**You have heard of the adventurer in front of you because...**

**D10 Barbarian**

1.	He was the muscle in a crack commando unit.
2.	He's waging a one man war against the evil hill giants plaguing his tribes lands.
3.	His rough exterior hides a jolly friendly soul.
4.	He wears the skulls of his fallen enemies as adornments on his armor.
5.	His tribe pillaged a frontier fort recently. They left no survivors.
6.	He was surrounded by six of the kings best soldiers. He killed them, then ate their hearts and drank their blood.
7.	He's actually an animal, chief of a tribe of lycanthropes.
8.	His endurance is legendary. He wrestled a dragon for two nights and two days straight.
9.	His endurance is legendary. He wrestled his way through the entire red light district in two days and two nights.
10.	He's a ferocious berserker who loses all control in combat.

**D10 Bard**

1.	He and his troop were sent up river for a crime they didn't commit.
2.	He moonlights as a thief. Everyone knows, but so far no one has been able to catch him in the act.
3.	He's on the run after using his honeyed words to cause a schism in the next kingdom.
4.	He moonlights as a vigilante do-gooder.
5.	He's a master of the old lore and spends his time spreading his knowledge among the villages.
6.	He's a dashing knave the tyrannical king has not been able to catch yet, and his poetic broadsheets periodically appear in public places mocking the government.
7.	He has a voice that could entrance even the most shrewish of the king's daughters.
8.	He's a washed up has been and hasn't been held in high esteem for many years.
9.	His music is the latest fashion and his name is on everyone's lips.
10.	He mostly just moonlights, wink wink nudge nudge.

**D10 Cleric**

1.	His church is one of the few safe places in the region.
2.	He's a kind-hearted man who helps all in need.
3.	He moved heaven and earth to revive fallen heroes in his city's time of need.
4.	He's a member of a fearsome cult that holds the entire countryside in terror.
5.	He hunts members of other faiths with a dark devotion, then sacrifices them to his dark god.
6.	He's a fearsome necromancer who has bound all the dead in the region to his will.
7.	He is the the high priest of his god in the region. To his followers his word is law.
8.	He's a scholar first and a priest second.
9.	He's more politically motivated than faith driven.
10.	He's a promising young convert to his religion full of fervor.

**D10 Druid**

1.	He's a wise leader of a small sect of like minded druids.
2.	He's a legendary protector of a secluded community.
3.	He's an emissary who acts as a go-between for the men and elves of the kingdom, solving disputes and keeping the peace.
4.	He's a hermit, maddened by isolation, who murders travelers.
5.	He's a dark druid who kills townfolk and uses their bodies to fertilize his grove.
6.	He's a good druid driven to dark deeds by men who hold his forest home hostage.
7.	He's a noted shapeshifter who prefers his beast forms to his human form.
8.	He's claims a body that heals itself is stronger than one magically healed.
9.	His accustomed home is the harshest land in the region.
10.	He occasionally turns up in town to barter rare medicinal plants for trade goods.

**D10 Fighter**

1.	He was drummed out of the king's legion and was sent to prison by a military court.
2.	His skills are rumored to be a fraud, but no one has come forward with proof.
3.	He's a dangerous hired killer. For the right price he'll take any dirty job.
4.	He's a mercenary giant killer. His prices are exorbitant, but he's worth the money. The common folk consider him a hero.
5.	He's an up-and-coming dragon slaying folk hero. He's in it for personal reasons. The king fears he'll draw negative attention.
6.	He's a wandering troubleshooter. He's got a good heart, but even good folks have to have money to eat.
7.	He's a slow witted thug. Only the simple things in life, money, fighting, wenching, interest him.
8.	He's the best swordsman in the land and the right arm of the king.
9.	He's a hard bitten mercenary with a keen mind for stacking the odds.
10.	His weapon is a legendary artifact recovered during a dangerous quest.

**D10 Monk**

1.	He's a member of an order sworn to poverty.
2.	He's a member of an order rumored to be sitting on a great treasure despite appearances of poverty.
3.	He's traveling the roads searching for an experience that will grant him enlightenment.
4.	He's a famous master of hand to hand combat. A drunken master.
5.	He's a wandering neophyte on a quest to prove himself to the monastery by doing good for others.
6.	His wisdom is legendary and people travel far and wide to seek his advice.
7.	His monastery is a safe home for the lost, the weary, and those orphaned by war or tragedy.
8.	He's a sworn killer serving a death cult.
9.	He's a mage killer sworn to the service of a dark master.
10.	He's a master of an evil and forbidden technique.

**D10 Paladin**

1.	He's the one you can turn to if you have a problem, if no one else can help.
2.	He's a traditionalist armed with gleaming sword and polished shield.
3.	His weapon is a legendary artifact of good.
4.	He's a grey guard who cares more about the ends than the means.
5.	He's the champion of a dark, forgotten god.
6.	He's a champion of a dark god feared through the entire realm.
7.	He's a knight errant on a quest for his liege.
8.	He's a hard bitten monster hunter who only shows up when times are desperate.
9.	He's a famous dragon slayer.
10.	He never accepts payment for his aid.

**D10 Ranger**

1.	His men are often willing to help if your cause is just and if you can find them.
2.	He's famous for slaying a dangerous beast that was preying on travelers along the roads.
3.	To the local orc tribes he's a boogeyman.
4.	He's a brutal bandit who strikes from hiding and never leaves survivors.
5.	He's a deceitful wanderer who hires himself as a caravan guide and leads innocents into ambushes of men and beasts.
6.	He hunts men and elves to harvest their organs, which he sells to mages for use in the most vile of spells.
7.	He's a sought after guide to the local wilderness.
8.	He is a legendary tamer of beasts. His animal companion is a legend in its own right.
9.	He's a well known army scout who retired a few years ago.
10.	The common folk pay him to protect their village from marauding humanoids.

**D10 Rogue**

1.	Shortly after being imprisoned, he promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade.
2.	He has more treasure than the king stashed away in a dozen murky hiding places.
3.	He's due to be hanged in a few days. It seems he has escaped.
4.	He's a kleptomaniac, often weighted down with hot goods he needs to sell to anyone, at any price.
5.	He's well known to the locals as a knave who cons newcomers.
6.	The common folk are facing reprisals from the king as a result of his predations.
7.	He's a dangerous assassin who keeps grudges.
8.	He stole a legendary artifact from the lair of an evil death cult.
9.	He's a rebel do-gooder in a tyrannical kingdom and wooed the Baron's daughter to the rebel cause.
10.	The common folk overlook his more petty crimes because he tricked a group of bandits threatening the town into leaving.

**D10 Sorcerer**

1.	Because no wizard academy will take him, he and his apprentices survive as soldiers of fortune.
2.	He's the heir of a powerful dragon.
3.	He has a strong preference for certain types of elemental attacks.
4.	His back is rumored to be covered in tattoos that move on their own.
5.	His wild an impulsive nature make him a dangerous agent for the side of good. There have been accidents.
6.	Although a practitioner of wild magic, he's actually a consummate scholar and researcher.
7.	He used his magic to help save the city from a besieging army of humanoids.
8.	He's a legendary monster. He used his magic to tear down the walls of a city and let an army of humanoids inside.
9.	He's part of a dark cult, raised from birth to take advantage of the magic in his blood.
10.	He lives for the thrill of combat.

**D10 Wizard**

1.	He used his magic to fend off an attack on the city by dark forces.
2.	He is the right hand of the king, a beloved ruler.
3.	He is the beloved head of the University and a master of it's library.
4.	He's hated necromancer, wanted for grave robbing.
5.	He's a con-man using magic to fleece the unwary.
6.	He's a legendary terror who nearly brought the kingdom to its knees not long ago.
7.	He's a noted traveler of the outer planes and has published several books on the subject.
8.	He's a collector of ancient lore, happy to accompany adventurers into a dungeon, or pay them for information they have recovered.
9.	He's a famous war mage with a quick temper. His familiar is a holy terror.
10.	He's a drunk with dangerous knowledge.

**D10 Warlock**

1.	For his crimes, he is still wanted by the government.
2.	He's the right hand of his evil patron in this world.
3.	No one knows how he got his powers, but the rumors are grisly.
4.	They say he's managed to subvert his patron and is now in control, using his powers for good. For now.
5.	He's turned his dark powers toward destroying even more frightening things than himself. The common folk fear its not for their benefit.
6.	He's not a full cleric, but his patron is a celestial.
7.	At night his patron takes control of his body.
8.	His eyes are empty of all humanity, and he makes choices with alien logic.
9.	Something even more powerful killed his patron and now he's unsure of his place in the world.
10.	He built a legendary temple to his patron in the wilds, protected by strange magics.