Mercenary Veteran

• Skill Proficiencies:: Athletics, Persuasion
• Tool Proficiencies:: One type of source=phb, source=phb;dmg
• Equipment:: A uniform of your company (traveler's clothes in quality), an insignia of your rank, a source=phb of your choice, and a pouch containing the remainder of your last wages (10 gp).

Feature: Mercenary Life

You know the mercenary life as only someone who has experienced it can. You are able to identify mercenary companies by their emblems, and you know a little about any such company, including who has hired them recently. You can find the taverns and festhalls where mercenaries abide in any area, as long as you speak the language. You can find mercenary work between adventures sufficient to maintain a comfortable lifestyle (see "8" under "Downtime Activities" in chapter 8 of the Player's Handbook).

Suggested Characteristics

Use the tables for the soldier background in the Player's Handbook as the basis for your traits and motivations, modifying the entries when appropriate to suit your identity as a mercenary.

Your bond could be associated with the company you traveled with previously, or with some of the comrades you served with. The ideal you embrace largely depends on your worldview and your motivation for fighting.