One of the traits you can choose during character creation has to be selected from the list of 5 traits below. I would like to encourage you to select the trait based on which one best fits your background story and not on the bonus it gives your character.
Early in the campaign your character will likely have an opportunity to see closure to certain aspects of these traits. Achieving this is not without rewards...
Background
Your character has been wronged, in some manner, by the despicable crime lord Gaedren Lamm. This low-life who missed his chance at being something big in Korvosa's murky underworld and abducting orphans, who he forces to support his lifestyle with petty crime.
Framed
Someone you know and love was accused of murder. A supposed eyewitness account from a local fisherman seemed enough to seal the case, but he accused had enough alibis that sentecnving wasn't immediate. Someone confronted the fisherman and discovered he was intimidated into providing false witness by the actual murderer - Gaedren Lamm. Lamm's thug killed the fisherman before he could recant his testimony. Although this removed the key witness and resulted in the accused being set free, the sigma was enough to badly damage his reputation. If you can find Gaedren, you,re sure you can find evidence that ties him to the murder and can clear the accused's name.
Drug Addict
Someone you know has become addicted to shiver, a drug destilled from the venom of dream spiders. You've always thought of shiver as a problem of the lower class, but then someone you know overdosed on the stuff. You've done a bit of investigating and have learned that the one who got your friend addicted in the first place was a crimelord named Gaedren. Unfortunately, the guards seem to be more focussed on bigger dealers. It seems that if his operation is to be stopped, it falls to you.
Love Lost
Someone you loved was knived to death in a dark alley one night. You were caled to the scene by the Korvosan Guard to idenitified the body, and as rough as that was for you, you also noticed a ring was missing from the body. Whoever murdered your loved onestole that ring - you've convinced of it. You've done some investigation on your own and recently found the ring for sale at a local merchant. Although, to your great frustration, you can't afford yet to buy it back, the merchant did tell you from whom he purchased the ring: a man named Gaedren Lamm. It seems likely this criminal is the one who killed your loved one, or at the very least knwos who did it. The only problem is to find him.
Missing Child
You suspect that a child you know has been abducted by Gaedren. Whatever the relationship, you've heard rumors about Gaedren's "Little Lamms," and of how the old man uses children as pickpockets and agents for his crimes. You've even heard rumors that the child you're looking for has been spotted in the marketplace in the company of other known to be cutpurses and pickpockets. Although the Korvosa Guard has been understanding of your plight, yet it has its hands full with "more important" matters these days, it seems, and has not yet been able to learn anything more about Gaedren. No one else is interested in bringing Gaedren down and rescuing his victims - that task falls to you. Yet where could the old scoundrel be hiding?
Unhappy Childhood
You spent a period of time as one of Gaedren's enslaved orphans. Maybe you were abducted from your parent's home or during a trip to the market. Perhaps the irresponsible matron of your orphanage traded you to him in return for a desperately needed loan of money. Or perhaps you, like most of Gaedren's slaves, were merely a child of the street who succumbed to his promise of regular meals and a roof in return for what he said would be "a little work." Whatever the case, you spent several years of your life as one of his "Little Lamms" before escaping. You've nursed a grudge for the old man ever since.