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d6 Bond does your family have among the other aristocrats of the
1 Nothing is more important than the other members of region? How do the common people regard them?
What'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 sedusion to hide from the ones who might the title? How 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
sedusion, and it stilleludes me. family? How does the head of your family feel about
4 Ientered sedusion because Ilovedsomeone Icould your adventuring career? Are you in your family's good
not have. graces, or shunned by the rest of your family?
5 Should mydiscoverycome to Iight,itcould bring ruinto Does your family have a coat of arms? An insignia you
the world. might wear on a signet ring? Particular colors you wear
6 Myisolationgaveme great insightinto a great evilthat all the time? An animal you regard as a symbol of your
onlyIcan destroy. line or even a spiritual member of the family?
These details help establish your family and your title
as features of the world of the campaign.
d6 Flaw
History, Persuasion
1 Nowthat I've returned to the world, Ienjoyits delights Skill Proficiencies: One type af gaming set
Toal Proficiencies:
a little too much. Languages: One of your choice
2 I harbor dark, bloodthirsty thoughts that myisolation Equiprnent: A set of fine clothes, a signet ring, a scroll
and meditation failed to quell. of pedigree, and a purse containing 25 gp
3 Iam dogmatic in mythoughts and philosophy.
4 I let my need to win arguments overshadow FEATURE: POSITION OF PRIVILEGE
friendships and harmony. Thanks to your noble birth, people are inclined to
5 I'd risktoo much to uncovera lost bit ofknowledge. think the best of you. Vou are welcome in high society,
6 I likekeeping secrets and won't share them with and people assume you have the right to be wherever
anyone. you are. The common folk make every effort to
accommodate you and avoid your displeasurc, and other
people of high birth treal you as a member of the same
OTHER HERMITS
This hermit background assumes a contempla tive sort social sphere. Vou can secure an audience with a local
of seclusion that allows room for study and prayer. If you noble if you need to.
want to play a rugged wilderness recluse who lives off SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS
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 more religious direction, the acolyte reflect that upbringing. A noble title comes 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 wise and holy person and letting nobles (including the sovereign), to the people entrusted
pious fools support you. to the family's care, or even to the title itself. But this
responsibility is often a good way to undermine a noble.
NOBLE
Vou understand wealth, power, and privilege. Vou dS PersonalityTrait
carrya noble title, and your family owns land, collects 1 Myeloquent ftattery makes everyone Italk to feel
taxes, and wields significant political influence. Vou Iikethe most wonderful and important person in the
might be a pampered aristocrat unfamiliar with world.
work or discomfort, a former merchant just elevated 2 The common folkloveme for my kindness and
to the nobility, or a disinherited scoundrel with a generosity.
disproportionate sense of entitlement. Or you could be 3 Noone could doubt bylookingat myregai bearing tha!
an honest, hard-working landowner who cares deeply
about the people who live and work on your land, keenly Iam a cut abovethe unwashed masses.
aware of your responsibility to them. 4 Itake great pains to alwayslook my best and followthe
Work with your DM to come up with an appropriate latest fashions.
title and determine how much authority that title 5 Idon't liketo ge! my hands dirty,and Iwon't be caught
carries. A noble title doesn't stand on its own-it's dead in unsuitable accommodations.
connected to an entire family, and whatever title you 6 Despite my noble birth, Ido not place myselfabove
hold, you will pass it down to your own children. Not other folk.Weali havethe same blood.
only do you need to determine your noble title, but you 7 Myfavor,once lost, is lost forever.
should also work with the DM to describe your family S Ifyoudo me an injury,Iwillcrush you, ruin your name,
and their influence on you. and salt your fields.
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

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