You have trained extensively in martial combat and the ability to track down enemies. Your life is in the hand of your patron. Whether you are an elite guard or their trusted right hand, their safety is your top priority.
- Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Investigation
- Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set, Cartographer's tools
- Equipment: An insignia of your patron, a journal to write down rumors or requests regarding your patron, a set of bone dice or deck of cards, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
Specialty
During your time as a soldier, you had a specific role to play in your unit or army. Roll a d8 or choose from the options in the table below to determine your role:
| d8 | Specialty |
|---|---|
| 1 | Personal Guard |
| 2 | Scout |
| 3 | Strongman |
| 4 | Investigator |
| 5 | Tracker |
| 6 | Quartermaster |
| 7 | Right Hand |
| 8 | Messenger |
Feature: Modus Operandi
You have access to areas otherwise restricted due to your patrons influence. Their status is reflected on you among people of all stations.
Suggested Characteristics
Your constant vigilance has an ability to leave you paranoid and uncomfortable in normal social situations.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I'm always alert. Perhaps a bit too much. |
| 2 | I'm uncomfortable in social situations |
| 3 | I’ve lost too many friends, and I’m slow to make new ones. |
| 4 | I’m full of inspiring and cautionary tales from my experience relevant to almost every combat situation. |
| 5 | I can stare down a hell hound without flinching. |
| 6 | I enjoy being strong and like breaking things. |
| 7 | I have a crude sense of humor. |
| 8 | I face problems head-on. A simple, direct solution is the best path to success. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Greater Good. Our lot is to lay down our lives in defense of the patron. (Good) |
| 2 | Responsibility. I do what I must and obey just authority. (Lawful) |
| 3 | Independence. When people follow orders blindly, they embrace a kind of tyranny. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Might. Protect by any means neccesary. (Evil) |
| 5 | My allegiance is to my patron, but my life my own. (Neutral) |
| 6 | My patron is all that matters. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | My fellow servants are my family. |
| 2 | Someone saved my patrons life when I couldn't. I owe them everything. |
| 3 | My honor is my life. |
| 4 | My former patron died and I couldn't prevent it. This will not happen again. |
| 5 | Those who fight beside me are those worth dying for. |
| 6 | My quest can not harm others, only my enemies. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I'm almost illiterate. |
| 2 | I have little respect for anyone who is not a proven warrior. |
| 3 | I made a terrible mistake in battle that cost my former patrons life —and I would do anything to keep that mistake secret. |
| 4 | My hatred of my enemies is blind and unreasoning. |
| 5 | I obey the law, even if the law causes misery. |
| 6 | My constant vigilance has made me paranoid. |
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