Civilians are often employed by Towns and Nobles to provide basic everyday security. The town watch, patrols the streets on the lookout for fires or raises the alarm if they see a crime. Security Guards might patrol a building or 'advise' customers or clients in a commercial area, while Footmen might serve a noble as doorman and as a personal guard when the family go out and about.

This might be a starting point for commoners who would want to prepare for career with the military. However, it is also a dead end job, and the vast majority of Civilian Security Guards stay in this role for life - it is (generally) easy work and it pays a regular salary. It is better than being a farm, or dock, labourer.

Standard Security Guard Profile
* Civilian Guard, Human Commoner1
* Init +0 (+0 Dex, +0 Misc); Spd Walk 30 ft.;
* Saves: Fort +2, Ref +0, Will +0;
* AC 10 (touch 10, flatfooted 10), HD (1d6)+3(Toughness); hp 9;
* MELEE
* Truncheon +0(1d6)
* RANGED
* Truncheon +0(1d6)
* STR 11, DEX 11, CON 11, INT 11, WIS 11, CHA 11
* Skills: Diplomacy +4, Intimidate +4, Perception +4
* Feats: Great Fortitude, Endurance, Toughness
* Weapon proficiencies: Club (Truncheon)

Some security guards might be trained into one of the following Traits - depending on their jobs or the service that think they might be able to join.

Auxiliaries are commoners or experts who have joined the military to benefit from a permanent job. They are normally L2 characters with some basic military training (The Auxiliary Trait), and skills in either a craft or a profession that is relevant to the military - sailor, cook, farrier, blacksmith, stable master, clerk or anything else that might benefit their home base.

In normal circumstances, they carry out their main job and stand watch, as required. Auxiliaries are trained (and equipped with) some basic military equipment and are expected to stand watch and help with defence, if required. They may be in charge of some L1 NPCs who assist with the basic duties.

Example Auxiliary (Commoner-2)

Add some other 'Example Skill Sets' for standard Auxiliaries - Smith, Stable Master, Administrator

Example Naval Rower (Commoner)

Change Naval Rower to L2 Longshore Man and have them as generic water based Auxiliary

Militiamen are the locals that the army can call on to help defend their town or village or to join in searches, hunts and other civic duties of that type. Most militiamen (and women) are L2 commoners who have attended training sessions at their local Watchtower / Barracks / Garrison etc.

Why do it? Think of the various volunteer 'emergency services', in the UK we have: The 'Special' Constabulary, RNLI, Coast Watch, Mountain Rescue Teams, and others as well. In this environment, it probably has a minor tax relief and gets him a bit of extra work because he is an 'upstanding member of the community'. Or it might just be because of the free bread and soup given out on training night.

Example Militia Profile

There traits are taken at L2 by commoners or after they have trained at a sword school of some type.