You have spent your career in service to the working class. You are the people's voice demanding they are given exactly what they deserve, and their sheild protecting them from those who would take advantage of them.
You may work for a guild, building a prosperous and content workforce by negotiating a fair day's wage for an honest day's labour. You may work for the city, overseeing various guilds and leagues, on the watch for the operation of criminal organisations who seek to scab jobs, bribe officials or mistreat employees for easier gold. Work with your DM to decide exactly where your work is best suited.
- Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Intimidation
- Tool Proficiencies: You are familiar with 2 sets of tools which you have picked up over your years interacting with tradespeople of all varieties.
- Languages: Similarly, you have developed an understanding of 2 additional languages, in order to better facilitate your bargaining.
- Equipment: A [Tooltip Not Found], a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp.
You are immediately recognisable as a champion of the middle class. You command the respect, trust and authority of most tradespeople and labourers, as long as you continue to work in their interest. You are also recognised by nobles, business owners and members of criminal organisations. Depending on their business they may look upon you unfavorably, as someone who stands in the way of their own personal wealth.
You are at home in fierce negotiations, whether they be at an inn over the wage of a bartender, in a mansion about a noble paying to heal an injured worker, or in a Hall of Justice demanding an official be jailed for failing to report work conditions which put hard working citizens at risk. In any situation where you are bargaining, negotiating, arranging terms or creating a deal or contract, you have advantage on any;
Insight check made to determine the honesty of the other party.
Intimidation check made to strongarm the other side into agreement.
Deception check made to hide your motives or intent yourself.
Suggested Characteristics
You are a hardworking individual, who is most at home with other such individuals. Lazy behaviour is very aggravating to you.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I idolize a particular hero of my faith, and constantly refer to that person’s deeds and example. |
| 2 | I can find common ground between the fiercest enemies, empathizing with them and always working toward peace. |
| 3 | I see omens in every event and action. The gods try to speak to us, we just need to listen. |
| 4 | Nothing can shake my optimistic attitude. |
| 5 | I quote (or misquote) sacred texts and proverbs in almost every situation. |
| 6 | I am tolerant (or intolerant) of other faiths and respect (or condemn) the worship of other gods. |
| 7 | I’ve enjoyed fine food, drink, and high society among my temple’s elite. Rough living grates on me. |
| 8 | I’ve spent so long in the temple that I have little practical experience dealing with people in the outside world. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tradition. The ancient traditions of worship and sacrifice must be preserved and upheld. (Lawful) |
| 2 | Charity. I always try to help those in need, no matter what the personal cost. (Good) |
| 3 | Change. We must help bring about the changes the gods are constantly working in the world. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Power. I hope to one day rise to the top of my faith’s religious hierarchy. (Lawful) |
| 5 | Faith. I trust that my deity will guide my actions. I have faith that if I work hard, things will go well. (Lawful) |
| 6 | Aspiration. I seek to prove myself worthy of my god’s favor by matching my actions against his or her teachings. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I would die to recover an ancient relic of my faith that was lost long ago. |
| 2 | I will someday get revenge on the corrupt temple hierarchy who branded me a heretic. |
| 3 | I owe my life to the priest who took me in when my parents died. |
| 4 | Everything I do is for the common people. |
| 5 | I will do anything to protect the temple where I served. |
| 6 | I seek to preserve a sacred text that my enemies consider heretical and seek to destroy. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I judge others harshly, and myself even more severely. |
| 2 | I put too much trust in those who wield power within my temple’s hierarchy. |
| 3 | My piety sometimes leads me to blindly trust those that profess faith in my god. |
| 4 | I am inflexible in my thinking. |
| 5 | I am suspicious of strangers and expect the worst of them. |
| 6 | Once I pick a goal, I become obsessed with it to the detriment of everything else in my life. |
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