You made your living tracking down anyone or anything someone was willing to pay you to find. Some hunters specialize in urban settings, but you are willing to go anywhere to apprehend your prey. You are comfortable working alone and have a knack for improvising on the fly. There is no shortage of work, sometimes a simple perusal of a message board in the town square; eavesdropping in the local tavern; or heading to the magistrates office will suffice.

The majority of bounty hunters have no qualms about bringing back their quarry "dead or alive", while others specialize in areas such as location services; capture and retrieval; or assassination. You may work for local law enforcement, but your methods cross into a gray area area when subjected to scrutiny.

As a member of an adventuring party, you find value in the extra muscle to take down a difficult target or to overcome mercenaries protecting them.

Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from among Insight, Perception, Stealth, and Survival

Tool Proficiencies: One of your choice

Languages: One of your choice

Equipment: A set of tools matching your choice, a set of traveler's clothes, a hunting trap, a set of manacles, 50 feet of hempen rope and a belt pouch containing 5 gp.

Suggested Characteristics

Use the tables for the criminal background below as the basis for your bounty hunter’s traits and motivations, modifying the entries when appropriate to suit your identity as a bounty hunter.

For instance, your bond might involve other bounty hunters or the organizations or individuals that employ you. Your ideal could be associated with your determination always to catch your quarry or your desire to maintain your reputation for being dependable.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I like to find out as much as possible about my target before taking on a new job - you can never be too prepared.
2	I will go to the ends of the world to get my mark, once I decide to do something I never give up.
3	The first thing I do in a new location is note all the places a creature could be hiding, you never know who or what is watching you.
4	When traveling to a new place, I try to meet as many locals as I can. You need as many eyes as possible.
5	I like to skirt the edges, it's not safe getting into the middle of things.
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 am overly defensive and don't take kindly to personal jokes.

d6	Ideal
1	Honor. I don’t take target's from my fellow bounty hunters. (Lawful)
2	Selfish. If the target is unclaimed it is fair game for anyone. (Chaotic)
3	Protect. I am a bounty hunter to help rid the world of those that hard the innocent. (Good)
4	Sadistic. I have no empathy for my targets and will take them down in any way possible. (Evil)
5	People. I’m loyal to my friends, family and employer, but care little what others think. (Neutral)
6	Redemption. There’s a spark of good in everyone. (Good)

d6	Bond
1	After accepting a job, I never re-negotiate the terms of the contract.
2	This is just a job, I am only doing this for a profit, there is no room for emotion.
3	I am here to do the dirty work my employers don't have the stomach for.
4	I love the thrill of the hunt, I would be a bounty hunter even if I wasn't paid.
5	I owe a great debt to a powerful ruler that forces me to perform these jobs for him.
6	My family has a long history in the business, this is all I have known.

d6	Flaw
1	When I am zeroing in on a target, I get tunnel vision and may miss things on the periphery.
2	After a couple drinks in the tavern, I can talk too much about things that should be left unsaid.
3	I can over-estimate my abilities and sometimes take on jobs that are beyond my capabilities.
4	I can be suspicious of strangers because of all I have seen.
5	I have developed a habit of stealing small items during my jobs.
6	I am unable to complete a task without going through a routine, otherwise my plans will fail (superstitious).