You understand wealth, power, and privilege. You carry a noble title, and your family owns land, collects taxes, and wields significant political influence. All of his didn't matter to you however, maybe your life felt as if it was led in a golden cage, maybe you had a falling out with your family or you just had a rebellious phase - but at one point, you left the comfortable wealthy life as well as your title behind and went away.
Work with your DM to come up with an appropriate title and determine how much authority that title carries. A noble title doesn’t stand on its own—it’s connected to an entire family. Not only do you need to determine your noble title, but you should also work with the DM to describe your family and their influence on you. Do they search for you? Or is your name disregarded at this point, purged from the family tree?
Is your family old and established, or was your title only recently bestowed? How much influence do they wield, and over what area? What kind of reputation does your family have among the other aristocrats of the region? How do the common people regard them?
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 do you yourself still have these things to identify yourself as a member of that family?
Due to your past and your break off with the family, you try and keep your real self hidden. Because of that, you have over time learned to act as one of the common folk and know how to gain their trust, as well as how to listen to rumors they might spread over nobles in the area, while your birth background gives you the means to still act as a noble if you have to, allowing you to mget invitations to court and know how life their works if you want so.
Suggested Characteristics
Following Characteristics are suggested:
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I am still very eloquent when it comes to flattery and use this to my benefit. |
| 2 | The common folk have long since accepted me as one of them. |
| 3 | I have become searched for far and wide, and have learned how to avoid those that try and catch me. |
| 4 | I take great pains to always look different then what people might remember me as. |
| 5 | I had a great falling out, leaving me disowned. My name, if spoken, is said in hushed whispers as noone wants to remember my deeds. |
| 6 | I like to work for others, to forget the title I once had. |
| 7 | My favor, once lost, is lost forever. |
| 8 | I do not have all of my power, but have no qualms using the remains of it to ruin the lifes of those that do me unjust. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Respect. I feel that respect is something that deserves to be earned, and I plan on doing so without using my family as leverage. (Good) |
| 2 | Freedom. Without the confines of my family, I am not bound anymore by the expectations placed on me. (Chaotic) |
| 3 | Justice. I want to do what is right, no matter my social status. (Lawful) |
| 4 | I want to see those that still have power fall, no matter the cost. (Evil) |
| 5 | I want to live the life I build for myself in peace. (Any) |
| 6 | I do not care for the ties I broke off anymore, my past has stopped bothering me. (Neutral) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I will do whatever I have to to make other people see me as I want to be seen. |
| 2 | I value the relationships I made after leaving my family more than the ones I had before. |
| 3 | I am liked better as one of the people than I was as a person of nobility. |
| 4 | I am loyal to those that have shown to deserve this loyalty. |
| 5 | I keep the things bearing the symbol of my family close, to never forget where I came from, maybe wishing to return one day. |
| 6 | I wish to merge the life I have and the one I had at one point. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I keep people at a distance to not be recognized. |
| 2 | When I left, it was in shame. This still is bearing down on me. |
| 3 | I ran away in secret and would rather die than face those I left behind. |
| 4 | I still believe that everyone of the common folk is far beneath me. |
| 5 | In reality, I want even more power than before. |
| 6 | Ever since leaving, i let myself go without limits. |
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