You understand wealth, power, and privilege, as well as servitude. You serve a noble family and dote upon their every need. You might be working for a family of pampered aristocrats unfamiliar with the work or discomfort you endure, a former merchant family just elevated to the nobility, or a family of disinherited scoundrels with a disproportionate sense of entitlement. Or they could be a family of honest, hard-working landowners that care deeply about the people who live and work for them, including you, and are keenly aware of their responsibility to you.

Work with your DM to come up with what family you serve. Is your family old and established, or was their 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? Are they kind and treat you fairly or are they cruel and mistreat you?

These details help establish the family you serve and their renown as features of the world of the campaign.

Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Persuasion

Tool Proficiencies:  Any one artisan's tool, musical instrument, or gaming set of your choice

Languages: One of your choice

Equipment: A set of fine clothes, a token of the family you serve, any one artisan's tool, musical instrument, or gaming set of your choice, and a purse containing 20 gp

Suggested Characteristics

Use the tables for the noble background below as the basis for your traits and motivations, modifying the entries when appropriate to suit your identity as a servant of a wealthy family.

d8	Personality Trait
1	My eloquent flattery makes everyone I talk to feel like the most wonderful and important person in the world.
2	The common folk love me for my kindness and generosity.
3	No one could doubt by looking at my regal bearing that I am a cut above the unwashed masses.
4	I take great pains to always look my best and follow the latest fashions.
5	I don’t like to get my hands dirty, and I won’t be caught dead in unsuitable accommodations.
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 crush you, ruin your name, and salt your fields.

d6	Ideal
1	Respect. Respect is due to me because of my position, but all people regardless of station deserve to be treated with dignity. (Good)
2	Responsibility. It is my duty to respect the authority of those above me, just as those below me must respect mine. (Lawful)
3	Independence. I must prove that I can handle myself without the coddling of my family. (Chaotic)
4	Power. If I can attain more power, no one will tell me what to do. (Evil)
5	Family. Blood runs thicker than water. (Any)
6	Noble Obligation. It is my duty to protect and care for the people beneath me. (Good)

d6	Bond
1	I will face any challenge to win the approval of my family.
2	My house’s alliance with another noble family must be sustained at all costs.
3	Nothing is more important than the other members of my family.
4	I am in love with the heir of a family that my family despises.
5	My loyalty to my sovereign is unwavering.
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 and actions, I often bring shame to my family.