As your life growing up was that of a noble or someone with power you understand wealth, power, and privilege. You might have carried a noble title, and your family owns land, collects taxes, and wields significant political influence. You might have been a pampered aristocrat unfamiliar with work or discomfort, a former merchant just elevated to the nobility, or a disinherited scoundrel with a disproportionate sense of entitlement. As of now you have lost all your privilege, power and most likely all your wealth. Due to whatever personal reason you have decided to leave your home, family maybe even your country. Now you most likely have experienced far more cultures, languages, climates and creatures than most people.
Who was your family? Were you forced out or did you leave on your own accord? Are you welcome back? Do they even know? Do you still keep in contact?
What was your position in the family or community?
Does your family have a coat of arms? An insignia you might wear on a signet ring? Particular colors you wear all the time? An animal you regard as a symbol of your line or even a spiritual member of the family? And if so, do you still wear it, or do you keep it privately?
- Skill Proficiencies: Perception, Persuasion
- Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set
- Languages: Two of your choice
- Equipment: A set of nicer traveling clothes, a map of your homeland and a pouch containing 15 gp
You have an excellent memory for maps and geography, and you can always recall the general layout of terrain, settlements, and other features around you. In addition, you can find food and fresh water for yourself and up to five other people each day, provided that the land offers berries, small game, water, and so forth.
Suggested Characteristics
Nobles are born and raised to a very different lifestyle than most people ever experience, and their personalities reflect that upbringing. Living no longer a noble lifestyle leaves your characteristics wide open to your personal background.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | My flattery makes everyone I talk to feel like the most wonderful and important person in the world. |
| 2 | I'm driven by a wanderlust that led me away from home. |
| 3 | I am the dictionary definition of easy going or go with the flow. |
| 4 | I enjoy silence and alone time, and can get very overwhelmed in large and loud crowds. |
| 5 | I tend to be a minimalist and keep my little possessions on my person. |
| 6 | Despite my noble birth, I do not place myself above other folk. We all have the same blood. |
| 7 | My favor, once lost, is lost forever. |
| 8 | If you do me an injury, I will return that injury tenfold. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Respect. Living and seeing the world from multiple ways, everybody deserves the same respect no matter their status. (Good) |
| 2 | Responsibility. It is my duty to respect the authority of those above me, just as those who were below me must respected mine. (Lawful) |
| 3 | Independence. I must prove that I can handle myself without the coddling of my family. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Revenge. I will have my revenge on those who wronged me. (Evil) |
| 5 | Family. Blood runs thicker than water. (Any) |
| 6 | Lingering Noble Obligation. It is my duty to protect and care for the common and povert. (Good) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I will face any challenge to truly live the life i want |
| 2 | My religion is the reason for the life I live and the people whom I meet. |
| 3 | Nothing is more important than earning my family's love and trust again. |
| 4 | I am in love with the heir of a family that my family despises. |
| 5 | My desire to travel outweighs the opinions of others. |
| 6 | The common folk must see me as a hero of the people. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I secretly believe that everyone is beneath me. |
| 2 | I hide a truly scandalous secret that could ruin my family forever. |
| 3 | I too often hear veiled insults and threats in every word addressed to me, and I’m quick to anger. |
| 4 | I have an insatiable desire for carnal pleasures. |
| 5 | In fact, the world does revolve around me. |
| 6 | By my words or actions, I brought shame to my family. |
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