Backgrounds

Peasant
Most commoners fall under the category of peasant. They dwell in rural areas and make up the bulk of laborers and levies. Their rights are few and most are

Serf
The lowliest and most numerous of the peasant class, the serf is legally tied to a piece of land and obligated to serve the presiding liege lord, who in turn is obligated to provide the serf the protection of the law.

Journeyman
A peasant who is recognized by an official Craftsman's Guild as a Journeyman is given the legal right to travel from place to place to ply their trade without being branded a vagabond, this offers a certain measure of freedom not usually enjoyed by the peasantry.

Yeoman
A yeoman is a land owning peasant who is free from feudal obligations. Many acquire great wealth operating farms and some become minor de facto lords in their own right.