You were once the member of a powerful noble family. Perhaps you were from a well-known merchant family, or maybe you came from a line of wealthy aristocrats. However, due to events beyond your control―or perhaps they were―, you and perhaps your family have fallen from grace. Maybe your family was outcast from the kingdom with their property stripped away after one of the family members committed an unforgivable crime, or they were attacked and killed by angry mobs, with you being the sole survivor. Perhaps you were disowned for not following family tradition, or left of your own accord, not wanting to be bound by the fate your parents had set for you. How high up on the hierarchy of aristocracy was your family? Were you a well-known face in the upper echelons, or a more minor and lesser b

Skill Proficiencies: History and either Persuasion or Deception

Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set or musical instrument

Languages: One of your choice

Equipment: A set of common clothes, a cape with a hood, a trinket from your family (statuette, music box, signet ring, etc.), a warm blanket, and a pouch containing 10 gp

Your family was once wealthy and powerful, but something caused you to lose everything. What happened? Was it something out of your control, or did you have a part in it? Was your own family to blame? Or perhaps another noble family wanting to take you down? Discuss with your DM what caused your downfall or roll a d6 and choose from the table below.

Personality Traits (d8)

1	I still demand others to treat me as they would any other noble.
2	I don’t like getting my hands dirty, and often make others do the dirty work.
3	I'll tell anybody I'm from a noble family, even random strangers. They have to know!
4	I can't let anybody but those I trust the most know of my noble birth.
5	Despite my noble birth, I do not consider myself superior to others. We are all the same in the end.
6	I strive to make up for my family's horrible behavior in whatever way I can.
7	I'll be fine even in the simplest conditions. Anything is better than nothing.
8	Despite my noble birth, I act more like a commoner.

Ideals (d6)

1	Sympathy. I know what it's like to have nothing, and I wish to help those who are less fortunate. (Good)
2	Power.I want to reclaim my noble status by any means necessary. (Chaotic)
3	Revenge. I'll make those who caused my fall from grace pay for what they did. (Evil)
4	Moving forward. I want to leave my old life behind and start anew. (Lawful)
5	My allies. The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb. (Any)
6	Redemption. I want to make up for what my family did, and protect others from those who abuse their power. (Good)

Bonds (d6)

1	A lower-class family helped me when I was at my lowest. I want to repay them in whatever way I can.
2	I strive to leave my old alliances behind and forge new friendships.
3	When I left my old life behind, I also left an old friend behind. I wish to see them again.
4	I still hold some loyalty to my former family.
5	I wish to make up for my family's misdeeds.
6	I want to regain my status and restore my family's honor.

Flaws (d6)

1	I'm often paranoid that my allies will discover my noble birth and call me a traitor.
2	I'll do anything to regain the power I lost, even if it means throwing my allies under the cart.
3	I feel responsible for what my family did, even though I had no part in it.
4	I'll do anything to hide my past identity. Nobody can know who I used to be.
5	Even though I no longer hold the title, I still act like I'm a noble.
6	Despite my fall from grace, I still see myself as superior to others. This often gets me in trouble.