Tales of the Valiant Background: Caravan Raider
Midgard Lineages and Heritages, pg. 12
Caravan Raider
You are the scourge of caravans and merchants, taking what you want with swift tactics to overwhelm your targets. Whether you act alone or with a gang of others, you have studied and tracked the trade routes between towns, cities, or kingdoms, plundering its riches. As a caravan raider, you have lived a life of ruthless means, combining careful scouting with crushing might to pillage the wealth you so rightfully deserve from those foolish enough to travel unprepared and unprotected.
Choose two from Athletics, Intimidation, Investigation, or Perception.
Gain proficiency with cartographer’s tools and one type of tool or gaming set of your choice.
A bag of caltrops, a hand drawn map highlighting popular caravan routes within your home region, a trinket of unknown value that you kept from your latest raid, a set of traveler’s clothes, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp.
As a caravan raider, you are no stranger to violence and taking advantage of your target’s weaknesses. Choose a talent from the following list to represent your strategic and physical tact: Opportunist, Quick, or Scrutinous.
Caravan raiders take advantage of trundling caravans and attack using swift and brutal tactics. As such, they are used to staying on the move and traveling when the money moves elsewhere, or when the local authorities are on their trail. When beginning your adventures, determine why you are on the move and if you are after something, or something is after you.
d8 | Adventuring Motivation |
|---|---|
1 | Adventuring is the gateway to even more riches. |
2 | Adventuring is a good cover for my true intentions. |
3 | Adventuring allows me to distance myself from those who pursue me. |
4 | Adventuring allows me to travel to new places whose caravans aren’t expecting me. |
5 | Adventuring lets me expand my influence and increase my raiding turf. |
6 | Adventuring helps me forget the cruelty I used to inflict. |
7 | Adventuring keeps me from being captured by the gang I recently backstabbed. |
8 | Adventuring helps me hone my skills and gives me new tools to raid more effectively. |
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