life is meant to be lived free. Just go and see where the road takes you. (Chaotic)
2	Fairness. Everyone deserves a fair shot in life, no one can take that from them. (Good)
3	Selfishness. I'm out to benefit the only person that matters, me. (Evil)
4	Charity. I'll do something for free if it's on the way to somewhere I'm already going. (Good)
5	People. I'm fair in my dealings with the people I meet, good or bad, I don't care. (Neutral)
6	Civilization. It's my job to work so society can move ever forward. (Lawful)

d6	Bond
1	The road is my life, the day I stop traveling is the day I die.
2	Someone stole a package from me and left me for dead in a shallow grave. One day I'll settle that score.
3	I work to support my family, they're what really matters to me.
4	Good traveling companions are a rarity, and I stick with mine through thick or thin.
5	I fell in love with someone while traveling and lost track of them once we parted ways. I hope to see them again.
6	I'm carrying a message for another courier who wronged me. One day we'll meet again and settle things.

d6	Flaw
1	I like looking through things that aren't mine. Curiosity gets the better of me.
2	I'm very slow to trust others. There is a reason I liked traveling alone.
3	It's best to do things by the letter, even if it takes a long time.
4	I get violent towards those who don't give me what I'm owed.
5	I always try to get the most money out of a job, even at the cost of the person paying me.
6	I don't like planning and blame others when things go wrong.