
Standing tall and opulent over the business district, is a curious sort of building. A five storied tower that seems a patchwork of stone and wood. From foundation to rooftops it tells the story of every architectural trend the upper class has ever indulged themselves in. Few have seen the inside of this building, and so many wonder what it may house inside. But you know, you have been inside it, called it home for some time. Those long days locked away in study, the lessons and tests. Temperament, subtly, and elocution. The ideals of the servant where hammered into your head time and time again.
- Skill Proficiencies: Perception and Athletics or Performance
- Tool Proficiencies: Cook's Utensils or Waver's Tools
- Equipment: A guild uniform (Costume cloths), a bar of soap, a hand bell, a longsword, a set of cook's utensils or a set of weaver's tools, and a pouch containing 15 gp
Members of the Swordcoast Servant's Guild are normally subdivided into four categories, body guards who protect the clients and their estates, cooks who prepare and serve the meals, valets who tends to the client's personal needs, and maids who take care of the chores such as washing dishes and dusting.
Though rare types such as privet tutors and governesses are also found within the ranks.
d4 | Guild Education |
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1 | Maid |
2 | Valet |
3 | Bodyguard |
4 | Cook |
One of the great lessons of the guild is the means by which to fade into the background when unneeded. People rarely note you in social situations unless you do something to draw attention yourself. For better or worse, you have become, in a way, invisible to the eyes of others, but don't count on this when trespassing.
Suggested Characteristics
The Sowrdcoast Servant's Guild offer training in many subjects, and tries very hard to impart every lesson onto their new members. But some stake more strongly to some lessons than others reject these lessons outright.
d4 | Personality Trait |
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1 | There is a particular task in my line of work that I genuinely enjoy doing, and make a point of taking this task as often as I am able. |
2 | My uniform and I are not one and the same, when I put it on I become someone else and fill a role. |
3 | Nothing is quite as gratifying as seeing a job undone, and knowing it is not mine to do. |
4 | It is my dearest wish, that on my last day of employment, I should burst forth from the corridors and shout "BOO!" in the face of my soon to be former master. |
d8 | Ideal |
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1 | Ambition. I will asend to my rightful place as butler/guard captin/head cook. (Any) |
2 | Dedication. My oath to my master was no preformance. I truly do care about them and their well being. (Lawful) |
3 | Envy. I may live on my master's estate, but I can hardly be said to live as they do. Every day I wish more and more to have what they do. (Chaotic) |
4 | Temperment. The greatest lesson of all the guild. I must keep myself under control at all times, a rock in the storm. (Lawful) |
5 | Patience. To have time seem to move slowly around oneself is not a curse, but a blessing. I shall savor every moment. (Lawful) |
6 | Wrath. These so called uperclass are helpless without those under them, I look forward to the day they fall. (Chaotic) |
7 | Individuality. The guild tried so hard to brake me, to make me part of their design. I will not allow this to happen again. (Chaotic) |
8 | Wealth. I have seen personally what money and power bring, I will have it for myself. (Neutral) |
d6 | Bond |
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1 | I came from nothing, the guild picked me up and brought me into the homes of those I once begged for scraps. I owe them everything. |
2 | I was a nobal myself, untill my family fell out of favor. I will restore my house, even if I must claw my way up though the guild to do it. |
3 | The sights, the splender, the people. I am precicly where I wish to be. |
4 | The guild was a great cage for me, and I am glad to be rid of it. By my words and deeds I will take back the freedom they took from me. |
5 | Seeing this finery and opulence every day makes me feel ill. How can anyone stand such over indulgence? |
6 | It's hard to explain, but watching the estate restored to order after every party is somehow satisfying to me. |
d4 | Flaw |
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1 | I put away the seven silver knives I was asked to polish in the drawer, and the eighth into my pocket. |
2 | I can not stand their crying. The sweets I give the master's children before supper must remain our secret. |
3 | I took my membership in the guild. My other interviews wherw a warm up, to make sure I was take into this house. Now, I am spoiled for opertunities to reach my target. |
4 | Such fine things, so lovely, so orderly... I wish nothing more than that a typhoon should wrench them into the air, and splatter them in mud before letting them come crashing to the earth again. |
Standing tall and opulent over the business district, is a curious sort of building. A five storied tower that seems a patchwork of stone and wood. From foundation to rooftops it tells the story of every architectural trend the upper class has ever indulged themselves in. Few have seen the inside of this building, and so many wonder what it may house inside. But you know, you have been inside it, called it home for some time. Those long days locked away in study, the lessons and tests. Temperament, subtly, and elocution. It was not for you. You packed your bags and left their oppressive stuffy guild hall. You where meant to be seen AND heard.
The guild tried to teach you to blend in till you became not but part of the wallpaper pattern. You took those lessons and turned them on their head. You threw the tea set onto the floor, you broke wind as the trainer passed, you put the hot peppers into the soup just to liven up the party. With a single act, you draw every eye in the room to yourself. These outbursts may not always be well received, or even in good tastes, but at least they acknowledge you now.

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