Background: Wandering Duelist

A synthesis of the Far Traveler and Entertainer (Gladiator variant) backgrounds.

Overview

You are a foreign duelist traveling in a far away land, seeking worthy opponents to challenge in pursuit of growing your fanbase. You are an exotic curiosity and so are often sought out by those of affluence to grace their houses with demonstrations of your skill, stories of your travels, and consultations about the details of life in your homeland.

• Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Perception (from Far Traveler)
• Tool Proficiencies: Disguise Kit (from Entertainer (Gladiator variant))
• Languages: Any one of your choice (from Far Traveler)
• Equipment: One set of traveler's clothes; one inexpensive, but unusual weapon; the favor of an admirer (love letter, lock of hair, or trinket); a small piece of jewelry worth 10 gp in the style of your homeland's craftsmanship; and a pouch containing 5 gp (from Entertainer (Gladiator variant) and Far Traveler)

Feature: All Eyes on You

Your accent, mannerisms, figures of speech, and perhaps even your appearance all mark you as foreign. Curious glances are directed your way wherever you go, which can be a nuisance, but you also gain the friendly interest of scholars and others intrigued by far-off lands, to say nothing of everyday folk who are eager to hear stories of your homeland. You can parley this attention into access to people and places you might not otherwise have, for you and your traveling companions. Noble lords, scholars, and merchant princes, to name a few, might be interested in hearing about your distant homeland and people.