Courtesan

Companionship, entertainment and/or carnal pleasures - you made those your professions. Not to be confused with common street harlots, you were trained in your art and your skills were extremely polished; you know all forms of entertainment, from song and dance, to poetry, to cultured companionship. Some get weary with this line of work, others thrive and take advantage of the specific talents acquired on the job. You can as easily spread rumors as extract valuable information from others, you can smooth social interactions or you can instigate enmity. 
You thrive in front of a (select and small) audience. You know how to entrance, entertain, and even inspire. Your poetry can stir the hearts of others, awaken grief or joy, laughter or anger. Your music raises the spirits or captures the sorrow of your audience. Your dance steps captivate, your humor cuts to the quick. Whatever techniques you use, your art is perfection.

Skill Proficiencies: Deception and persuasion or performance.

Tool Proficiencies: One type of musical instrument

Languages: One additional language of your coice. 

Equipment: A musical instrument (one of your choice), the favor of an admirer (love letter, lock of hair, or trinket), two sets of fine clothing, and a pouch containing 15 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Successful courtesans have to be able to capture and hold their audience’s attention, so they tend to be very empathetic and percipient people. They me be inclined toward the romantic or the strictly materialistic.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I know a story relevant to almost every situation.
2	Whenever I come to a new place, I easily pick up on local rumors and gossip.
3	I’m a hopeless romantic, always searching for that “special someone.”
4	Nobody stays angry at me or around me for long, since I can defuse any amount of tension.
5	I love a good insult, even one directed at me.
6	I get irritated if I’m not the center of attention.
7	I’ll settle for nothing less than perfection.
8	I can change my mood or my mind as quickly as I change key in a song.

d6	Ideal
1	Beauty. When I perform, I make the world better than it was. (Good)
2	Tradition. The stories, legends, and songs of the past must never be forgotten, for they teach us who we are. (Lawful)
3	Creativity. The world is in need of new ideas and bold action. (Chaotic)
4	Disenchanted. The world is a rough place, I’m only in it for the money. (Any)
5	People. I like seeing the smiles on people’s faces when I perform and take all their worries away for a moment. That’s all that matters. (Good)
6	Honesty. Art should reflect the soul; it should come from within and reveal who we really are. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	My instrument is my most treasured possession, and it reminds me of someone I love.
2	Someone stole my precious instrument, and someday I’ll get it back.
3	I want to be famous, whatever it takes.
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 would do anything for the other members of my old troupe.

d6	Flaw
1	I’ll do anything to win fame and renown.
2	I’m a sucker for a pretty face.
3	I was involved in a scandal which prevents me from ever going home again.
4	I once aggravated a noble who is still angry at me. I have to tread lightly in that town if I ever return to it.
5	I can simulate any feelings so well, even my friends don't know if they can trust me.
6	Despite my many skills I am a deeply insecure person and often need validation from others.

Contacts

Determine up to three contacts from your past with your DM.

d8	Contact
1	A very successfull merchant
2	A local noble
3	A completely infatuated youngster
4	Proprietor of a house of pleasures
5	A friend and collegue of the same profession
6	A favored regular customer
7	A noble's butler or concierge
8	A magic user of some kind