Noble

Noble is a character background. Minthara and the hireling Kerz have this background.

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You were raised in a family among the social elite, accustomed to power and privilege. Accumulating renown, power, and loyalty will raise your status.

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Background features

• History Proficiency: Gain Proficiency with Intelligence (History) Ability Checks.
• Persuasion Proficiency: Gain Proficiency with Charisma (Persuasion) Ability Checks.

Background goals

Performing certain actions that align with this background rewards Inspiration. These goals can be accomplished by any member of the active party, and Inspiration points are pooled, up to a maximum of 4. Completing an inspiration event also grants experience to characters with this background. While not necessarily all-inclusive, listed below are known events which grant inspiration points.

Location	XP Reward	Name	Description
General
Anywhere	25	Dragon's Hoard	Have at least 2000 gold among the party. Only obtainable the first time the threshold of 2000 gold is reached.
	30	Eldritch Authority	Become a True Soul. Use illithid dialogue options in conversations 7 times.
	20	Fine By Me	Use your wealth to bribe a guard.
	20	Noblesse Oblige	Dismiss a companion for interrupting a conversation or Ignore the pleas or requests of a companion in dialogue. This only works as a Custom party member,[verify] and does not work with Hirelings. It is possible to let Lae'zel make Zorru bow or kneel once to get approval, and then step in after.
	25	Penchant for Diplomacy	Reach a High level of approval with a companion.
	20	Soul for Sale	Acquire a Soul Coin for your personal collection. The earliest options to earn this are looting a coin from the chest in the Dank Crypt or convincing Nadira in the Emerald Grove.
Act 1
Multiple locations	25	Entitled	Earn a title from your deeds. This can be awarded by doing the following: Killing the duergar for Sovereign Spaw. Persuading Kagha to abandon the Shadow Druids, thus earning the title "Faithwarden" (available only for a Druid characters). Earning the "Mahkloompah" title from the Kuo-toa in Festering Cove does not grant this inspiration.
Blighted Village	25	Bodyguards for Hire	Recruit the ogres to protect you. Shared with ⁠Pyramid Scheme and ⁠Creatures of Bloodlust.
Campsite	30	Blueblood Solidarity	Learn Wyll's family history. This only works as a Custom party member,[verify] and does not work with Hirelings. Wyll must be spoken with after saving Counsellor Florrick at Waukeen's Rest.
	20	Lest Ye Be Judged	Learn Astarion's history as a magistrate. This only works as a Custom party member,[verify] and does not work with Hirelings.
Goblin Camp	25	A Man of Many Talents	Expand your retinue by bringing Volo to camp.
Underdark	30	Know Your Place	Leverage the player character's role in the drow matriarchy to force Dhourn to abandon his quest. The dialogue option to do this can be made available to non-Drow characters through the use of Disguise Self.
Waukeen's Rest	30	Protector of the Duke	Rescue Counsellor Florrick from the burning inn. This is earned after speaking to Counsellor Florrick.
Act 2
Gauntlet of Shar	60	Meat Shield	Obtain Balthazar's bell and summon his flesh golem. The inspiration is not granted on attempt to summon Flesh in a battle against Balthazar himself.
	75	Recognised by Shadows	Pass all of Shar's trials.
Last Light Inn	60	Favour for a Favour	Wake Art for Counsellor Florrick and the Flaming Fist.
	50	Noble Feline	Speak with the lordly cat at Last Light. Only obtainable the first time a character speaks with His Majesty.
	60	Patrician of the Grove	Recruit Halsin.
Moonrise Towers	50	A Velvet Glove	Spare the goblins. Mutually exclusive with the ⁠An Iron Fist inspiration. Shared with the ⁠Newly Downtrodden inspiration.
	50	An Iron Fist	Execute the goblins. Mutually exclusive with the ⁠A Velvet Glove inspiration. Shared with the ⁠Too Easy inspiration.
	50	Can't Bribe 'Em All	Bribe Moonrise's warden.
	75	Ketheric's Loss	Learn Ketheric's past. Read the letter in the locked chest at the foot of Kethric's bed and investigate the plaque in front of Isobel's sarcophagus.
	60	Nobleborn as Below, so Above	Recruit Minthara.
	60	Top of the Ladder	Meet Ketheric at the top of Moonrise.
Reithwin Town	50	Taxes? Never Heard of 'Em	Don't give any gold to the toll collector.
Shadow-Cursed Lands	50	Odd Entourage	Complete the drider escort to Moonrise.
Act 3
Multiple locations	170	An Apocalyptic Deal	Convince someone to aid you during the endgame or by making a deal with Raphael This can be awarded by: Convincing Mol or Nine-Fingers to aid the party in the battle for Baldur's Gate. Defeating Raphael in the House of Hope, while first convincing Yurgir to join the party's side. Siding with Wulbren Bongle during Disable the Steel Watch. Recruiting Auntie Ethel as an ally.
Lower City	220	Defamed No More	Sabotage the printing press.
	170	The Means of Coercion	Find the true reason the Gondians are cooperating with Gortash. Awarded by witnessing the conversation between Gondian Lowa and Black Gauntlet Tamia Holzt when first entering the Steel Watch Foundry.
	135	Updating Your Wardrobe	Obtain a sumptuous new garment from Figaro's. Granted only upon trading with Figaro Pennygood himself. Trading with Phlanders Hort if Figaro died does not count.
	170	Wine Connoisseur	Warn Mrs Highberry of the poisoned wine.
Murder Tribunal	220	Titles for the Collection	Become the Unholy Assassin of Bhaal.
Rivington	125	Alms for the Unfortunate	Donate something to the refugees. Shared with ⁠Sharing the Spoils and ⁠Spare What You Can inspirations.
	135	Exerting Judgement	End the squabbling between the merchant and the squatters. If letting the Rivington Rats deal with the squatters, the inspiration is not given.
	135	Press Release	Complete Lens' interview. Only obtainable if Orin is impersonating Lens.[verify] Shared with ⁠Blabbermouth and ⁠Free Advertisement inspirations.
	135	The Right Oil for Any Situation	Gain access to the circus. The inspiration cannot be gained if the party have already entered the circus' territory through an alternative route (e.g., from the Open Hand Temple). In this case, the gatekeeper Klaus behaves as if they have already convinced him.
	170	Interrupted Communications	Discover where the missing letters went.
	170	Newfound Subject	Feed a brain to the freshly turned mindflayer. Shared with ⁠Unexpected Parenting inspiration.
	170	Backing the Established Players	Side with the Guild during the confrontation. Shared with ⁠Stacking the Deck inspiration.
Undercity	170	Underbelly Diplomat	Gain access to the Undercellar. Shared with ⁠Friends in Low Places inspiration.
	220	The Wealth of Morality	Choose your allegiance between the Guild and the Zhentarim. Granted for picking either side during the final confrontation in the Aid the Underduke quest. Roah Moonglow or Friol must survive and escape on the previous stage of the quest.[verify]
Wyrm's Rock Fortress	170	Multipass	Use the urgent Ravengard missive to pass the Flaming Fist checkpoint. This document is at Sword Coast Couriers on a cabinet behind Danzo Arkwright. Shared with ⁠Rock-Solid Alibi inspiration.
	170	Procedures be Damned	Enter Wyrm's Rock without a pass. Shared with ⁠Through Nooks and Crannies inspiration.