You made your living ending the lives of others. Depending on your society, these executions may have been swift and merciful, lingering and cruel, or a mix of the two. They may have also been private or public. In either case, you have killed more people than almost any soldier, and have an intimate familiarity with death and suffering that most hope they never acquire.
Did you relish your work, or was it simply a job? Were you merciful or cruel? Were you efficient or sloppy? Did you put on a show for the crowd? Did you sympathize with the condemned or despise them? Were you well-compensated, or did you struggle?
Ability Score Increases: +1 to Strength and one other ability score.
Skill Proficiencies: Two chosen from Intimidation, Medicine, and Performance.
Tool Proficiencies: Poisoner’s kit
Languages: One of your choice.
Suggested Equipment (cost 38 gp): Common clothes, 50’ of hempen rope, dagger, greataxe.
Feature: Familiar With Death. As long as you have good light, you can tell at a glance and with no roll required if a humanoid body is truly dead, still alive, or undead.
Adventures and Advancement. You may be called upon to perform acts of violence others are unwilling to perform. Should you complete these tasks in a satisfactory manner, you may eventually gain a level of Prestige for your efforts.