Servant

Servant You understand wealth, power, and privelege; you just never had any of it yourself. Those with noble titles, merchant empires and castles need people to take care of the day-to-day affairs, and you know this life well.
You lived (or live) your life in the service of a family of "middle" or higher class. You are more familiar with most with the ins, outs, and back roads of the upper crust of society. Interacting with the rich and powerful has taught you much about their world and has given you some keen and humble insights into human nature
Work with your DM to determine your place of service in the world and the master(s) who you've served. Are or were you an Indentured servant or serf, working off the final years of a debt to an unkind master? Do you serve your employer's family, just as your ancestors did before you? Do you hope to rise in position in the service of the household over a number of years, or is this only temporary work for you?

Skill Proficiencies: choose two from Athletics, Insight, and Perception
Tool Proficiencies: one type of gaming set
Languages: One of your choice
Equipment: A set of serving clothes, a set of vommon clothes, a token of your service, a gaming set, and a belt pouch containing 10gp

Profession

The serving duties of most households are in a hierarchy based on merit and years served

d10	Profession
1	Butler
2	Housekeeper
3	Cook
4	Groundskeeper
5	Field Hand
6	Chauffeur
7	Child Rearer
8	Body Guard
9	Menial Laborer
10	Sex Worker

Features: Position of Service Interacting with upper classes takes a certain amount of tact, understanding, and deft side-stepping. It also fuels a special kind of camaraderie within the serving class, no matter who they serve. If you interact with nobility, then you know how to give them shows of deference and respect that they expect from those of lower status. If you interact with the serving, you can use your similar experience to ingratiate yourself to them and cause them to interact with you more favorably.

Suggested Characteristics

Life as a servant shapes you - some find a good place in their service, some are broken by it, some chafe against it all their lives. Capitalism is the worst.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I’ve scraped shit from a wooden floor and eaten food that was unfit for my master’s table. I’m not afraid to stoop down a bit to get things done.
2	Service to something greater than myself allows me a place and purpose in the world.
3	I placed myself in service to a noble because I find the world of finery, status, and extravagance to be thrilling and I wanted to be closer to it.
4	I know that nobles are no different than the common folk, because I’ve changed noble diapers and seen great men die to common illness.
5	As a rule, I enjoy serving others and allowing my assistance to guide them in their pursuits.
6	I’d been in service to one family for most of my life, and now that I am free I will make the most of my new life.
7	No matter the company I keep or the situation I find myself in, I will hold myself to the laws of propriety.
8	When something needs to be done, hard work and diligence are better than doing a sloppy job.

d6	Bond
1	Nothing is more important than service to my master’s family
2	I am the last remaining person that knows my masters’ secret, and I must act upon it.
3	I am in love with a noble from a house that I served in, and I would do anything to keep their safety
4	I will get revenge on the evil forces that destroyed my master’s family line
5	No one in my family ever had their names inscribed in legend – it is up to me to start a tradition of greatness.
6	I have a responsibility to support and fight for the common folk, not the nobles.

d6	Flaw
1	Because of my years of service to difficult masters, I behave as though I am inferior to others around me.
2	I hear veiled references to my inferior status in every word offered by nobles, and I am quick to anger towards them.
3	Unless it is really important to me, I tend to allow others to make my decisions for me.
4	I can’t help myself – sometimes I steal small, expensive items that I believe no one will miss.
5	I expect others to hold themselves to high standards of code and propriety, and look down on those that fall short of my expectations.
6	Most of the time, I want to only do the bare minimum to avoid the displeasure or ire of those more powerful than me.

d6	Ideals
1	Tradition. The long standing traditions of my people must be honored and upheld. (Lawful)
2	Community. We have to take care of each other, because no one else is going to do it. (Good)
3	Creativity. The world is in need of new ideas and bold action. (Chaotic)
4	Loyalty. I do not give my word of friendship easily, but when I do it is for life. (Any)
5	Live and Let Live. Meddling in the affairs of others only causes trouble. (Neutral)
6	Retribution. Those that have wronged me in the past will suffer in the way that I have suffered. (Evil)