Taking on the role of a maid, you decided to go through a rigorous education that taught you not only etiquette, but also granted you a keen eye for the finer details around the household, court or similar field of employment. Cooking, cleaning, management, accounting, childcare, performance or even combat, your skill set can be vast, though it is often easier to start by specializing.
- Skill Proficiencies: You gain proficiency in Performance, as well as the choice between proficiency in Medicine, Sleight of Hand, or Persuasion.
- Tool Proficiencies: You gain proficiency in either Weaver's Tools, Cook's Utensils or the Poisoner's Kit.
- Equipment: You gain Clothes (Fine), a dagger, an Artisan's Tool that you are proficient with, and 20 GP.
When choosing this background, decide on which area to specialize in and gain access to the corresponding feature.
Cooking:
Your meals that you cook are always of adequate quality, and you know how to make edible meals for any creature or race that you see given the ingredients that you do have at hand and can reasonably procure.
Furthermore you have a keen eye for determining whether a meal has been tampered with, both positively and negatively.
Cleaning:
You always know the best magical and non magical combination of means to clean something, be it carpets, clothes, the wooden floors of a building, other furniture or people.
When you have cleaned something, it becomes indistinguishable from before it had been sullied to begin with.
Organization:
You always know the most efficient way to organize something, be it making use of storage space, allotting the necessary time for various tasks or the order in which things need to be done in for smooth and effective results.
Furthermore once you have organized something, there is no room for complaint remaining, since it was done in the most efficient way feasibly possible at the time.
Suggested Characteristics
| d6 | Personality Trait |
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| 1 | Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast. I pay great attention to detail and carefully put theory into practice to fulfill my service. |
| 2 | To start a day off well, a good first meal and hydration is of the essence. Therefore with due diligence I will prepare such a breakfast for those I serve. |
| 3 | I put duty before myself. If a task requires my embarrassment, I will still fulfill it. |
| 4 | When I am scolded, reprimanded or otherwise taught different, I do my best to adjust and avoid such mistakes in the future. |
| 5 | I take a fond liking towards cooking or sewing, both being possible ways to express myself with and brighten the day of others. |
| 6 | I take a liking towards the management and optimization of processes around the household, creating a more effective and comfortable environment. |
| d4 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | One can only life happily in a clean environment, since cleanliness correlates with health. I therefore must keep everything in top condition. |
| 2 | Only doing things half-way cannot be allowed, I must work diligently in order to see my task to its full completion. |
| 3 | I wish for my client to be perfectly satisfied with my performance, therefore I will properly apply myself. |
| 4 | Hard work always pays off. If it doesn't, work harder. |
| d4 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I think highly of my client that took me in for my services. |
| 2 | I think fondly of my teachers that imparted the knowledge and skill I now possess. |
| 3 | The tight knit sense of belonging I have formed with the other maids and servants is one that makes me feel at home. |
| 4 | I have grown attached to the children of my client and am willing to lay down my life if necessary in order to protect them. |
| d4 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I can be too focused on my task and lose track of time. |
| 2 | Sometimes my need for cleanliness gets in the way of my immediate task. |
| 3 | I still add too much salt or pepper whenever I cook, believing that my clients can stomach it. |
| 4 | I tend to wake up too early, possibly disturbing the rest of my client. |
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