Servant

You grew up in the servitude of another individual, company, or family. Maybe you had no choice in the matter, or you chose this life, but you spend your days providing for others. You spent your years in a state of mediocrity; never needing more than you were giving, but wanting more constantly. Perhaps you were bought and sold from one place to another throughout your childhood, or maybe you come from a long family line of caregivers. During the day you worked hard for those you cared for, from chores to manual labor, and at night you slept in simple comfort; nothing luxurious, but nothing destitute.

You begin your adventuring career with enough money to live modestly but securely for at least ten days. Did you run away from your Lord or Lady? were you given what you needed to live your own life, or did you steal it? Did you find your freedom, or take it?

Skill Proficiencies: Perception, Performance

Tool Proficiencies: Calligrapher's supplies, Dragonchess Set

Languages: One language of your choice

Equipment: A small knife, a map of the city you grew up in, a collar, a letter, a set of fine clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Servants are shaped by lives of general servitude, for good and for ill. They tend to be driven either by a commitment to the people with whom they shared life with, or with those they cared for — and in some cases, aspiring to become like the Lords and Ladies they catered to.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I hide scraps of food and trinkets away in my pockets.
2	I ask a lot of questions.
3	I cannot sit still in a messy environment. I have to be cleaning.
4	I will snap to attention if addressed by my full name.
5	I eat standing up. I'm not familiar with sitting and eating.
6	I think anyone who’s nice to me is hiding something.
7	I don’t like to be perceived. It makes me nervous.
8	When around people I'm familiar and comfortable with, my speech becomes relaxed and more casual.

d6	Ideal
1	Respect. All people, rich or poor, deserve respect. (Good)
2	Community. We have to take care of each other, because no one else is going to do it. (Lawful)
3	Change. The low are lifted up, and the high and mighty are brought down. Change is the nature of things. (Chaotic)
4	Retribution. The rich need to be shown what life and death are like in the gutters. (Evil)
5	People. I help people, no questions asked — that’s what keeps us alive. (Neutral)
6	Aspiration. I’m going to prove that I’m worthy of a better life.

d6	Bond
1	My town or city is my home, and I’ll fight to defend it.
2	The family that sponsored me took great care of me. I will pass on their kindness.
3	I owe my survival to another servant who taught me to live off of scraps.
4	I have someone still living in servitude, and I'm working to buy their freedom.
5	I escaped my life of poverty by robbing an important person, and I’m wanted for it.
6	No one else should have to endure the hardships I’ve been through.

d6	Flaw
1	If I’m outnumbered, I will run away from a fight.
2	Gold seems like a lot of money to me, and I’ll do just about anything for more of it.
3	I will never fully trust anyone other than myself.
4	I’d rather kill someone in their sleep than fight fair.
5	It’s not stealing if I need it more than someone else.
6	People who can’t take care of themselves get what they deserve.