Mercenary

Assassins are people that only kill bounties and give most mercenary guilds a bad name. Mercenaries do all sorts of jobs as long as they are allowed and that the person is a sanctioned client and not an unknown character, and mercenaries also much have the proper certification for mission rankings with a red icosahedron (D20) being the highest rank. Every mercenary has an insignia that is stylized and somewhere on their personage.

Famous Mercenary Guilds: Remnants of Bloodstar Keep, High Lords of Vengeance Castle, Ultarions' Mythos, Hadrian's Warbreakers, Lasan Ulthtor's Greatswords

Warning: DO NOT BACKSTAB MERCENARIES. THEY ARE KNOWN TO BE VENGEFUL AND WILL AUTHORIZE HITS.

Skill Proficiencies: Mercenaries have a varying set of skills ranging from stealth to hide from those threats that are extremely hard to beat to investigation to find minutiae that may reveal details about their job to arcana in order to identify a type of magic used.

Skill Proficiencies: Investigation, Nature, Insight, Perception, Survival, Deception, Intimidation, Persuasion, Arcana

Tool Proficiencies: Mercenaries are proficient with a multitude of kits ranging from Calligrapher's tools to create a mark to a disguise kit in order to hide their face from law bringers. Most mercenaries have also specialize their tool kit to be representative of their level of skill.

Languages: Mercenaries are taught languages by a skilled member of the guild and can learn in game time or down time.

Languages: Dwarvish, Elvish, Gnomish, Goblin, Halfling, Infernal, Orc

Equipment: All mercenaries are a personalized kit and an insignia denoting what they do and how they operate in the mercenary guild. Everything else comes personally out of their pouch with discounts being applied to their purchases if the shopkeep has connections with the mercenary guild.

Kits: A dungeoneering kit, a poisoner's kit, a forging kit, a disguise kit

Weaponry: A martial weapon or two simple weapons

Necessary Items: Mercenary Insignia and Personalized Kit

Suggested Characteristics

These quirks help keep mercenaries on point and help them focus on the better aspects with these traits being uncommon with the normal everyday person. Most mercenaries are considered wayward or "a special kind of ****ed up".

d6	Personality Trait
1	I have learned to be cautious and analyze the situation in preparation.
2	I am young and wish to see what the world holds for me in my travels.
3	I have been taught to be exacting and coldly calculated in your kills.
4	I will see a job through to the end and will use all methods available.
5	I will not hesitate when the time comes to be the executioner.
6	I set my jobs in a specific rhythm that only I can see and this rhythm stays constant.

d6	Ideal
1	We are the ones that specialize in this type of business and our rules should be followed.
2	My contracts reflect the kind of person I am which means I stick to the codes.
3	I will not fail my guild and my client and I am willing to do extra in order to save a job.
4	I have learned i my travels in the guild to keep to my code of honor and leave some jobs partially finished.
5	I refuse to be the weak link of the group which means I have to be an all rounder to make up for my weaknesses.
6	I will not hesitate to tell the clientele to be careful as I have had experiences with clients lying and resulting in unnecessary deaths.

d6	Bond
1	I have forged a camaraderie with a specific band and we are known to take jobs together.
2	I dedicate myself to the guild enough which means I am well liked by the guild members and the town I work in.
3	I have learned from adventurers and tell new mercenaries and adventurers those tips and tricks in order to ensure survival.
4	I keep a board in the mercenary guild headquarters and keep records of job locations and what to expect. Everyone knows that it is mine and constantly checks it out.
5	I keep a bestiary book and a bounty book on hand in the hopes of maybe bagging a few extra kills and donating that to upgrading the headquarters.
6	I keep track of everyone's record and I am considered the go to guy in order to choose who to work with for jobs.

d6	Flaw
1	I have long forgotten what a normal life is favoring the mercenary lifestyle which is far more hazardous.
2	My lust for a good fight has changed my the view of the world making me prone to rash decisions.
3	My inexperience nearly killed me and I now have flashbacks to those moments whenever I do something conned to that mistake.
4	I struck out on my own after I had gotten my previous mercenary band killed and I wish to redeem that failure at any costs.
5	I favor my experience over young folks exuberance and so come off as crude and distant to the new recruits.
6	I hyper-analyze a situation and end up seeing variables that are not there and focus too much on those.

Contacts

These are the people that will keep you safe and will help you complete your jobs. Most of these people are known as the upkeep and are beloved by mercenary guilds as they can routinely keep the headquarters and outposts up and running.

d6	Contact
1	Bounty Master - These are the people that constantly keep the bounty board and the bounty book updated.
2	Bartender - These are the ones that keep up with rumors and stock up on vintages.
3	Guild Master - Guild Masters are required to keep check of how the mercenaries are doing overall and will sometimes personally assign missions.
4	Record Keeper - The record keepers make sure that groups can be formed with little hassle and more focused directive. There are two record keepers per mercenary guild.
5	Shop Master - These are the quartermasters of the mercenary guild with a range on items ranging from a copper to a thousand gold. They know every shopkeep that is affiliated with the mercenary guild.
6	Affiliated Shopkeeps - The shopkeeps know the ins and outs of trade and are willing to work with you in exchange for a profit. Most shopkeeps have a specialized marking of the guild that they work with.