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Former Soldier

Years on a line. Knees that know weather. A trade you can't quite quit.

Class: knightFaction: iron kingdoms

The Story

You served three campaigns under a banner that no longer flies. You came home with your name and most of your teeth, and a wife you did not recognize. The wife left. The teeth stayed. You enlisted again, briefly, then quit. Now you walk a different kind of road. The drill never leaves.

What This Means in Play

Each trait below will be rolled when you choose this background. The numbers below are the RANGE — the specific value is decided on your roll. Once committed, the values are yours for the life of the character. (Items, spells, and earned reputations can modify them later.)

  • Marched Endurance

    Your back has carried more than most. (+(rolled) Endurance)

    Roll 1d3+1 · Range +2–4

  • Drill Discipline

    The forms come back without thinking. (+(rolled) Leadership)

    Roll 1d3 · Range +1–3

  • Haunted by Old Orders

    Some nights the column will not let you sleep. (-(rolled) Morale)

    Roll 1d3 · Range -1–3

  • Recognized by Veterans

    Old soldiers see the way you stand and nod. (+(rolled) starting silver from old debts)

    Roll 1d6+2 · Range +3–8

  • Soldier's Kit

    You kept the iron-banded canteen and the field-folder. (One starting item)

    Guaranteed (no roll)

You will roll the dice in the creation flow. Nothing is set until then.

✓ Saved
Day 183
the second-watch, the work-hard hour