You saved the lives of a family when their house burned down.

Sometimes other warriors seek you out to ask about its stranger passages.Ī man you fought alongside in the military is now the mayor of a nearby town. Your mentor wrote a book on the martial arts.

Your blacksmith friend sometimes calls on you for help at the forge. You know all the actors and watch all the shows for free. The two of you get together weekly to chat and smoke. You and a friend both smoke the same kind of rare, expensive tobacco. Your best friend is a sage and a scholar. You know a smattering of people in many cities and towns. Your older sibling is an infamous glaive who has been disgraced. Everyone knows you, but their opinions of you vary. You served as a bodyguard to a powerful criminal who now owes you his life. You were conscripted into military service, but you deserted before long. You spent time on the streets and even were in prison for a while. Your abilities come to you naturally (or unnaturally). The monks think of you as a brother, but you’re a stranger to all others. You trained in an isolated monastery far away.

He regards you well, but he has many enemies. You trained with a highly respected mentor. You were the bouncer in a local bar for a while, and the patrons there remember you. You were the personal guard of a wealthy merchant who accused you of theft. Your former commander remembers you well. You were in the military and have friends who still serve.

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