A [EBR] Caravan Guard

The Marcel Trading Company does not entrust its caravans to just anyone. Through a demanding selection process, you proved yourself dependable, perceptive, and capable under pressure. Whether identifying threats before they emerged, navigating difficult situations between merchants and travelers, or maintaining order on the road, you demonstrated the awareness and judgment required to safeguard the trade routes that sustain the Divide. Life on the trade routes taught you patience, vigilance, and adaptability. You have crossed marshes, deserts, and frozen roads, sharing campfires with traders, laborers, adventurers, and travelers from every corner of the Divide. Along the way, you learned the value of reliability, for a caravan's success often depended less on strength alone than on the trust earned between those who journeyed together.

Ability Score Increases: (+2/1) or (+1/+1/+1) : Constitution, Strength, Wisdom
(A player must manually add these scores in the 4.ABILITIES tab)

Ability Scores:

Constitution, Strength, Wisdom

Feat: Alert, Tough, Skilled

Skill Proficiencies: Survival, Insight, Perception, Athletics

Tool Proficiencies: Navigators Tools, Cartographers Tools

Languages: Common, Common Sign Language

Equipment:

You begin with either the standard starting equipment granted by your class or the standard starting gold granted by your class.
In addition, you gain:

- Marcel Trading Company Badge — A polished brass insignia bearing the company's crest, worn by trusted Caravan Guards and recognized by merchants throughout Karagatan.

Suggested Characteristics

d6	Personality Trait
1	I instinctively position myself where I can see every entrance and exit.
2	I remember faces, wagons, and routes long after others have forgotten them.
3	Silence on the road usually means trouble, so I pay attention to the little things.
4	I treat every stranger with respect until they give me a reason not to.
5	I keep my equipment immaculate—someone's livelihood may depend on it.
6	Long journeys have taught me that a shared meal can solve problems faster than a drawn weapon.

d6	Ideal
1	Duty. A caravan reaches its destination because every person does their part.
2	Reliability. My word is as valuable as any contract I carry.
3	Prosperity. Safe trade benefits everyone, from kings to common laborers.
4	Preparedness. The best way to survive danger is to see it coming.
5	Community. Every traveler deserves someone willing to stand watch through the night.
6	Professionalism. Panic is contagious; confidence is just as powerful.

d6	Bond
1	The Marcel Trading Company gave me a future, and I'll always answer its call.
2	I still visit the families of those who never returned from the road.
3	There's a caravan route I know better than my own home, and I feel responsible for everyone who travels it.
4	My badge isn't just metal—it's a promise to protect those under my watch.
5	A merchant once trusted me with everything they owned, and I refuse to betray that faith.
6	I've made friends in every settlement of the Divide and consider each one a place worth defending.

d6	Flaw
1	I trust procedures more than people, even when instinct tells me otherwise.
2	I struggle to relax and always expect an ambush around the next corner.
3	I have difficulty leaving others to face danger alone, even when it's the smarter choice.
4	I rarely ask for help, believing I'm responsible for everyone else's safety.
5	When someone threatens those under my protection, I take it personally.
6	I become impatient with people who ignore rules designed to keep everyone alive.