Bodyguard

Always choose your bodyguard from another country, they find it harder to make an alliance and betray you.

— Nancy Farmer

Perhaps a bright, shining star when they started your career in the city guard. Perhaps they stopped a kidnapping attempt on a Prince Consort, or they were able to discover an imposter sent to assassinate a high ranking official. Their willingness to throw themselves into the line of fire for those above their station caught the eyes of a powerful employer. Now, they follow around a designated individual, watching every face and shadow for potential threat.

Type

Military

Bodyguard 5e Background Info

Bodyguard (Law Enforcement Background)

Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Investigation

Tool Proficiencies: Thieves’ tools

Languages: Add one language that is considered a common language in your region or district

Equipment:

• Shackles
• Truncheon
• A badge, sigil, or tabard of rank and profession
• Common clothes
• A deck of cards or set of knucklebones
• A pouch containing 10 sp

Features:

Remembrance
The tales of those lives you have saved still reverberate through the halls of castles and taverns alike. In any town that you are known, you can find a free meal or place to stay the evening.

Personality Trait:

d8	Bodyguard Personality Trait
1	It isn’t being paranoid if they really are out to kill you...
2	I approach every situation as a potential ambush or a trap.
3	Being polite, kind, and considerate are simply not a part of my job description.
4	My presence makes people think twice before acting, which is the whole point.
5	Better to intimidate those around you than invite an attack.
6	I’m comfortable around violence perhaps too comfortable.
7	Forgive me if I treat you like an ignorant child, but it’s for your own good.
8	I never lower my guard, never relax, and it’s killing me. I never lower my guard, never relax, and it’s killing me.

Ideal:

d6	Bodyguard Ideal
1	Duty. You make an oath, you keep it.
2	Sacrifice. I’d give my life if it means saving someone important to me.
3	Daredevil. I’m only truly alive when my life is at risk.
4	Redemption. My last charge died in my arms. It won’t happen again.
5	Pride. I’m the best at what I do, and that means everything to me.
6	Control. I have to be in control, and I have to call the shots.

Bond:

d6	Bodyguard Bond
1	My charge’s life is the most important thing to me in this world.
2	I will surrender my last drop of blood for those whom I fight beside.
3	The good people of this world must be shielded from the evil ones.
4	Sometimes, you must commit dark deeds to protect those under your care.
5	I’ve never let a bad guy escape before, and I don’t intend to start.
6	Nothing stands in the way of me performing my job.

Flaw:

d6	Bodyguard Flaw
1	I know what’s best for you, and I act in your best interests, whether you wish it or not.
2	I don’t trust anyone or anything, even when I should.
3	My brusque manner and consuming focus comes across as rude at best.
4	Regardless of situation, I usually see the darkest and worst side it.
5	My instincts put me in the midst of danger. Eventually, it’ll cost me my life.
6	I enjoy pointing out your flaws and weaknesses. It’s for your own good.