Courtesan Background

Nobles, politicians, criminals, the common man; hell, maybe even an orc or two. At some point in your life, you have been with all manner of society's finest and worst through your profession. Your profession, whether through freedom of choice, or a cruel twist of unfortunate events, is one that utilizes a very specific set of skills: the art of seduction. Though your circumstances may be unfortunate, you use them to your advantage. Whether it is using your body to persuade a client to change their mind on an issue, using your unique skill set to distract clients while you steal from right under their noses, or even playing the part of a cheap assassin.

When making a character with this background ask yourself these question: What led your character to these circumstances? Was it a twisted and unfortunate fate? Or was it a vocation of choice? How much do you charge for your services? Are you self employed, or do you work under a pimp? Where do you work? Where is your place of work? These are the questions you must consider and consider wisely, for they will shape your character, in the beginning of their journey at least.

Skill Proficiencies:  Persuasion, Sleight of Hand

Tool Proficiencies:  Disguise kit

Languages:  One language of your choice.

Equipment:  A set of fine clothes, a purse containing 5 gp, a disguise kit, and a small gilded mirror.

History of Service Feature: Seducer's Wiles

Your experiences with every creature have taught you how to use your tempting looks and inviting attitude to bring anyone of either gender in your embrace. You can call upon a creature that can see and hear you, and gain its attention without it suspecting something (other than what you offer).

Alternate Feature: Jaded

During your work, you've come across some truly twisted stuff, both people's actions and the people themselves. Some of which you experienced much more closely than you'd probably have preferred. As such, precious little truly shocks you anymore. You tend to remain relatively calm and rational through events and scenes that leave others sick to their stomach.

Suggested Characteristics
When creating a Courtesan, think about how they feel about their situation. Do they enjoy their work? Do they hate it? Is there a reason they're doing it? This can be useful in deciding how your Courtesan will act.