With little past worth noting and no grandiose goal in mind, you are wandering from city to city in search for anything that piques your curiosity. You do not have any long-term goal in mind and just follow the flow, wandering in whatever direction your heart decides next. Taking part or not in any given conflict is a choice made on the spot based mostly on your alignment.
- Skill Proficiencies: Choose two out of Persuasion, Intimidation, History
- Tool Proficiencies: Cartographer's Tools, Tinker's Tools, Disguise Kit, Herbalism Kit.
- Equipment: A set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp
There are many wanderers going about their life from city to city, each one of them different not only in their personality or role but also in the acquaintances they make when moving from place to place. You will have gained a certain reputation among these inner circles, each granting different benefits depending on the people who most fancy you.
| d8 | Recognition |
|---|---|
| 1 | Honor guest among nobility |
| 2 | Entertainer |
| 3 | Merchant |
| 4 | Vigilante |
| 5 | Sailor |
| 6 | Handyman for hire |
| 7 | Adventurer |
| 8 | Personal quest |
By being active in the busy streets during daylight, either through generous donations or helping any merchant in one way or another, your name has spread wide and far through the cities as you've gained a great reputation.
As their friend, you have a reliable and trustworthy network of merchants. You know how to get messages and goods to and from your receiver, even over great distances; specifically, you know the local messengers, caravan masters, and sailors who can deliver messages for you.
Suggested Characteristics
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I always have a plan for what to do when things go wrong. |
| 2 | I am always calm, no matter what the situation. I never raise my voice or let my emotions control me. |
| 3 | The first thing I do in a new place is note the locations of everything valuable—or where such things could be hidden. |
| 4 | I would rather make a new friend than a new enemy. |
| 5 | I am incredibly slow to trust. Those who seem the fairest often have the most to hide. |
| 6 | I don’t pay attention to the risks in a situation. Never tell me the odds. |
| 7 | The best way to get me to do something is to tell me I can’t do it. |
| 8 | I blow up at the slightest insult. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Honor. I don’t steal from others in the trade. (Lawful) |
| 2 | Freedom. Chains are meant to be broken, as are those who would forge them. (Chaotic) |
| 3 | Charity. I steal from the wealthy so that I can help people in need. (Good) |
| 4 | Greed. I will do whatever it takes to become wealthy. (Evil) |
| 5 | People. I’m loyal to my friends, not to any ideals, and everyone else can take a trip down the Styx for all I care. (Neutral) |
| 6 | Redemption. There’s a spark of good in everyone. (Good) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I’m trying to pay off an old debt I owe to a generous benefactor. |
| 2 | My ill-gotten gains go to support my family. |
| 3 | Something important was taken from me, and I aim to steal it back. |
| 4 | I will become the greatest thief that ever lived. |
| 5 | I’m guilty of a terrible crime. I hope I can redeem myself for it. |
| 6 | Someone I loved died because of a mistake I made. That will never happen again. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | When I see something valuable, I can’t think about anything but how to steal it. |
| 2 | When faced with a choice between money and my friends, I usually choose the money. |
| 3 | If there’s a plan, I’ll forget it. If I don’t forget it, I’ll ignore it. |
| 4 | I have a “tell” that reveals when I’m lying. |
| 5 | I turn tail and run when things look bad. |
| 6 | An innocent person is in prison for a crime that I committed. I’m okay with that. |
Contacts
Either be a certain group of merchants, the nobility from a castle who took you in or for which you performed or the guards from a specific entrance in one city or another, your contacts are the people from whom first started your reputation in the circle of their peers.
By acting according to the law, going out of your way to help those in need and helping enforce said law yourself, city guards and soldiers are recognizing your good name, they hardly believe you may be involved in any sort of criminal activity and would rather talk things through than going to arms if you were to ever get caught red handed. Surely you must have your good reasons, right?
Nothing and no one that passes through their streets can escape the wary gaze of those who enforce the law, word of mouth spreads fast among them and as such you've been granted access to intel that may be more hard to get for others.
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