Frontier Ranger

As empires and kingdoms expand, there will always be need of the most trusted scouts and pathfinders to survey new frontiers. You are neither of the wilds nor entirely of civilized society either though you freely pass between both, often giving you conflicting views on the balance between the natural and civilized worlds.

As Frontier Ranger your skill are refined as your jobs is two-fold. You must hone your skill of survival and exploration in the wilderness while maintaining courtly manners when reporting back to the capital. Some Frontier rangers are better at balancing these two aspects better than others. Some Frontier Rangers end up as commanders and officers, spending all their days managing logistics and resources to be sent to settlements from the confines of a fort, while others eschew bureaucracy and spend months at a time alone would in the untamed wilds surveying and scouting.

As a Frontier Ranger you can be called upon to act in a verity of roles, including but not limited to scout, path-finder, surveying, map-maker and cartographer, diplomat, elite escort and caravan guide.

Skill Proficiencies: Two from among the following Acrobatics, Animal Handling, Athletics, Medicine, Nature, Stealth, Survival

Tool Proficiencies: Pick one of the following: Cartographer's Tools, Herbalism Kit, Navigator's Tools

Equipment: A set of artisan’s tools (one of your choice), a shovel, an iron pot, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Often considered the outsiders of the royal court, frontier rangers still have a strong bond with the wilds but some have taken more in favor of royal life. Their ties and bonds are often split between the natural world and with the kingdom they reside.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I always strive to be better than my current state.
2	I am more comfortable alone in the wilds than surrounded by people in a city.
3	Whenever I'm in the wilds I look forward to returning to civilization as quickly as possible.
4	I look down on those who wield titles as a way to manipulate others.
5	I’m confident in my own abilities and do what I can to instill confidence in others.
6	I try to see both sides of any arguement, and negotiate a solution that works for all sides.
7	I am very crude and casual, not showing much diginity or grace.
8	I'm maintain courtly ettiquite and sophistication even when I'm far from civilization.

d6	Ideal
1	Respect. People deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. (Good)
2	Balance. Civilizations can grow and harvest resources from nature in a balanced way that isn't harmful to the land. (Neutral)
3	Freedom. People can escpae the oppressive influnce of nobility by forging a new life on the frontier. (Chaotic)
4	Wealth. I can use my knowledge of new resources and trade routes to my advantage. (Neutral)
5	Duty. Civilization needs to oversight of the government and royalty as it expands outward. (Lawful)
6	Self Growth. Everyday I learn new and varied skills that make me stronger and smarter. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	My mentor, academy and/or other Frontier Rangers are the most important thing to me.
2	The commonfolk are the core of society.
3	The land is magnificent, and should be repected by all who settle it.
4	The native tribe that I have encountered are more welcoming than my own kind, and have taken me in as one of their own.
5	Those who forgoe the comfort and safety of the city to forge a new life on the frontier are fellow pioneers.
6	When I am alone in the wilderness, I miss my friends and family.

d6	Flaw
1	I am too comfortable on my own, and give little heed to advice or orders others give me.
2	I am too enamored of ale, wine, and other intoxicants or other drugs.
3	I abuse my unique position to smuggle or extort from the common people.
4	I have a weakness for the vices of the city, especially sexual companionship.
5	I view both nobles and commonfolk with distaste, seeing the worst sides of all classes.
6	My rigid sense of honor comples me to enforce the law, even when the law doesn't have a place in the wilds.