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does your family have am ong the other aristocrats of the
d6 Bond
1 Nothing is more important than the other members of region? H ow do the com m on people regard them?
W hat’s your position in the family? Are you the heir
my hermitage, order, or association.
to the head of the family? Have you already inherited
2 Ientered seclusion to hide from the ones who might
the title? H ow do you feel about that responsibility? Or
still be hunting me. I must someday confront them. are you so far down the line of inheritance that no one
3 I’m still seeking the enlightenment I pursued in my cares what you do, as long as you don’t embarrass the

seclusion, and it still eludes me. family? H ow does the head of your family feel about

4 Ientered seclusion because I loved someone Icould your adventuring career? Are you in your family’s good
not have. graces, or shunned by the rest of your family?
5 Should my discovery come to light, it could bring ruin to D oes your family have a coat o f arms? An insignia you
the world. might w ear on a signet ring? Particular colors you wear
all the time? An animal you regard as a symbol of your
6 My isolation gave me great insight into a great evil that
line or even a spiritual m em ber of the family?
only Ican destroy.

These details help establish your family and your title
as features of the world of the campaign.
d6 Flaw
Skill Proficiencies: History, Persuasion
1 Now that I've returned to the world, I enjoy its delights
Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set
a little too much.
Languages: One of your choice
2 I harbor dark, bloodthirsty thoughts that my isolation

Equipment: A set of fine clothes, a signet ring, a scroll
and meditation failed to quell.
of pedigree, and a purse containing 25 gp

3 I am dogmatic in my thoughts and philosophy.
4 I let my need to win arguments overshadow F e a t u r e : P o s i t i o n o f P r i v i l e g e

friendships and harmony. Thanks to your noble birth, people are inclined to
5 I’d risk too much to uncover a lost bit of knowledge. think the best of you. You are w elcom e in high society,

6 I like keeping secrets and won’t share them with and people assume you have the right to be wherever
you are. The com m on folk make every effort to
anyone.
accom m odate you and avoid your displeasure, and other
people of high birth treat you as a mem ber of the same
O t h e r H e r m i t s
social sphere. You can secure an audience with a local
This hermit background assum es a contemplative sort
noble if you need to.
of seclusion that allows room for study and prayer. If you
want to play a rugged wilderness recluse who lives off
Su g g e s t e d C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s
the land while shunning the company of other people,
Nobles are born and raised to a very different lifestyle
look at the outlander background. On the other hand, if
than most people ever experience, and their personalities
you want to go in a m ore religious direction, the acolyte
reflect that upbringing. A noble title com es with a
might be what you’re looking for. Or you could even be a
plethora of bonds—responsibilities to family, to other
charlatan, posing as a w ise and holy person and letting
nobles (including the sovereign), to the people entrusted
pious fools support you.
to the fam ily’s care, or even to the title itself. But this
responsibility is often a good way to undermine a noble.
N o b l e
You understand wealth, power, and privilege. You d8 Personality Trait
carry a noble title, and your family owns land, collects 1 My eloquent flattery makes everyone Italk to feel

taxes, and w ields significant political influence. You like the most wonderful and important person in the
might be a pam pered aristocrat unfamiliar with world.
work or discom fort, a form er merchant just elevated
2 The common folk love me for my kindness and
to the nobility, or a disinherited scoundrel with a
generosity.
disproportionate sense of entitlement. Or you could be
3 No one could doubt by looking at my regal bearing that
an honest, hard-working landowner who cares deeply
I am a cut above the unwashed masses.
about the people who live and w ork on your land, keenly
4 I take great pains to always look my best and follow the
aware of your responsibility to them.
W ork with your DM to com e up with an appropriate latest fashions.

title and determine how much authority that title 5 I don’t like to get my hands dirty, and I won’t be caught
carries. A noble title doesn’t stand on its ow n—it’s dead in unsuitable accommodations.
connected to an entire family, and whatever title you 6 Despite my noble birth, Ido not place myself above

hold, you will pass it down to your own children. Not other folk. We all have the same blood.
only do you need to determine your noble title, but you 7 My favor, once lost, is lost forever.
should also work with the DM to describe your family

8 If you do me an injury, Iwill crush you, ruin your name,
and their influence on you.
and salt your fields.
Is your family old and established, or w as your title
only recently bestowed? H ow much influence do they
wield, and over what area? What kind of reputation