You have been a dedicated apprentice to a trade craft.  Perhaps you were born into a family trade, or simply had the fortune to learn a trade to support your kin.  Or perhaps it was a way to make ends meet during lean times.  No matter the how, you learned the skills to perform the trade and have kept up with it ever since.

Skill Proficiencies: History, Insight

Tool Proficiencies: One type of Artisan's Tools

Languages: One of your choice

Equipment: A set of artisan's tools (one of your choice), a set of traveler’s clothes, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp

Suggested Characteristics

A talented apprentice will succeed only if they spend time at their jobs. As such, most apprentices of skill have a strong work ethic, and they admire others who earn their living honestly. All apprentices learn techniques passed down from their master, and also can recognize other master's work in their profession.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I focus at the task at hand, to the exclusion of all else.
2	We all learn from each other, so we all can improve.
3	Silence is golden when I work.
4	Rich folk may not value hard work, but they do respect fine quality.
5	Life is full of laughter. And so I giggle as I work.
6	Hard work is its own reward. I ask for nothing else.
7	I don't haggle. The price of the work is the price of the work.
8	You can't grow without taking a risk and sometimes failing.

d6	Ideal
1	Professional Courtesy. We work together to create fine things. (Good)
2	Honesty in deals. A deal is a deal. (Lawful)
3	Style is king. The more outragous the more they will remember it, and me. (Chaotic)
4	Caveat Emptor. Only those who are smart enough will know how to bargain well. And I "bargain" very well (Evil)
5	Golden Rule. Treat all as your neighbor. Kindly but not overdoing it. (Neutral)
6	Hard Work. A strong work ethic shows in the good we make. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	I lost something important in the deep sea, and I intend to find it.
2	My master almost destroyed my chances of learning by being greedy. I will not fall into the same trap.
3	I will learn style and techniques from many masters, and then create my own unique signature style.
4	I am a favored crafter in the eyes of my god; I must be worthy.
5	My dream is to become the Master of my profession.
6	I must repay my debt to my master who taught me.

d6	Flaw
1	I cannot stand people who will not work hard for a days wages.
2	I get nervous and feel on edge if I can't work my trade and keep my hands busy.
3	Work is hard, and if you haven't worked you haven't lived.
4	I tend to bore people with minute details of my trade.
5	I work hard and I will cut loose to the extreme when I am done.
6	I want to create the perfect example of my craft, no matter the cost and the time it takes.

Contacts

Your master or another paragon of your craft.

d1	Contact
1	A Master in your chosen trade in either your starting town, or a nearby one.